Sleep Cues: The Everything Parenting Podcast

Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:- Do you cap the nap of a 19 month old? If so, at what time or how long?- What is the best bedtime for a 2 year old? He naps for 2 hours and usually wakes up for the day around 6am. - My 7 month old has wake windows of 2 hours before nap 1, and then 2 hours 15 mins leading up to his other naps and bedtime. He’s starting to take longer to fall asleep. Do you have suggested schedule changes? Is he ready for a 2 nap day?- My three month old struggles to fall asleep without the soother, and also struggles to keep the soother in. Do you have any advice? - Is rocking and feeding to sleep ever ok? I have a 12 week old and naps are getting tougher, especially in the afternoon!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 ConsultantInstagram @thehappysleepcompanyWebsite www.thehappysleepcompany.com

[REPLAY] 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 involves letting go. Letting go of the impulse to control every spoonful and letting go of the expectation that you should make one meal for your baby and another for everyone else.  In this episode Jenny explains the long and short game of child feeding, breaks down baby led weaning, her advice on introducing new foods with children of different ages and how to know if your baby is getting enough food AND MORE... FOLLOW Solid StartsVISIT solidstarts.comErin Junker | Paediatric Sleep ConsultantInstagram @thehappysleepcompanyWebsite www.thehappysleepcompany.com

Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:   - What age to start sleep training- Moving to bigger wake windows- Night wakes and wake windows- The mid-day nap- When to stop using a baby monitorErin Junker | Paediatric Sleep ConsultantInstagram @thehappysleepcompanyWebsite www.thehappysleepcompany.com

[REPLAY] of our interview with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish  all about boundaries — and specifically setting boundaries with in-laws!Dr. Tracy is a Clinical Psychologist, Mom of 2, Wife and Creator of Be Connected. Helping women go from disconnected and overwhelmed in their relationships to being able to share their feelings and needs.  To work through hard moments and family challenges side-by-side, and be able to say to each other "we got this!" FOLLOW @drtracydVISIT www.drtracyd.comErin Junker | Paediatric Sleep ConsultantInstagram @thehappysleepcompanyWebsite www.thehappysleepcompany.com

Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:- My 18 month old has been on one nap per day for a few weeks but only ever naps 1.5 hours. Her nap is at noon. How can I get her to sleep 2-3 hours? - What are the wake window for a 10 month old?- Do you have tips for a 19 month old who is experiencing a lot of separation anxiety at bedtime? - My 9 month old has consistently been waking at 5am every day. Do you have tips for getting her to sleep later? She goes to sleep totally independently - we sleep trained her when she was 6 months old. - My baby is 3 and a half months - can you describe a proper sleep schedule for her? 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 locationErin Junker | Paediatric Sleep ConsultantInstagram @thehappysleepcompanyWebsite www.thehappysleepcompany.com