Janie Peterson has worked with children and families for more than twenty years. She is a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP) in the state of Nebraska and holds a master’s degree from the University of Kansas. Janie has devoted her career to helping children with chronic and/or severe behavior problems.

Janie and her husband, Roger, founded Behave’n Day Center, Inc. November 2000 in Omaha, Nebraska. Behave’n Day Center is a specialized, short-term, day center for very young children. The program provides early intervention services to children with severe and chronic behavior problems. For more information on this exceptional program, please click here.

After Peterson developed the Sleep Fairy method, a study was conducted to determine its effectiveness. This was presented at the Annual Association of Professional Sleep Societies Conference in Seattle, WA (June 2001). Results indicate that using Petersons’ method substantially reduces children’s bedtime problems and night awakenings.

Peterson wrote The Sleep Fairy, her first children's book, so that parents everywhere would be able to apply her method to their own families’ bedtime routines. The Sleep Fairy ensures that bedtime is a positive and enjoyable time for parents and children alike. She also co-authored two books designed to help therapists work with families: Building Skills in High Risk Families (©1995, Boys Town Press) and Skills for Families, Skills for Life (©1999, Boys Town Press).

Macy Peterson, Janie and Roger’s middle daughter, is a student at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. When not busy with her studies, Macy enjoys writing poetry and playing the piano.