Sleepy Qs-Answers to your child sleep questions

New parents often worry about how their child will sleep when starting daycare.  The start of daycare can be daunting for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is how your baby will ever be able to sleep in such a stimulating environment.  Listen in to today's episode to learn what questions to discuss with your child's daycare as it relates to their sleep, what to know about baby sleep at daycare and how to handle toddler and big kid sleep at daycare.  

Bedtime stalling is one of the most frustrating behaviors that parents of toddlers deal with.  Why is it that the end of the day, when we are at the end of our energy reserves, often feels like the hardest part of the day?  Toddlers love to squeeze every last moment out of the day and this often leads to prolonged power struggles and excessively drawn out bedtime routines.  Listen in for our tips on how to manage those toddler bedtime shenanigans.  

The transition out of the swaddle can feel daunting for many parents of young babies.  Some babies really love their swaddle so figuring out how to move out of it when the time comes, can be tricky.  Check out today's episode to learn how to make this transition as easy as possible for everyone.

Anyone who has been a parent for even a short period of time has figured out that there is a TON of information available about children's sleep.  While it may seem helpful to have access to information, it can also become very overwhelming and a lot of that information can also start to contract all the other information you are reading.  There are also a lot of different scenarios that can come up when you are trying to help your child become a better sleeper.  Here is where a sleep coach comes in.  Listen in to learn all about the value that comes from working with a sleep coach.

The bassinet is often the first place where your baby has slept. The move from the bassinet to the crib can feel daunting for some parents and this change also may determine where your baby is going to be sleeping.  These days, many babies are also sleeping in the SNOO smart bassinet and parents often have concerns about the move from sleeping in the SNOO to sleeping in the crib.  Learn all about how to make this transition easy for both you and your baby in today's episode.

We all want our children sleeping through the night, but we have to understand that they're humans, right? They're not robots. There will be a couple of nights here and there that your child will not sleep through the night, especially those first couple of years. They're babies, they're infants, they're toddlers. They're going through a lot of changes that can affect their sleep. Learn all about the 8 things that can affect your child's sleep.

Parents often worry about time changes disrupting their children's sleep schedule.  This is understandable since many have worked hard to establish predictable patterns that work!  Even an hour time difference can strike panic in the hears of parents.  No need to stress though!  Listen to this episode of the Sleep Qs podcast to learn how to handle the upcoming start of Daylight Savings so that you are prepared for this schedule adjustment. 

The COVID 19 pandemic has been challenging for everyone across the world.  Parents have been put in very difficult positions, being forced to provide childcare while simultaneously working.  Children have been removed from familiar environments and are struggling to figure out how to adjust to regularly changing circumstances.  On top of it, families are coping with tremendous life stressors.  All of this has had an impact on children's sleep.  Listen in to today's episode to hear about how the pandemic is affecting children's sleep.

The end of the nap can be both challenging and sad.  It is really mostly sad for parents when they realize that the midday break is no more but it can be difficult to know when your child is really ready to be done napping.  On today’s episode, you’ll learn about how to know when it is time to drop the nap, how to get rid of it and then what to do once the nap is gone.

There is SOOO much information out there in the interwebs about sleep and then there is SO much that new parents hear about what they should or shouldn't be doing about their children's sleep.  Check out today's episode where we dispel many of the myths out there about children and sleep.  We hope this information will put your mind at ease!