After the Stork Podcast: Infant & Toddler Sleep with Megan Robert

ESRA+, an acronym I mentioned in episode three regarding the five components I consider when evaluating sleep. The E is for the sleep ENVIRONMENT. This episode dives into the elements of the sleep environment to make it ideal for your infant or toddler.

Click here to view the show notes and get your Sleep Environment Checklist at www.afterthestorksleep.com/post/episode5.

Often when the words sleep training spill out of someone’s mouth or from their fingertips to the keyboard, many automatically assume that the individual is referring to cry-it-out or CIO as you will see it often written. So this episode is all about debunking this myth that sleep training means cry-it-out. Cry-it-out, or another term for it unmodified extinction, is only one of so many options. Before choosing which level of involvement and specific sleep training method you will use, reflect on the five questions presented in this episode. And remember! Sleep training is more than just choosing a method.

Click here for the show notes and to get your copy of The Five Key Components to Consider in Every Infant & Toddler Sleep Plan at www.afterthestorksleep.com/post/episode4!

In this episode, you will learn about ESRA+. ESRA+ is an acronym to help you remember the five components to evaluate when you are helping your little one to achieve better sleep.

ESRA+ is how we define "sleep training" in the Stork Community. The term often gets a bad rep. But sleep training is just the word we use when referring to being intentional with helping children to achieve the healthy sleep they biologically need.

In this episode I dive into this definition a bit more and explain what is entailed with sleep training.

It is more than just choosing a sleep training method. It does not have to be CIO. And it does not mean your child has to be "sleeping through the night" and dropping all night feedings.

Join me to make sure that in future episodes we share the same sleep training definition in order to avoid any confusion or misunderstanding.

Click here to view the show notes and access any links or documents mentioned in this episode at www.afterthestorksleep.com/episode3.

One of the main goals as a parent is to keep our children healthy. When it comes to sleep, what does this mean? In this episode, I dive into the four key elements that make up healthy sleep. To help people remember, I like to say "CATR" to your child's age. Listen to dive into each one of those components to better understand healthy sleep for your little one.

Click here to view the show notes and access any links mentioned in this episode at www.afterthestorksleep.com/episode2.

This is my journey of finding my calling as an Infant & Toddler Sleep Consultant and the three common key factors to reach a sleep goal. Serving families while on their sleep journeys since 2015 has given me time to evaluate and pinpoint what leads to "success". I refer to these factors as the Phases of the EPS. Whether being proactive or working through any sleep struggles for your baby, these are the key factors with which to armor yourself when guiding your child to better sleep.

Click here to view the show notes and access any documents or links mentioned in this episode at www.afterthestorksleep.com/post/episode1!

Want to find out if this Podcast is right for you? Listen here to quickly learn who Megan is, what her philosophies as an Infant & Toddler Sleep Consultant are, and what her objectives are with this podcast.

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