Sarah Ockwell-Smith

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'''Sarah Ockwell-Smith''' (born {{c.|1976}}) is a British author of parenting and childcare books and a proponent of attachment parenting.

== Published works == Ockwell-Smith's first book ''BabyCalm'',<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ockwell-Smith|first1=Sarah|title=BabyCalm: A Guide for Calmer Babies and Happier Parents|date=2012|publisher=Piatkus|isbn=0749958286}}</ref> published in 2012, focuses on parenting from birth to six months. Her second book ''ToddlerCalm'',<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ockwell-Smith|first1=Sarah|title=ToddlerCalm: A Guide for Calmer Toddlers and Happier Parents|date=2013|publisher=Piatkus|isbn=0349401055}}</ref> published in 2013, focusses on parenting from one to three years of age. In 2015 Ockwell-Smith branched away from the 'Calm' line of books to release ''The Gentle Sleep Book''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ockwell-Smith|first1=Sarah|title=The Gentle Sleep Book|date=2015|publisher=Piatkus|isbn=0349405204}}</ref> ''The Gentle Sleep Book'' offers sleep advice from birth to five years and does not involve any controlled crying techniques. ''The Gentle Sleep Book'' has sold over 100,000 copies in the UK. ''The Gentle Parenting Book'',<ref>{{cite web|title=The Gentle Parenting Book|url=http://www.evewhite.co.uk/books/gentle-parenting-book/|website=Eve White Literary Agency|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20150127173545/http://www.evewhite.co.uk/books/gentle-parenting-book/|archivedate=2015-01-27}}</ref> which provides an introduction to gentle parenting from birth to seven years, was published in Spring 2016, closely followed by ''Why Your Baby's Sleep Matters''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.pinterandmartin.com/why-your-babys-sleep-matters.html|title = Why Your Baby's Sleep Matters (Pinter & Martin Why It Matters 1)|website = Pinter & Martin Publishers|access-date = 2016-04-19}}</ref>

Ockwell-Smith was contracted to write a further three books in the 'Gentle' series: ''The Gentle Discipline Book''<ref>{{Cite book|url = https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Gentle-Discipline-Book-co-operative/dp/0349412413?ie=UTF8&ref_=asap_bc|title = The Gentle Discipline Book: How to raise co-operative, polite and helpful children|last = Ockwell-Smith|first = Sarah|date = 2017-03-02|publisher = Piatkus|isbn = 9780349412412|language = English}}</ref> and ''The Gentle Potty Training'' ''Book'', both to be published in 2017, and ''The Gentle Eating Book'', published in 2018. Her latest books include ''The Second Baby Book'', published in 2019, and ''The Starting School Book'', published in 2020.

Ockwell-Smith's books have been translated into 30 different languages, including Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Estonian, Romanian, Russian and Turkish. She is represented by Eve White Literary Agency <ref>{{cite web|title=Sarah Ockwell-Smith|url=http://www.evewhite.co.uk/authors/sarah-ockwell-smith/|website=Eve White Literary Agency}}</ref> and published by Piatkus, an imprint of the Little, Brown book group and Pinter and Martin, an independent publisher based in London.

== Media appearances == Ockwell-Smith has appeared on Channel 5 News<ref>{{cite web|title=Are new guidelines on co-sleeping helpful to mothers?|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Jd3so4B0Q|website=Channel 5 News}}</ref> and Good Morning Britain<ref>{{cite web|title=Do you believe in co-sleeping?|url=http://www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain/get-involved/do-you-believe-in-co-sleeping|website=Good Morning Britain|accessdate=27 January 2015}}</ref> discussing changes to NICE guidance. She was also interviewed for Sky News about the birth of Prince George. Ockwell-Smith has previously appeared on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0738hlw|title = What do you do if your baby is crying and won't sleep, Woman's Hour - BBC Radio 4|website = BBC|access-date = 2016-04-19}}</ref> in Spring 2016.

== Personal life == {{BLP unreferenced section|date=September 2023}} Ockwell-Smith is married with four children. She was born in Bedfordshire and raised in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire where she attended the Hertfordshire and Essex High School. She currently lives in Saffron Walden, Essex. Ockwell-Smith holds an honours degree in Psychology awarded from the University of Greenwich and also holds qualifications in antenatal education. Before working as an author Ockwell-Smith worked as a homeopath, doula and hypnobirthing teacher.

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