Restful Parenting - All Things Sleep and Parenting

Now that March break is over, let's chat back to school! Join Elisa, Heidi and Pam for tips on helping with this years adjustment to back to school. It's a lot and there are so many unknown's but you can be a great support to your child and help them through this! 

Now that masks are going to be mandatory in some places there are a lot of children who are going to need some helping getting comfortable with putting them on and wearing them. In this week's episode, Pam, Heidi and Elisa chat strategies for helping your little one adjust to this new 'norm' of mask wearing! 

Is your little one starting to skip a nap here and there or fight that afternoon nap? They might be gearing up for that transition to one nap but are they fully ready yet? Do you have a plan on how you are going to tackle it??  Join Pam, Elisa and Heidi for this Q&A style podcast offering a how to and lots of tips to help you navigate this transition time! 

Join Heidi, Elisa and Pam as they chat through the beginner steps to building independence and tips to help your newborn feel safe and secure when you are responding to them all the way through helping your big kids work through things like "I'm bored" and an overwhelming playroom.  Be sure to join us in the Facebook Community to ask questions and more great tips and advice: https://www.faceb...

This is episode 5 of our quarantine version of the podcast! Join Elisa, Pam and Heidi to chat through all types of regressions we are seeing during the quarantine. In this second part of our episode we are chatting sleep regressions and offer tips for socializing again once we are allowed to.  In this episode we chat about some previous episodes: Bedtime Stalling: https://anchor.fm/pam54/epis...

This is episode 4 of our quarantine version of the podcast! Join Elisa, Pam and Heidi to chat through all types of regressions we are seeing during the quarantine. We've put together some of our best strategies to help you tackle off track behaviour, sleep, anxiety and tips for taking those first steps back into socializing with our little's.  In this episode we chat about some previous episo...

Quarantine episdoe number 3 and this time we are talking about cleaning up! Join Heidi, Elisa and Pam for tips and strategies for when to start and how to teach your little ones how to clean up. We share some great tidbits:) 

Changing where our little one sleeps can be a big step for everyone. In this week's quarantine episode Elisa, Heidi and I offer tips, strategies and our own experiences for moving baby into their own room! 

How are you guys doing during this self isolation? Elisa, Heidi and I have figured out how to get some episodes out and we are starting with a check in with each other. Of course there's some great tips in there too! 

It happens to every little one out there.. it's time for bed but they've forgotten something or they need another hug, another trip to the bathroom, another sip of water. In this week's episode Elisa, Heidi and Pam are chatting all about bedtime stalling. Tips, strategies and how to help reduce the stalling and getting bedtime back on track! 

Join Restful Parenting and Blossom Early Learning as we chat WHINING!  It's a phase all children will go through but how long it lasts all depends on your response. In this week's episode Pam, Elisa and Heidi offer tips to nip whining before it becomes a long time habit. 

As moms and as sleep consultants we strongly believe that a few minutes of snuggles before bed (some nights) is so important but.. there are some things to be aware of. Join Elisa, Heidi and Pam on this week's episode for tips and to hear about our own bedtimes:) 

Join Pam and MJ Forget of Gateway Physiotherapy to talk all things pelvic floor. Learn all about the importance of having a healthy pelvic floor and how a physiotherapist can have a huge impact in how your body heals and recovers after birth. 

Knowing how to respond and help your little one develop their speech can make all the difference in how quickly they start speaking. Sometimes it's as easy little tweak you can make! Have a listen to Pam, Elisa and Heidi as they offer tips and strategies to encourage and improve your little one's speech development. 

There comes a time as a new mom when we feel the need to share the sleep load. It's a lot being the only one that can put the baby to sleep! In this episode we chat about some really easy steps to help your little one adjust to partner/care provider putting them down.  Pam, Elisa, Heidi Restful Parenting  Blossom Early Learning 

Ready to introduce a little sleep friend or lovey to your little one? Elisa, Heidi and Pam chat through some tips for creating that bond with them and how it can help sleep! Be sure to join the FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/allthingssleepandparenting/

Travelling, whether it's for the upcoming holidays, warm vacations, weekends away or just a quick getaway with the family, we have some tips to help keep sleep as on track as possible!  Join Elisa, Heidi and Pam for this week's episode and be sure to join our community on Facebook to ask questions and keep the conversation going:) https://www.facebook.com/groups/allthingssleepandparenting/

Now that baby has arrived its bound to happen at one point.. you are going to have to do bedtime with more than one little one!  It can be stressful but with our tips you can make it a little easier:) 

It's a trying phase and one that needs a lot of support! This week's episode is full of tips to help you better understand what your little one is going through and offers strategies to help you get through it!  Pam, Elisa and Heidi

Join us, Heidi, Pam and Elisa as we discuss the challenges that can happen with sleep when little ones are learning a new skill! We share some great tips to help you get through this super fun phase:) 

Question: When is it time to cut out naps and what are the signs that my little one is ready?  Pam and Elisa will answer in this week's episode along with some extra helpful tips for making the transition to no more naps!! Enjoy!

In this episode we talk about setting up the foundations for healthy eating and happy meals with our little ones:)  Enjoy!

In this episode the Restful Parenting team discuss adding a sibling to the family! Enjoy!

In this week's episode Elisa, Heidi and Pam have a quick chat about a simple tweak we can make to help encourage our little ones to follow our directions. Be sure to subscribe!  Thanks:) 

Join the Restful Parenting team as they discuss weaning your child off of the Breast or Formula and help getting your little ones into a regular routine. Enjoy!