Sleep Cues: The Everything Parenting Podcast

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Room Sharing and Sleep Coaching... It's Possible! Jul 02, 2024

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There is a big myth we are about to bust today... and that is sleep coach and room sharing! Truth be told, you can work on sleep skills while your baby is sleeping in the same room as parents!
This episode clarifies room sharing vs. bed sharing, how to work on sleep skills while room sharing and what it looks like to get started with sleep coaching while room sharing!
Find more on our Sleep Guides HERE

Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany
Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com

Q&A: Short Naps Messing With Bedtime, Is It Better To Do Another Nap Or An Early Bedtime? Jun 25, 2024

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Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
- 16 week old short naps messing with bedtime. Is it better to do another nap or an early bedtime?
- When do children stop using a sleep sack?
- 15 month old early mornings. Sleeps through but wakes at 5am. Is the pacifier part of the issue?
- When 2nd baby is born and in room next to my toddler, should i turn the sound machine up?
- At what age is it appropriate to follow more of a by the clock schedule than wake windows?
- Ideal wake window for an 8 month old at the end of the day?

Have questions about your baby's sleep? Request a free 20-minute phone consultation with us! This is a chance for you to connect one-on-one with a member of our team, walk us through an average day and night for your child, gain initial advice, and learn more about how we can support you in gaining great sleep for your family. A totally no-obligation, free intro chat! MORE INFO HERE

Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany
Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com

Mental Health and Sleep Coaching with Kyla Renaud, Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist Jun 18, 2024

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The Happy Sleep Company is proud to partner with Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist Kyla Renaud to facilitate and support mental health throughout the Sleep Coaching process.
Kyla’s role as a partner with The Happy Sleep Company includes thorough review and oversight of all of our programs, services, methodologies and philosophies, Consultant coaching regarding mental health strategies for parents, and the creation of mental health support guides available as part of all of our one-one-one programs for families.

Kyla has a passion for creating safe spaces where people can share their vulnerabilities and receive strategies to improve their mental health. Kyla has over 15 years of experience working with mental health and uses an evidence-based approach to treatment, including cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy, and motivational interviewing.
Interested in working with The Happy Sleep Company:
Did you know working with your Sleep Program may be eligible for coverage through extended health benefits?
Our programs are supervised by a Registered Social Worker. If you have extended health benefits and your policy covers Social Work and/or Psychotherapy, our programs may be partially or fully covered by your insurance. Ontario residents only. Contact your insurance provider to verify your eligibility for coverage.
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In this episode we've partnered with Obasan
Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location

Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany
Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com

Why Your Child Is Stalling At Bedtime, And How To Manage! Jun 11, 2024

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Bedtime can be so frustrating, especially when they are stalling bedtime. If you are the parent of a toddler you may be in the bedtime stalling stage.
We get into the reasons why your child is stalling their bedtime, as well as ways we can manage the bedtime stalling! In this episode, we also discuss how to get past the stalling stage of bedtime and how we can make bedtime more smooth for your entire family!

Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany
Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com

Q&A: How Would A First Time Parent Know If Their Child Needs Sleep Training? Jun 04, 2024

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Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
- My baby is about to start daycare and will be sleeping in a room with multiple other children - I’m feeling so nervous! Any tips?
- Is there a 24 month sleep regression?
- Wake windows
- How would a first time parent know if their child needed sleep training?
- How long does it take for the nap to lengthen after the 1 nap transition?

Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany
Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com

What to Consider When Returning to Activity or Exercise Postpartum: an interview with Aliya Dhalla May 28, 2024

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Today we have Aliya Dhalla back on the podcast to talk about exercise postpartum! She is a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist, Pelvic Health Coach and Host of Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor. With over 13 years of experience as a physiotherapist, Aliya exclusively focuses on pelvic health.
Returning to activity and getting back to exercising after baby is hard, and there are a lot of questions about how we can do this. Aliya walks us through her tips and advice to make the steps back to activity postpartum.
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VISIT boxwellness.co
LISTEN to Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor podcast

Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany
Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com

The Sleep Stuff To Bring Along When Travelling And Why It Will Be Worth It! May 21, 2024

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Travel is fun... and does not have to stop after children! Family trips and family packing can feel overwhelming but honestly bringing the extra things to make a great sleep environment is worth it!
This episode is all about the travel essentials. What to bring to continue with your sleep schedule and routines!
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan
Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location

Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany
Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com

Q&A: Short Naps, Getting Baby to Stay In Bed For Naps, Sleep Routines After A Vacation And More! May 14, 2024

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Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
- My 11 week old will stay awake for 2-3 hours during the day and then nap for 2-3 hours. Is this ok?
- My 3.5 month old is still taking 5 naps, because the last 2 are usually really short - is this ok?
- My toddler won’t stay in bed for naps, bu they are fine at night. Any tips?
- Do babies typically adjust well into normal at-home sleep routines after a vacation
- What’s a good amount of total sleep in 24 hours for a 9 month old?

Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany
Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com

What Really Makes Us “Ready” To Resume Sexual Activity Postpartum with with Dr. Rachel Ollivier May 07, 2024

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Today's episode we have Dr. Rachel Ollivier - She is a maternal and women's health researcher and nurse practitioner and clinical scientist at BC Women's hospital.
We talk about sexual health after birth and questioning the 6-week checkmark until you really are ready. Dr. Ollivier was inspired to do her research because, she says, “We didn’t have a lot of research on sexual health after birth that specifically looked at sexual health in the context of a more holistic approach.”

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The Social Interview HERE

ResearchGate profile (publications): https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rachel-Ollivier

WHRI profile: http://whri.org/staff/rachel-ollivier/

UBC Faculty profile: https://nursing.ubc.ca/our-people/rachel-ollivier

Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany
Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com

Comfort Objects: If, When, and How to Introduce a Lovey Apr 30, 2024

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Comfort objects or a "Lovey" as some may call it, are very common among families! Some people might actually call them a comfort object, stuffey, blankey or transitional object. I've really heard them all, but essentially it is an object that makes your little one feel a sense of snuggley comfort. So in this episode we dive right into the questions parents often ask us about comfort objects, when to introduce a lovey, how to go about bringing one into the mix etc. and why you might introduce one!

Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany
Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com

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