About Sleep Fairy
Founded in 2009 by Dee Booth, Sleep Fairy Parent Rescue has helped over 3,000 families transform their children's sleep and behaviour. We offer gentle, attachment-based support that protects your bond while creating lasting change.
Dee Booth
Paediatric Sleep Consultant & Founder
How I became The Sleep Fairy:
I’d worked with babies for years before I had my own daughter. As she grew and I met more and more frazzled mums at baby groups, I realised I had the skills to help with their struggles.
I sat in libraries and read everything I could on child development, attachment and psychology, adding to my knowledge and experience, and helped friends and family with their babies and toddlers. Then a local mum asked for help with her baby’s sleep, she told other mums, and I became known around Marlow as The Sleep Fairy.
After about five years of helping families, I trained with Millpond.
My eldest child has a diagnosis of ADHD and my youngest is autistic. That gives me a personal understanding of what it's like when your child doesn't fit the mould, when generic advice doesn't work, and when you need someone who truly gets it. I hold qualifications in paediatric sleep consulting, I also hold an enhanced DBS check.
Better sleep doesn’t have to mean less connection. My approach is relationship-led and personalised. I explain the why, give you clear practical steps, and support you as a parent too. I never advocate leaving babies to cry alone.
My Philosophy
I look at the whole child and the whole family. Sleep problems rarely exist in isolation — they're connected to feeding, behaviour, temperament, health, and what's going on at home. That's why my consultations last 3 to 5 hours. I need to properly understand your situation before I can help you change it.
"Everything I do is gentle, realistic, safe, and personalised. I'll never give you a plan that asks you to go against your instincts."
My approach is always attachment-based. I'll never ask you to leave your child to cry. There may be some protest when we change routines — that's normal — but there's a world of difference between a child grumbling with you right beside them and being left alone.
What sets Sleep Fairy apart is the follow-up support. A plan is only useful if you can implement it, and that's where most parents get stuck. You'll have direct access to me by phone and WhatsApp for at least 8 weeks after our session. When things go sideways at 2am, you can message me and I'll help you figure out what to do next.
I work with children from birth to 11 years old, covering sleep, behaviour, feeding, toilet training, and supporting families with additional needs including reflux, allergies, ADHD, and autism. I offer in-home visits within 100 miles of Reading and online consultations across the UK and worldwide.