Listen "Ep 24: You Don't Need to Leave Your Baby to Cry"
Episode Synopsis
If you’ve felt the pressure to leave your baby in their bedroom, alone, to fall asleep (despite it going against your instincts), or you’re just discovering that maybe there’s an alternative to leaving your baby to cry, listen in on this episode as Heather Boyd, occupational therapist, sleep coach, and mom of 3, explores why not crying-it-out is so important.
In this episode you’ll hear Heather talk about:
Four reasons why it’s worth shifting from cry-it-out to responsive parenting
Four perspectives to help responsive parents have reasonable expectations around responsive sleep parenting
One easy strategy for helping support your parenting approach despite the pressure to conform to the sleep training culture
Mentioned in this episode:
Sign up for the free resource, How to Not Sleep Train: A Responsive Parent’s Guide to Supporting Your Baby’s Sleep at familysleep.ca/links
Next Steps:
✔️ Sign up for Heather’s weekly baby sleep newsletter. https://heatherboyd.activehosted.com/f/1
✔️ Explore the Baby Sleep Mini Course and Baby Sleep Roadmap, both 50% off till September 30th at www.familysleep.ca/links
✔️ Book a call or email Heather at www.familysleep.ca/contact to talk with Heather about the Confident & Connected Baby Sleep Program.
Credits:
🎵 Music: Jordan Wood
🎙️Podcast coach: Min Sukree
In this episode you’ll hear Heather talk about:
Four reasons why it’s worth shifting from cry-it-out to responsive parenting
Four perspectives to help responsive parents have reasonable expectations around responsive sleep parenting
One easy strategy for helping support your parenting approach despite the pressure to conform to the sleep training culture
Mentioned in this episode:
Sign up for the free resource, How to Not Sleep Train: A Responsive Parent’s Guide to Supporting Your Baby’s Sleep at familysleep.ca/links
Next Steps:
✔️ Sign up for Heather’s weekly baby sleep newsletter. https://heatherboyd.activehosted.com/f/1
✔️ Explore the Baby Sleep Mini Course and Baby Sleep Roadmap, both 50% off till September 30th at www.familysleep.ca/links
✔️ Book a call or email Heather at www.familysleep.ca/contact to talk with Heather about the Confident & Connected Baby Sleep Program.
Credits:
🎵 Music: Jordan Wood
🎙️Podcast coach: Min Sukree
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