Bridging Child Psychology, Emotional Well-Being & Respectful Family Sleep Support
Meet Jessica Fiallo, a psychologist with a Master’s degree in Clinical Child Psychology, sleep consultant, Positive Discipline Parent Educator, mother of three, and founder of Dulces Sueños, a family sleep and parenting practice originating in the Dominican Republic.
Jessica is a graduate of the International Parenting & Health Institute’s Holistic Pregnancy & Child Sleep Consultant Certification Program and has also completed training through IPHI in Integrative Adult Sleep.
Her professional foundation extends well beyond sleep. Jessica’s education and training have included child psychology, postpartum support, lactation education, newborn development, positive discipline, parenting education, and maternal support.
Today, she brings these areas together through a philosophy centered on something she considers essential:
Helping families improve sleep while continuing to protect empathy, emotional well-being, individuality, and the parent-child relationship.
A Foundation in Psychology and Child Development
Jessica holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Clinical Child Psychology.
Her understanding of child development and emotional health has become central to the way she approaches sleep.
Jessica recognizes that every child is different—and every family has its own dynamics, needs, values, and circumstances.
Rather than assuming that one sleep strategy should work for every family, her work focuses on helping parents understand their child’s sleep and develop approaches that respect both the child’s needs and the realities of family life.
Her psychological background also gives Jessica an important lens through which to consider the early years of development, attachment, emotional well-being, and the parent-child relationship.
Supporting Families Before Sleep Became Her Profession
Before becoming a professional sleep consultant, Jessica had already developed a substantial foundation in maternal and infant support.
Her professional education has included training as a postpartum doula through Baby Time, training as a lactation educator through CAPPA, certification as a Happiest Baby on the Block Educator, and certification as a Positive Discipline Parent Educator.
Together with her psychology education, these experiences gave Jessica an increasingly multidimensional understanding of the transition into parenthood.
But it was her own experience as a mother that would eventually change the direction of her career.
When Professional Knowledge Wasn’t Enough
When Jessica’s first child was born, she felt prepared.
She was already a psychologist.
She had trained as a postpartum doula.
She had read extensively about motherhood.
She was able to breastfeed her baby until age two and felt deeply committed to providing warmth, responsiveness, and connection.
Yet there was one major problem:
No one in the family was sleeping well.
For months, Jessica accepted the exhaustion because she repeatedly heard that it was normal and something she simply needed to endure.
Over time, however, chronic sleep deprivation began affecting multiple areas of her life: her work, her relationship, her friendships, and even her relationship with herself.
When her son was approximately ten months old, Jessica began searching for alternatives.
She did not want to simply continue waiting.
But she also did not want an approach centered on leaving her baby to cry.
What she discovered changed the direction of her professional life:
There were other options.
Turning a Personal Search Into a Profession
Rather than simply hiring someone to help her own family, Jessica decided to study sleep professionally.
That decision ultimately led her to the International Parenting & Health Institute, where she completed education in holistic pregnancy and child sleep.
She later expanded her professional education through IPHI into adult sleep, further broadening her understanding of sleep beyond infancy and early childhood.
Jessica’s personal experience gave her an intimate understanding of what sleep deprivation can do to an entire family.
Her professional education gave her a framework through which she could begin helping others.
And from that combination, Dulces Sueños was born.
Building Dulces Sueños
Jessica established Dulces Sueños to help families better understand and support children’s sleep without sacrificing responsiveness and emotional connection.
Over the years, the practice has grown beyond individual sleep consultations.
Dulces Sueños now provides private support, courses, workshops, webinars, educational resources, and community-based maternal support.
Jessica has also developed educational programs addressing newborn sleep, infant sleep, naps, temperament, sleep habits, and alternatives to conventional sleep-training approaches.
Today, Jessica and her team describe their work as helping families understand, accompany, and improve children’s sleep while respecting each child’s individual needs.
Their work has reached more than 1,000 families.
Psychology at the Center of Sleep Support
One of the most distinctive aspects of Jessica’s work is the way she integrates psychology with sleep education.
For Jessica, sleep is not merely a nighttime behavior that needs to be corrected.
Children are developing human beings.
Their temperament matters.
Their emotional experiences matter.
Their developmental stage matters.
Their relationship with their caregivers matters.
And the dynamics and well-being of the entire family matter.
Jessica’s work therefore emphasizes individualized plans rather than rigid protocols.
Her professional philosophy recognizes that improving sleep and protecting emotional connection do not have to be opposing goals.
Sleep Without Leaving a Baby to Cry
A central theme throughout Jessica’s public education is helping parents understand that seeking better sleep does not automatically mean leaving a baby alone to cry.
Her work emphasizes understanding sleep patterns, creating healthy sleep foundations, setting realistic expectations, and implementing changes in ways that continue to consider a child’s emotional and physical well-being.
This philosophy is particularly meaningful given Jessica’s own journey.
Years ago, she was the exhausted mother wondering whether her only choices were to continue suffering from sleep deprivation or adopt an approach that did not feel right for her family.
Today, she helps other parents understand that the conversation can be much broader.
Beyond Sleep: Creating Community for Mothers
Jessica’s work has also evolved beyond sleep consulting.
Her own early experience of motherhood included feeling alone and uncertain despite her professional background.
That experience later inspired her to create Anidando Juntas, a community where mothers can access education, professional guidance, and support from other mothers navigating similar experiences.
The community reflects another important aspect of Jessica’s philosophy:
Parents need more than information.
Sometimes they need to feel understood, supported, and accompanied.
Her work now encompasses not only children’s sleep but a broader commitment to helping mothers navigate the early years of parenthood with greater knowledge, confidence, and connection.
More Than Eight Years Supporting Families
What began as one mother’s search for another way has now become more than eight years of professional work supporting families.
Jessica has transformed her foundation in psychology, child development, postpartum care, lactation, parenting education, and holistic sleep into a multidisciplinary practice serving parents through private consultations, education, courses, webinars, and community support.
Her professional evolution is an example of how lived experience and professional education can come together to create meaningful change.
Jessica once searched for alternatives because her own family desperately needed sleep.
Today, more than 1,000 families have been reached through the work of Dulces Sueños.
And at the heart of that work remains the same principle that motivated Jessica from the beginning:
Families should not have to choose between supporting healthy sleep and protecting connection.
Graduate Profile
Name: Jessica Fiallo
Location: Dominican Republic / USA
Profession: Psychologist & Child Sleep Consultant
Business: Founder, Dulces Sueños
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
Master’s Degree in Clinical Child Psychology
Professional Education & Credentials:
Postpartum Doula Training — Baby Time
Lactation Educator Training — CAPPA
Happiest Baby on the Block Educator
Positive Discipline Parent Educator
Pregnancy & Child Sleep Consultant
Adult Sleep Training
IPHI Education:
Graduate — Holistic Pregnancy & Child Sleep Consultant Certification Program
Integrative Adult Sleep Training
Areas of Professional Focus:
Child Psychology • Infant & Child Sleep • Emotional Well-Being • Respectful Sleep Support • Positive Discipline • Parent Education • Postpartum Support • Lactation Education • Attachment & Connection • Maternal Support • Family Wellness
Professional Impact:
8+ Years Supporting Families
Dulces Sueños has reached 1,000+ families
Professional Philosophy:
Supporting healthier family sleep through individualized education and responsive approaches that respect children’s developmental and emotional needs and protect the parent-child relationship.
Website: Dulces Sueños
Congratulations, Jessica!
The International Parenting & Health Institute is proud to recognize Jessica Fiallo and the extraordinary evolution of her professional journey.
Jessica came to holistic sleep education with an already substantial foundation in psychology, clinical child psychology, postpartum care, lactation education, and parenting support.
But she also came as a mother who knew personally what profound sleep deprivation could do to an individual, a relationship, and an entire family.
Instead of accepting that exhaustion or compromising the parenting relationship she valued, Jessica searched for another way.
That search became an education.
That education became a profession.
And that profession became Dulces Sueños, a practice that has now helped bring sleep education and support to more than 1,000 families.
We are especially proud to see Jessica continuing to advocate for an approach that recognizes sleep as part of a much larger picture involving development, psychology, emotional well-being, relationships, and family health.
Congratulations, Jessica! We are proud to have you as part of IPHI’s global graduate community and to celebrate the impact you continue to make for families.
