Restful Parenting - All Things Sleep and Parenting

With another shutdown for schools upon us in Ontario, Elisa and Pam sit down to chat through all the BS of it! hahah! We share some tips, expectations, our own survival and more. Have a listen and join us in the group https://www.facebook.com/groups/allthingssleepandparenting to chat even more!  Pam and Elisa  Restful Parenting www. RestfulParenting.com

Join Elisa and Pam from Restful Parenting with this week's special guest, Danielle Binns, a certified nutritionist who specializes in picky eating and making meal times enjoyable for everyone. We even had the chance to have a couple of our group questions answered! Danielle is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to making meal times happier and healthier as your children grow and develop.  Sh...

Join Elisa and Pam as they answer your questions on this bonus episode of the All Things Sleep and Parenting podcast.  We asked the families in our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/allthingssleepandparenting/ (if you are not a part of the group already, you should really join!) These are some of the questions that we received and we have answered them in this podcast episode.  -How t...

We say it all the time but what does it really mean to teach your little one how to fall asleep on their own?  Join Elisa and Pam with special guest Vanessa Charette as we chat what it means to have an independent sleeper and the big piece of why and how working with a sleep coach can change your family dynamic. Vanessa provides great insight into her why of working with us and the benefits and ou...

Join Elisa and Pam as we chat through the difference between gearing up for the transition from 3 to 2 naps and signs they are ready. Plus we walk you through the steps to help make it as seamless as possible when they are ready.  Need more support? Have questions?  Let's chat - https://restfulparenting.as.me/

Join Elisa and Pam as they chat through their favourite reminders/tips for when the sun starts to rise earlier and set later. Yay for the longer days of spring and summer!  Need more than just a quick tip? Reach out to info@restfulparenting.com and let's chat. 

What else can we say! The time change is not cool and we don't like it.  Join Elisa and Pam as we chat through our strategies for the upcoming time change.  Daylight Savings Blog: https://restfulparenting.com/sleep/spring-daylight-savings-time-tips-for-adjusting-sleep

How do I end feeding to sleep? In this episode, we talk all about what a feed to sleep association is as well as the steps you can take to break up feeding to sleep when you are ready.  Don't forget to subscribe so that you don't miss an episode! Share with your family and friends!  Join us in the Facebook group where we post tips and Q&A's.  Restful Parenting's all Things Sleep...

Join Pam and Elisa in this week's bonus episode answering your sleep and parenting questions!  We put a call out to our group on FB - https://www.facebook.com/groups/allthingssleepandparenting asking for their sleep and parenting questions and this week it was all about big kids! We shared a lot of great tips to really help your toddlers and preschoolers with their sleep.  In this episod...

Join Elisa, Pam and Heidi as we chat with Amy Maan.  We were so fortunate to sit down with Mme. Amy, who is a certified French teacher in Ottawa, Ontario, mother of a bilingual preschooler, and entrepreneur. She is the owner of 123 Petits Pas which teaches French to parents and their children (ages 0-9yrs) through fun & interactive online classes. People join her from all over to learn Fr...

Join Elisa and Pam as they answer your questions in this bonus episode of the podcast.  Topics covered include : Sleeping training a baby that shares a wall with an older sibling? Night Feedings for 4 month olds  Dream Feeds A 2 year old who HATES going into her room for sleep

This week we had the pleasure of sitting down with Ashley Buffa of Freedom Moms. Ashley is the mother of 10 children (yes, 10!), a business owner, a homeschool mom, and a dedicated non-perfectionist home systems extraordinaire! She is passionate about teaching overwhelmed Moms how to transform themselves from a minion martyr mindset into confident, capable, respected home CEO's. Ashley is committe...

In this week's episode we chat with Dr. Jayla all about pediatric chiropractic care and how it can help your family. Dr. Jayla is passionate about women and children's health and being able to offer the support needed to families in the North Bay area.  Connect with Dr. Jayla on Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/chirojayla/?hl=en Book an appointment with Dr. Jayla here: https://land...

Join Elisa, Pam and Heidi as we chat through all of the pieces for helping babies who were born during Covid enter into the world.. when it opens up again:) We chat through childcare transition, getting comfortable in public, being around others and your own stress and anxiety with your little one being out and about, hopefully one day soon.  The links for the other topics we discussed d...

Join all three of us once again as we chat through some of our top tips for our infants and their sleep. Learn all about what you can expect from your little one as well as wake windows, sleep associations, the challenge with putting them down drowsy but awake..  and more!

On this week's episode Elisa and Pam are chatting through the challenges when our toddlers start throwing their food, their bowls, utensils and/or cups.  If you aren't a part of our Facebook group be sure to join us and let's chat more about your sleep and parenting challenges! https://www.facebook.com/groups/allthingssleepandparenting

Join Elisa and Pam as they chat through when to introduce utensils, when you can expect your little one to actually start using them and of course, lots of tips to help you through this fun stage of parenting.  Be sure to join us in our Facebook group for even more tips, resources and Q&A's.   https://www.facebook.com/groups/allthingssleepandparenting  

Join Elisa, Heidi and Pam as we chat through the planning the day, executing the whole thing and the emotional part that comes with a big transition like moving to a new house:) 

Join Heidi and Pam as we chat all about the ins and outs of using jumpers, exersaucers and devices when trying to keep our little ones occupied. Have a listen and join us in our Facebook group to ask any follow up questions:)  https://www.facebook.com/groups/allthingssleepandparenting

Are you gearing up to make any changes in your little one's sleep or everyday? Elisa, Heidi and I share a really big tip for making those changes and how to make it a little easier on everyone. 

If your little one is between 10 and 13 months you may start seeing a short afternoon nap or even some missed naps all together! We share a great tip in this quick episode that will make all the difference in getting that afternoon sleep on board. 

Crying during the sleep routine can happen at any age and at any time! Join Heidi, Elisa and Pam as we chat through why children do start to cry during their routine and how you can help. We have some great tips for helping to reduce those tears and upset as you walk into the room, on their change table or as they are going into bed. 

Join Elisa, Pam and Heidi as we chat through strategies and a really big tip on how to reduce some of the chaos at the end of the day. Coming home and having so much to do in such a little amount of time can be overwhelming.. throw in a screaming child and it's easy to start dreading the end of the day and those last couple of hours together. 

Join Pam, Elisa and Heidi as we tackle this very big topic all about crying! We offer lots of tips on how to handle your little one's upset/crying.

Join Pam and Elisa from Restful Parenting and Heidi from Blossom Early Learning as we chat all about fine motor skills. In this episode we discuss the importance of working on these skills and offer lots of tips and strategies to help encourage this important piece of their development.