The Baby Sleep Connection: Holistic help for tired, responsive parents who don't want to sleep train

The Baby Sleep Connection: Holistic help for tired, responsive parents who don't want to sleep train

By Heather BoydParentingKids & Family
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The Baby Sleep Connection: Holistic help for tired, responsive parents who don't want to sleep train episodes

  • EP 2: What's Driving Your Baby's Sleep?

    Heather Boyd, mom of three, occupational therapist, and attachment-based sleep coach, explores why baby sleep looks so different from your own sleep --and how that guides what you can do as a parent to support your baby's sleep.


    In this episode, Heather covers:

    • What 4 things change with your baby's sleep as sleep matures
    • How sleep is brain-based (what's going on in that cranium, anyhow?)
    • Why you're not "in charge" of your baby's sleep
    • What you ARE in charge of!
    • How to let go (just a little bit!) so you aren't expending energy on strategies that make bedtime and sleep time more exhausting than it already is

      • Music: Jordan Wood

      Looking for more?  What you can do next:

      1. Subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend!

      2. Sign up for weekly baby sleep emails 

      3. Work with me

        4. 20 min
      4. EP 1: Cry-It-Out Versus Ride-It-Out?: A 3rd Choice for Tired Parents

        There’s a misconception out there that there are only two choices when it comes to supporting your baby’s sleep: cry it out, or ride it out.

        And as much as I tend to lean towards letting sleep development unfold (ride it out, within reason), this false dichotomy really does a disservice to parents.

        In this episode I explore why I believe this false dichotomy exists, and what to do instead.

        I talk about:

        • Three beliefs that make sleep training seem like the “best” approach

        • Three myths of attachment-based sleep support that can feel unattainable for many parents

        • How to find a middle ground by:

          • understanding sleep development, 

          • solving underlying sleep problems, 

          • supporting your baby’s sleep in a responsive way, and 

          • reframing our role (and our self-care!)

            • If you want to learn more, head to my blog, “Cry-It-Out  or Martyrdom: The third choice mamas out to know about to get more sleep” https://familysleep.ca/blog/2018/the-third-choice

            What can you do next?

            1. Subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend!

            2. Sign up for weekly baby sleep emails https://heatherboyd.activehosted.com/f/1

            3. Work with me: https://familysleep.ca/contact

              4. 22 min
            4. What is the Baby Sleep Connection?

              The message so many parents get is that the burden is on YOU to teach your baby to sleep independently.

              Instead, let’s explore a holistic approach to your baby’s sleep.  

              In this episode I cover:

              • What is a holistic approach to sleep?

              • Finding easier ways to support sleep without sleep training is valuable to your baby AND to you

              • Sleep as a vulnerable state that requires feeling safe

              • Why wake windows and sleep routines are only part of the story

              • The value of understanding how sleep works

              • Why meeting the need in a way that works for your baby and your family trumps following conventional sleep advice

              • My goal for you as a listener of this podcast


                • What can you do next?

                1. Subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend!

                2. Sign up for weekly baby sleep emails https://heatherboyd.activehosted.com/f/1

                3. Work with me: https://familysleep.ca/contact


                  4. 5 min

                About The Baby Sleep Connection: Holistic help for tired, responsive parents who don't want to sleep train

                From the publisher's feed

                Hello tired parents! If you feel exhausted and overwhelmed about your baby’s sleep and are trying to be gentle and responsive but aren’t clear how, welcome!

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