Sleep Cues: The Everything Parenting Podcast

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Q&A: Naps Not At Home, Waking Before 6am and My Thoughts on "Cry It Out" [REPLAY] Aug 26, 2025

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Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
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- Tips for naps not at home
- Wakes through the night for a feed
- Waking before 6am
- Sleep coaching
- My thoughts on Cry It Out

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

Relationships After Baby: An Interview with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish [REPLAY] Aug 19, 2025

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Relationships After Baby - Interview with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish Clinical Psychologist & Couples Therapist
Whether you are a new parent or expecting soon - you prepare for a lot, but one thing you likely don't expect to prepare is your relationship changing. You've heard the warnings, "you're going to be so tired," or "your relationship will change quick."
Hey, I'm guilty of hearing those and thinking, oh yeah we'll be fine - fast forward everything was not fine! Turns out your relationship does undergo changes, and it requires work on both ends!
Dr. Tracy Dalgleish walks us through understanding our relationship changes, strategies to to help as we work on our relationship and even some questions to reflect on and ask yourself!
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan
Click HERE to save - We want you sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPADULT at checkout to get $80 off a queen-sized shredded rubber pillow for Mom or Dad! Head to obasan.com and 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 a Bedtime Routine is SO Important to Great Overall Sleep [REPLAY] Aug 12, 2025

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There are a few of main things we focus on with families when they come to us for 1-on-1 support with sleep coaching. They are the things that set up a great foundation for amazing sleep for your infant, toddler and even pre-schooler... these things are scheduling, sleep coaching strategies and ROUTINES.
Today we are specifically focusing on the bedtime routine. What a great bedtime routine can look like, and why each element of a bedtime routine is so important to overall healthy rest. You can have great scheduling and sleep strategies, but if you don't have a consistent routine it will be much harder to get your child to go down for sleep and get the rest they need!

PS. Request your free 20-minute phone consultation with The Happy Sleep Company. 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!

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! [REPLAY] Aug 05, 2025

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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

How To Heal From A C-Section ft. Amy of Caesarean Phoenix Jul 29, 2025

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In today's episode, we are joined by Amy, C-section recovery coach and founder of Caesarean Phoenix – where she helps busy C-section mums who feel truly broken, disconnected, and hopeless since having c-section/s, and often wrestling with the belief that you shouldn't prioritize your own well-being after childbirth, yet knowing you need to be stronger to fully enjoy life with your children!

VISIT caesareanphoenix.com

FOLLOW @caesareanphoenix

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

Crib Hour: What It Is And Why I’m Not A Fan Jul 22, 2025

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Related to naps, the concept of “crib hour” is this: if baby wakes up at any point under an hour from when they were put down, you leave them be until a full hour has passed since they initially went to sleep.

This is a popular option among some for lengthening a baby’s short naps… But, here’s why I don’t subscribe to crib hour.

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

Q&A: Starting Sleep Training, Night Wakings & Wake Windows Jul 15, 2025

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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 month old is waking up 3 hours into the night, every night, very upset. What could be going on?

- How can I help my 16 week old who can only go down for the night being rocked? She can go into the crib awake for naps though!

The Happy Sleep Company’s Infant / Toddler Sleep Program is suited best for children who are 14 weeks to 3 years of age and still sleeping in a crib. Children at this age need healthy sleep for proper development, to boost their immune systems, and to help them take in the big, bright, ever-changing world around them. At this age and in this environment, amazing sleep habits can be established very quickly with loads of consistency and tons of love involved!

We will work closely with your family to develop a sleep plan that is right for your child, and help you help your little one to be sleeping through the night and taking proper naps within our two weeks together! LEARN MORE HERE

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

Dads Are Not Babysitters ft. Jeff Dalzell Jul 08, 2025

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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's Viral video HERE

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 Is My Baby Waking Every Hour Of The Night? Jul 01, 2025

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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 Guides have you covered!

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

Q&A: Introducing a Comfort Object, Falling Asleep In The Car Before Nap Time At Home, Wake Windows & More! Jun 24, 2025

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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 naps. We’re getting naptime resistance and false starts at bedtime. Suggestions?

- What should a day of sleep look like for an 8 week old, and where should they sleep?

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

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