Sleep Cues: The Everything Parenting Podcast

Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following: 

- Do you have advice for how to schedule around appointments during baby’s naptime?

- My 14 month old is a great napper, napping 2 naps per day for 2 hours each. Lately he’s been having a lot of night wakes - any advice on how to fix nights?

- What is the best bedtime for a 3 year old who misses their nap?

- The last nap of the day for my 3 month old is so hard! Any tips to make it easier? When can I cut it?

- What’s the best winter sleep bag with legs for walkers?

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

In today’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Alison Yeung, MD, a practicing family physician from Ontario, Canada, to discuss the profound impact of social media on our children. Dr. Yeung brings a wealth of experience, having observed a dramatic increase in adolescent mental health visits over the past decade. Through her research and clinical practice, she has uncovered some unsettling truths about how Big Tech influences parental perceptions and exacerbates mental health challenges — and what we can do as parents!

VISIT www.thesmartphoneeffectmd.substack.com
FOLLOW @thesmartphoneeffectmd


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

"I'm getting really exhausted with breastfeeding my baby to sleep..." this is part of a conversation with a mom that sparked this week's episode. Erin speaks candidly about what she shares with Mom's and families - who in general feel the hard work of developing sleep skills and doing what has gotten your baby to sleep, which is sometimes a feed to sleep. 

Listen in to Erin's best suggestions for independent sleep, sleep coaching and removing a feed to sleep association.

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

Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following: 

-Could you suggest an appropriate sleep schedule for a 20 month old?

-At what age does overtiredness stop causing night wakes or early morning wakes?

-Is it okay that my 2.5 year old still takes a 2.5 hour nap if he still sleeps well at night?

-Once you start sleep training, what happens if baby cries the entire nap instead of sleeping?

-I recently switched my 16 month old to 1 nap and now she only naps an hour! is this going to get better?

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

Replay of one of our  most listened episodes: We so often talk about the infant stage, the newborn stage - there is a lot going on in those developmental stages. But today we are going to focus on toddlers. At The Happy Sleep Company we work with kids all the way up to age 6 — where it can get tricky at the older ages *Insert the toddler sleep regression*

What is this you ask? If you are not there yet, this could help you prepare. Or if you are there, listen in for some tips on how to manage the Toddler Sleep Regression. For example if maybe you had a perfect sleeper who now all of a sudden starts battling bed time or Your child had sleep challenges and now they are two and it is worst than ever before. These are some of the things we see when your child is hitting that Toddler Sleep Regression. 

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

Replay of one of our  most listened episodes:  Something I consider really high on my must haves for babies and toddlers... a sleep bag! Also referred to as a sleep sac or wearable blanket! But Why Use A Sleep Bag? Listen in for loads of info on the what, why, and when of using sleep bags! 

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

Replay of one of our  most listened episodes:  Another one of the most common questions we get... "If you could only give parents ONE piece of advice for what they should focus on when it comes to their child's sleep, what would it be?"

My answer will always be to focus on proper wake windows!! 

Awake time or wake windows? What does that even mean? When do they change?
We'll go through it all this episode! 

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

Replay of one of our  most listened episodes: The most common question I get asked is about how families can get started with healthy sleep for their children. And this comes from families who are expecting, or those who are well out of the newborn stage and are still feeling like they don't quite have a handle on sleep yet!

So we're talking about the top five things I recommend to families everyday to getting sleep started on the right foot!


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

Today we have Tyler Champagne from Heated Seats — a Canadian, and father of 2. We're taking it a little lighter this week, for a great conversation about parenting from the dad perspective. We talk about parent humor, what life is like as the dad of two young children and more!

Needing Sleep Support for your Infant or Toddler? Learn about our 1:1 Sleep Programs. Our Infant/Toddler Sleep Program is suited best for children who are 14 weeks to 3 years of age and still sleeping in a crib. 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!

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

Today we're talking about Sleep Training, while having a toddler at home! Sleep coaching or training - these terms are interchangeable to us at The Happy Sleep Company, is helping your baby learn independent sleep skills.

Many families think it is not possible to sleep coach their baby while having a toddler as well. We promise you this is not the case, it is possible and we'll get into how to do it!


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! Find our Sleep Guides HERE

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