Sleep Cues: The Everything Parenting Podcast

Yes the words "time change" can be any parents nightmare, BUT this is the good time change I promise!  Coming up is the beginning of Daylight Saving Time, or the spring forward and  anything that could potentially throw off our little's schedule can be scary.  Now if you have an early waker, around 5:30am, you will now see that turn into 6:30am for you! But again, any schedule chang...

 Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!   This week's questions highlight.. - Moving around the crib, what to do and will baby hurt himself moving around? - With tough nights, should you extend naps to catch up on sleep - Putting down baby at a friends and doing a transfer at home - Can you sleep train and crib train at the same time? - Managing early wake up calls from routine poops Have a qu...

We so often talk about the infant stage, the newborn stage - there is a lot going on in those developmental stages. But today we are going to focus on toddlers. At The Happy Sleep Company we work with kids all the way up to age 6 — where it can get tricky at the older ages *Insert the toddler sleep regression* What is this you ask? If you are not there yet, this could help you prepare. Or if you a...

Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!   This week's questions highlight..⠀⠀  - Baby giving one parent trouble to put down but we’ve kept our routines the same. Any tips? - Wake windows on off days - Should a baby be woken up by a certain time each day?  -  Recommendations for working to a one nap schedule in preparation for daycare - Does sleep coaching mean you can’t do overnight feeds anymo...

Today we are on the Speech and Language train, where we talk all things communication and milestones around your babies and toddlers, and how it can relate to sleep! Stephanie and Becky - friends, speech-language pathologists, and moms of three. They started Tiny Talkers with one goal: to help YOU support the communication skills of the little one in your life! They provide you with information ab...

 Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!   This week's questions highlight..⠀⠀  - Transitioning to a sleep sack - Navigating short naps at daycare - Bedtime stalling  - Nap time schedules - Refusing the second nap.. but not ready to drop a nap Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes! In this episode we&apos...

When is something a sleep "prop" and when is it a sleep "tool"? When is something helpful to your baby's sleep, and when is it a hindrance? One of the most common questions we get is what we're talking about when we refer to "sleep props" or "sleep crutches" and specifically why we call certain things sleep crutches (like rocking to sleep and pacif...

You may have heard me mention that I live in one of the coldest places... and I know many others are braving the cold weather as well! But hot or cold climates, questions about sleep wear are always a hot topic. This week's Q&A episode is focusing on Sleep Wear!  This week's questions highlight.. - Sleep bags and arms out - Fit recommendation from a sleep consultant - Thickness and T...

Joining Sleep Cues today is Jenny Best, the founder of Solid Starts.  Jenny is a baby-led weaning expert and food and farming enthusiast on a mission to make it easier for parents to introduce real food to their babies. Solid Starts was born out of necessity. Solid Starts advocates for an approach that they named #FingerFoodFirst . Based on a method called “baby-led weaning,” FingerFoodFirst invol...

Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!  This week's questions highlight..⠀⠀  - What counts as a nap? - Tips for learning to roll - Early risers and wake up clocks - Potty training through the nighttime - Drop the nap and early bedtime? Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Erin Junker | Paediatric...

We get a lot of questions about Infant Massage from families, so today's guest specializes in just that! Sarah Rennick, the founder of  Mama Mobile joins us the podcast to talk to use about what infant massage really is, how you can get it started and the benefits you can see from infant massage for your little one and your whole family overall! Sarah, created Mama Mobile as a way to reach ou...

 Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!  This week's questions highlight..⠀⠀ - Naps and feeding - Handling holiday dinners and baby's bedtime - Awake time and short naps on a two-nap schedule - Working with babies with reflux - Why we don't start sleep coaching until 14 weeks Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours...

The holidays are almost here and with the jingle bells comes some travel from home to celebrate! We want you to be able to do just that and not stress and worry about baby's sleep.  No matter where you are or what you are doing for the holidays, it can be a change in schedule and scenery for you and your family.  This weeks episode will help you handle the holiday travel and keep sleep on tra...

 Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!  This week's questions highlight..⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - Short naps and getting your 4 month old to take longer naps - Nap transitions and the amount of day time sleep for a 7 and a half month old  - Can I start sleep coaching at 11 months? - At what age do you cut out naps - TOG option for sleep bags (specifically cold places like us in Ottawa) Have a question? Se...

All the "stuff" that can go hand-in-hand with happy healthy sleep habits for your kiddos! Everything from sleep bags to blackout blinds and more! Now, these things are NOT the magic answer to getting sleep on track but they go hand-in-hand with sleep coaching to help support getting your little (and you) happy, healthy sleep! Check out all my must haves HERE BRANDS MENTIONED: LOULOU LOLL...

Not only are we to getting organized for the holidays but families are getting organized for holiday sleep! This week's Q&A episode is focusing on Wake Windows  This week's questions highlight.. - What they are - Adjusting wake windows on bad nap days - False starts at bed time - Age appropriate sleep time -Sample Wake Window and Nap Schedule Have a question? Send it our way! We work...

On today's episode of #SleepCues we are sharing our IGTV with Marise. She is the face and mama behind @situpsandsippycups - capturing  the candid experiences of a first-time mom. It’s the go-to source for totally subjective, no-bs tips and advice on navigating pregnancy, health, fitness, and mom life. Which leads to one of her experiences with Sleep Coaching! With receiving many questions and...

 Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! With questions around sickness and sleep as we head into cold and flu season here in Canada. - Sickness and keeping sleep on track - Toddlers and one nap transition - Scheduling the one-nap - Crib to big kid bed at three years old - Sourcing long sleep sacs Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear...

Today on Sleep Cues we are joined by Mallory aka @theformulamom who just four years ago found herself like many other parents... overwhelmed, frustrated, disappointed, and full of guilt and stress about formula feeding. Mallory struggled to figure out her daughter's symptoms and digestive issues and additionally could not find any high-quality information to help. After diving into all the re...

Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! From the newborn to the six month mark these questions are for you!  This week's questions highlight... - Toddlers and Wake Up Clocks - Full overnight feeds transitioning into more full day time feeds - Fighting mid day naps, when do to drop a to 2 naps - Struggling to take the 3rd nap - Wake windows Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer e...

Oh, the dreaded Fall Back – the change in Daylight Savings Time that occurs each autumn that has parents of already-early wakers wanting to run for the hills. Good news! There ARE ways to manage Daylight Savings Time that will result in much less stress for your family. In this episode we discuss: - Are there things you can do to prep for this time? - The different options to tackling daylight sav...

Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! And this week we touch on a range of ages and stages for you... Seriously, we go from the toddler sleep regression to newborns in bassinets! This week's questions highlight... - How to identify (and handle) the toddler sleep regression - The 2:1 nap transition and when to know you can drop a nap - How to approach standing in the crib so it doesn't be...

Confession time... I am the mom of a child who was an early morning riser! Honestly there were times that I just couldn't fix it. And you would think as a sleep consultant... "wouldn't you have all the tools and tricks, couldn't you just fix it?!" But that's the thing - and one of the key points of this episode, that sometimes it is a phase and the greatest sleepers c...

Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions, specifically around the newborn stage! Some from expecting parents, and new parents in their first few weeks wondering about schedules, what is "normal" etc. This week's questions highlight.. - How adjusted age can affect sleep - Handling parental anxiety around newborn naps - Noises at night time, what is "normal" - Schedules, when to...

Today on Sleep Cues we are joined by Dr. Rana Pishva - Clinical Psychologist, and we discuss attachment parenting. Erin shares her passion for this topic as well and how she incorporates it into her own journey with sleep coaching and in her practice as a sleep consultant.    Dr. Pishva works to support clients in developing adaptive coping strategies and self-understanding, and to help them build...