Rebecca grew up in The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, England, UK. She received one of the most recognizable Childcare qualifications in the world, the National Nursery Examining Board  (The qualification has since been renamed CACHE level 3. ), at East Berkshire College, England, UK. The qualification gives students hands on experience in addition to the academic curriculum which covers the physical, educational, social, emotional and intellectual needs of different ages. Other areas of study include health and hygiene, play, and first aid.

After achieving her qualifications, Rebecca worked in a number of different childcare settings with children between the ages of 6 weeks and 8 years. She quickly advanced from Nursery Nurse to Officer in Charge (Manager). By the age of 23 she had become the youngest Childcare Manager in the United Kingdom for a national childcare chain.

Rebecca stopped working in a childcare setting in 2001 when her husband’s job took them  to Brazil for four years. Whilst living in Brazil, they had two daughters, now ages seven and eight.

Since leaving Brazil, the family has lived in Europe and the United States, having settled in Seattle.

How did Rebecca become a children’s sleep specialist?

“I started my parent coaching business working with families on a whole range of different parenting issues. I worked with many families who were having a hard time dealing with tantrums. When working with these families it became apparent that many of the children were sleep deprived and getting very little sleep. No wonder they were having a lots of tantrums. I’d be feeling grumpy if I was only getting around 5 hours sleep a night!

The ‘Finally get some sleep’ coaching program was born in 2009. Since then it has evolved to not just individual coaching, but with the introduction of group coaching I am able to reach more and more tired families.

The ‘Finally get some sleep’ coaching program is hugely successful. It give parents and children the sleep they really need and truly deserve.”

Rebecca has recently introduced the ‘Newborn finally get some sleep consultation’. This gives parents of newborn the chance to tap into Rebecca’s wealth of knowledge and encourage wonderful sleep habits.

Rebecca is the host of The Rebecca Michi Show, a parenting radio show which airs weekly on KKNW 1150AM, Monday’s at 2 pm.

Rebecca is a board member of The Washington Parent Education Network.