Sleep Cues: The Everything Parenting Podcast

Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:  - Can you start sleep training with naps only? - My previously sleep trained 5 year old will not fall asleep without a parent in the room, do you have any tips? - If my baby wakes up at 6:30am and chats happily for 30 minutes, and I get her out of the crib at 7am, when did her wake window start? - My 19 mont...

We've have an empowering and insightful episode joined by Jeff Dalzell — a dad who went viral for challenging the outdated notion that fathers are just “babysitting” when they care for their own children. Jeff shares the story behind his viral video, the stereotypes mom's and dad's face in parenting culture, and why true fatherhood is so much more than just showing up! Watch Jeff&ap...

In this episode of Sleep Cues , we dive into the most common (and exhausting) sleep struggle — hourly night wakes. We’ll talk about what might be causing them, what’s normal , and how to gently work toward longer stretches of sleep for everyone! Don’t need step-by-step sleep coaching, but need advice on age-specific awake times, milestones, regressions, scheduling tweaks, and more? Our Sleep Guide...

Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:  - When and how should we introduce a comfort object? - What do you do when baby falls asleep in the car for 10 minutes before they were supposed to be napping at home? - What to do when baby can’t stay awake for the full wake window (baby is 6 months next Friday) - We recently dropped our 7 month old to 2 na...

Is daycare harmful? On this episode we dive in with Dr. Mona of PedsDocTalk podcast to breakdown what the research really says about daycare, stress, and secure attachment – offering clarity and reassurance for modern parents! FOLLOW Dr. Mona @pedsdoctalk FREE Childcare Guide READ ARTICLE: Is Daycare Bad for Children? In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want yo...

As a Sleep Consultant, we define sleep in the newborn stage as more of sleep shaping than sleep coaching. We get a lot of new parents or event soon-to-be parents reach out about sleep for their newborn baby. This episode is packed with the advice I have for the early stages of newborn sleep! In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use...

Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:  - How do you keep a toddler in their toddler bed? - How do I deal with early wakes for a 9 month old? I can’t figure out why they’re happening.  - How much daytime sleep should a 7 month old get? - My 12 month old has 2 naps every day and is waking at 5:30am. Do I need a schedule change to get closer to 6am...

On today's episode we are talking about Intensive Parenting with Laila Rubin. If you're thinking what does that mean? What does this look like? Are there pro's and con's to this? This episode is for you! Laila Rubin, LCSW, PMH-C, is a seasoned clinical social worker and mental health therapist with over 15 years of experience supporting individuals and families through life’s m...

Can I work on naps and nights separately? This is another very common question we hear from families. So here is my take from a Sleep Consultant who gets this question often!  Don’t need step-by-step sleep coaching, but need advice on age-specific awake times, milestones, regressions, scheduling tweaks, and more? Our Sleep Guides have you covered! Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant Instagra...

Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:  - When is a good time to move baby into the nursery? - What is a good wake up time for a 6 week old, or when is it still a night wake? - Latest a nap should end for a 7 month old? - 8 month old has a 5 day hospital stay coming up. We’ve sleep trained him in the past and he’s a great sleeper. Any tips for kee...

Today's episode we have Kristin of Gold Coast Doulas - talking about the challenging stage of postpartum in motherhood. Kristin is passionate about supporting women and has shaped her career around advancing and empowering women.  Kristin’s main passion as a birth and postpartum doula is to offer women and families resources, unbiased support, and understanding. Kristin is a listener, a frien...

Another frequently asked question we get... "My baby just turned 9 months, we've been transitioning from 3 naps to 2 naps, and we are struggling making it to a proper bedtime" This episode we're letting you in on our little secret called the 9am and 2pm schedule.  PS. Request your free 20-minute phone consultation with The Happy Sleep Company. This is a chance for you to connec...

Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:  – My 14 month old will still take 2 naps, but is up at 5:30am every day. Is there something you’d recommend I change to get her to sleep later in the morning? – My baby is 7 months and I keep cutting back the length of his first 2 naps to fit in a third. How short should I cut them before I decide it’s just...

Welcoming Zara Arshad, MSc, RP, PMH-C — back onto the podcast. This week we are talking all about couple's therapy! Zara is the Founder of My Ottawa Therapist and author of Stronger Together: A Couple’s Guide to Navigating Your Relationship After Baby . FOLLOW @the.couples.couch VISIT myottawatherapist.com Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.t...

First and foremost, Cry-it-out (CIO) also known as "extinction" is NOT an approach used by The Happy Sleep Company, but certainly one that is very prevalent among search engine results related to sleep coaching. So let's talk about it, in this episode I explain why I hate the term CIO (which might not be why you think) and also gives parents an understanding of what CIO really is. D...

Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions had many families asking, is this normal?! We answer your questions but also remind our families that every child and situation is different and the terms what is normal vs. standard from a sleep consultant – Do moving bassinets like the SNOO help newborns fall asleep by themselves? – How long should it take baby to fall asleep once...

On today's episode we have Nutritionist Rachel Caven on and we are talking about sleep and nutrition! Especially for our toddler families, and learning to really understand the role nutrition plays with our kids, how it affects them and their energy levels (and explaining this to them!)  Rachel's work focuses on how she can break down the science and technical side of nutrition and just...

Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:  - My 10 month old is refusing his second nap for the past few days since he learned to stand in the crib. Any tips? - My 8 week old can put himself to sleep on his own, but isn’t connecting sleep cycles to have longer naps. Is this normal? - My 6 month old started rolling and is now only having short naps. H...

[REPLAY] And we are talking travel... and of course travel and SLEEP! Life with kiddos change, especially when it comes to travel plans! The more to pack and more to plan while travelling with your kids, and we want to make sure you can still get a vacation on your trips!  From time zone changes to sleeps in new environments,  listen in for my top tips for Travel and Sleep.  Erin Junker | Paediatr...

Dr. Tracy D is back — talking to us about what we do when we, as parents with little ones, start to feel like roommates. She shares things we can work on to not feel like roommates, why we might be starting to feel this way, and how we can work together to get to the other side of this feeling! In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great!...

A tough topic but an important one today — Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), which includes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), is the leading cause of mortality in infancy. We always want to help families understand the ways they can reduce the risks of SIDS, we also work with families who are using products that are often marketed towards the idea of reducing SIDS but are actually causing...

 Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:  — My 9 month old wakes up at 5:30am each day going in and out of sleep and making noises here and there until 6 or 6:30am - should I change something about his schedule?  — I’m working on sleep coaching, and I’m trying to put my baby in the crib awake. My question is, does her “wake window” end when I put h...

When we start working with families, it is very typical that there is one parent excited and on board for sleep coaching — and one who is a little more skeptical. And in my experience... it is usually Dad's that have been the more apprehensive of it all. So today's episode, we have one of our Happy Sleep Dads, Chris Golle on to talk through it all, share his experience and how he is now...

Today we are talking about the term, "Drowsy but Awake" — and more specifically what this even means when we say this. We also discuss why you would do this, when we would recommend doing it, when we do not recommend it, why it often doesn't work and what does work instead! In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use co...

Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:      — Tips to get newborn to go from contact napping to sleeping in their bassinet — 5 month old struggles to make it to a 2 hour wake window, showing signs of tiredness at 1.5 hours. Thoughts? — When sleep training, if baby wakes up from a nap crying, should we go get her up right away or wait? — My almost...