Sleep Cues: The Everything Parenting Podcast

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Q&A: This Week's Top Sleep Questions! Oct 26, 2021

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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 everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany
Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com

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

Daylight Savings Time Oct 19, 2021

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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 savings with your babe
- And strategies for each whichever way works best for you and your family
- What to remember about this speed "bump" in your child's sleep schedule
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 a freewool moisture pad 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

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

Q&A: This Week's Top Sleep Questions! Oct 12, 2021

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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 become a game
- Is there such a thing as too much sleep?
- With newborn in a bassinet is there a transition period to get to the crib

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

Early Morning Wakes Oct 05, 2021

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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 can go through this!
In this episode we discuss:
- What is normal about early morning wake ups
- How we can define early morning wake ups
- Why they might be happening
- What we can do to lessen the chances of them happening
- How to get through these phases quicker
This episode is presented by our partner Ry & Pen - they wanted make the world a better place and decided that making great clothes for babies and children could help us do just that. Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout to receive 20% off at ryandpen.com and get great sleep started!

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

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

Q&A: This Week's Top Sleep Questions - Newborn Edition! Sep 28, 2021

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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 expect to start one
- When to unswaddle

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

Attachment Parenting and Sleep Coaching: An Interview with Dr. Rana Pishva Sep 21, 2021

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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 self-efficacy and confidence to reach their personal goals. She is committed to using research-based interventions, and is trained in cognitive-behavioural therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy, as well as attachment-based and trauma-informed interventions.
In this episode we discuss:
- Parenting under an attachment model
- What being an "attachment parent" look likes and what it doesn't have to look like
- The parent-child attachment scope
- Learning about the "circle of security"
Guest
Dr. Rana Pishva
Gilmour Psychological Services
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan
Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPTODDLER at checkout to get $24 off a toddler shredded rubber pillow for your little one! 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

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

Q&A: This Week's Top Sleep Questions! Sep 14, 2021

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Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight...
- Thoughts on dream feeds
- About putting your baby down awake and keeping them awake during the feed
- The "cry-it-out" method and sleep training with medical issues
- Day time naps around 2
- How to cope with new daycare schedules
From dream feeds to daycare, toddlers to newborns

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

Managing Childhood Anxieties: An Interview with Lisa Curial Sep 07, 2021

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Today on Sleep Cues we have Lisa Curial - Registered Psychologist and owner of YEG Child Psychology and she joins us today to talk about anxiety in our kids! Lisa has her own private practice focusing on child and adolescent learning and behaviour.
In this episode we discuss:
- How to differentiate between what is common and what is worrisome
- What to look for with your child in regards to anxiety
- How to identify points of anxiety for your kids
- What supports to put in place to help your child with anxiety
Guest
Lisa Curial
@yegchildpsychology
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany
Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com

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

Q&A: This Week's Top Sleep Questions! Aug 31, 2021

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Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight...
- Transitioning out of a swaddle
- When to lower the crib
- Wake windows, when to turn to the clock
- Early morning crib babbling and what to do
- Sleep Coaching when you baby uses sleep crutches (rocking, pacifier etc.)

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

The Daycare Transition Aug 24, 2021

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It is coming up to that time of year again... the end of our summer months and if you are choosing daycare for your child, you could find yourself in some new waters to navigate!
In this week's episode of Sleep Cues we talk about approaching the transition to daycare and how it may effect your child's sleep! We share more in depth on how to handle making the transition, important questions to ask your daycare provider and how to best prepare for a smooth transition

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

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

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