Meet Randi
When I was a little girl, people asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. I always said the same thing: a mom.
When it was time for college, I knew I wanted to work with children. So I studied child development — partly to find my path, partly because I figured if I was going to be a mom someday, I wanted to really understand kids. The more I learned, the more I loved it. Not just children. The science behind why they do what they do.
After college I worked in child development centers, classrooms, and as a professional nanny — including families with multiples and kids with special needs. I loved it. But it wasn't until I started working alongside parents that it clicked.
My strength wasn't just working with children. It was bridging the gap between parent and child. Helping both of them thrive. That was my calling.
The more families I worked with, the more I saw the same things over and over.
Moms desperate for sleep, told that cry it out was their only option — even though every instinct in their body said don't. Parents of newborns feeling like failures because their baby would only sleep being held, while everyone kept asking if the baby was sleeping through the night yet. Parents struggling with tantrums, turning to punishment because no one had ever explained what was actually happening in their child's nervous system. Or their own.
These weren't bad parents. They were overwhelmed parents. No village. No support. Sent back to work after twelve weeks and expected to figure out the rest alone. They had more parenting information available than any generation before them — and it was making things worse, not better. More noise. More conflicting advice. More shame.
What they needed was someone who could cut through it. Someone who could take the science and help them find their own way forward.
That's what I wanted to be.
I started Crib Notes Consulting because of something else I kept seeing: for every challenge, parents needed a new person. A sleep consultant. A lactation consultant. A behavior specialist. Overwhelmed, exhausted parents don't have the energy to keep finding someone new every time something changes.
I wanted to be the person who could walk with families through all of it — from pregnancy through early elementary school. One relationship. One person who actually knows their child and their family.
Understanding child development is my gift. I see the big picture, and I know how to break it down so it actually makes sense. If I don't know something, I find the answer. I never stop learning.
But underneath all of it is something simpler: I care deeply about children, and I want them to have what they need to thrive.
Credentials
B.S. in Child Development, SF State University
Certified Lactation Counselor
Creator, Intentional Sleep Teaching Method
Workshop facilitator, Bay Area
SF Bay Area · serving families worldwide
Advanced Newborn Care Specialist
Certified Postpartum Doula
20+ years working with families
Author, forthcoming book on sleep
Guest, The Nourished Nervous System
My Commitment to You
I believe in asking children to do what they’re capable of, and supporting them through what they’re not. I believe there is no one right way to parent. And I believe that every family deserves guidance that respects their child’s development and their own values — not a formula that was built for someone else.
The best part of my job? Seeing a child thriving because they're getting what they need. Seeing parents who are confident and solid — who know who they want to be and how to get there. Parents who are actually enjoying parenthood. Who finally have what they need, and don't need the outside noise.
That's what I'm working toward. With every family. Every time.