The Institute of Pediatric Sleep and Parenting looks like a serious scam, charging people thousands of dollars for a training people could do on their own. They hand out certificates that are essentially meaningless because sleep consultants do not even need certification.
They claim that they have over 1200 students. Here is the reality! Go to their website, and you will see fewer than 250 people listed as graduates. We ask a reasonable question – where are the other 1000 people?! Are they dropouts because of low quality training? Worst of all, even if you do not like their training, their FAQ says you can’t get a refund.
“Tuition payments are non-refundable”
If you visit their website, you will see they claim to be “ACCREDITED BY the American Association of Drugless Practitioners” – which looks like a bogus body with no real credibility. There is an article about them in the BBC News.
That is not all. Here is the review of the Institute of Pediatric Sleep and Parenting.
How did it all start?
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked me how I became a sleep consultant. She knows I have a degree in psychology. She didn’t know that we don’t study baby sleep training in my program, but I learned all these methods through personal research and experience. I told her that she could learn all that from books, but if she is really serious about consulting parents, she can sign up for training to become a sleep consultant.
Two days later, my friend sent me a link to the Institute of Pediatric Sleep and Parenting. She was shocked because she was supposed to spend $3700 on a training where she would receive a certificate that she could create and print herself at home. I immediately knew that something was off, and it seemed like a serious scam.
How much should a sleep consultant training program cost?
Sleep consultants don’t need certification, and these certificates carry no real value. So, paying $3700 for such training? Absolutely not.
It makes sense to invest in structured training, but a reasonable cost for these programs should fall between $50 and $1,000! Anyone with personal research and experience could create sleep consultant training.
The Institute of Pediatric Sleep and Parenting claims that sleep consultant programs should cost at least $3,000, with “industry standards” between $3,500 and $5,000. In my opinion, this is ridiculous!
Did you know you can start a master’s degree in Counseling at an accredited university for less? How could a sleep consultant course, taught by a nurse, compare to an accredited master’s degree, taught by professors, doctors, and other academic experts?
Institute of Pediatric Sleep and Parenting is saying on their website
“You don’t want to take a course where the instructors only qualification is a sleep consultant and a mom”.
So, let me ask you.
Would you want to pay over $3,000 for a course taught by someone whose qualifications are being a nurse and a mom?
Is the IPSP Accredited?
If you visit their website, you will see they claim to be “ACCREDITED BY the American Association of Drugless Practitioners.”
The American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP) looks like a bogus body with no real credibility. There is an article about them in the BBC News. The BBC article exposed that the “American Association of Drugless Practitioners” is involved in a scandal about accrediting a “FAKE” doctor who was treating patients!
It gets worse. The “Institute of Pediatric Sleep and Parenting” puts the logo of the “State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health” next to the logo “ACCREDITED BY American Association of Drugless Practitioners”.
This placement could mislead people into thinking the State of Connecticut endorses their programs? Here is another reasonable question. Would the State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health really want to be associated with the “accreditation” body like AADP?
This situation looks like a serious scam, and it raises the question of whether public authorities should be notified.
I also checked their IICT accreditation, which turns out to be just as dubious. The IICT is another self-regulated body with “accreditations” that carry no real weight. Just look at some of the places they endorse. They have accredited “Online Tarot and Psychic Development” and “Chakradance”.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is NOT a joke!
Do you want training from a school “accredited” by an organization that also endorses “tarot and psychic” courses?I certainly would not, but ultimately, the choice is yours.
When was the “Institute of Pediatric Sleep and Parenting” created? Really, when?
Their website proudly states,
“Trusted by More 1200 Students Since 2014.”
That sounds impressive, right?
Here is something interesting. I took the time to check when their domain, instituteofpediatricsleep.com, was registered.
It was FIRST registered in 2019 – only a few years ago! The official date is: 2019-04-08. You do not need to take my word for it. This information is publicly available! This looks like another fraudulent advertisement, trying to get you to pay $3,700 for a certificate.
They claim to have started the institute in 2014, which would be 10 years ago. If they had graduates back then, how many were there? This is as suspicious as their accreditation.
“Institute of Pediatric Sleep and Parenting” graduates?
Their website proudly states, “Trusted by More 1200 Students Since 2014.”
Really? 1,200 students? A quick count on their graduates page lists fewer than 250 graduates. So, where are the other approximately 1,000 people? If they are not graduates, are they dropouts? And why did they not “graduate” from this expensive school? If I paid $3,700, I would certainly want a certificate and a profile. Wouldn’t you?
I genuinely feel sorry for everyone who handed over their hard-earned money to this “institute” for sleep consultant training.
Worst of all, it seems there is even more deception coming from the Institute of Pediatric Sleep and Parenting. I will reveal everything in my next review – stay tuned for more.
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IPSP is not the only one. So many other schools charge high fees for these basic courses. This industry cries for regulation.