Restful Parenting - All Things Sleep and Parenting

Nov 21 2023 115 ep. 23 mins 73

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Join Pam and Elisa to chat all things sleep, parenting, development and everything in between. Together we are Early Childhood Educators, Sleep Consultants, Parent Coaches, Post Natal Doula's and most importantly, Moms! Offering practical tips, strategies and science based information to help you help your family!

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E.113 Creating Strong Family Values - an interview with the Hashey's.

Nov 21 2023 25 mins

Join us as we interview Mell from the Strong Family Co all about their 7 Elements of the Strong Family Path. We zone into a couple of the 7 elements with Mell and can't wait for you to listen and hear all about them! Joe & Mell have been married for 16 years and are raising 3 boys, ages 5, 11 and 13. Joe was a teacher turned entrepreneur who realized he was spending more

E.112 Supporting Perinatal Loss with Andréanne Charbonneau

Sep 11 2023 24 mins

Join Elisa and Pam as they chat with Andréanne Charbonneau about supporting a friend, family, loved one through perinatal loss. It can be really hard to know what to say or how to help. We hope you are able to take the information Andréanne discusses with us and share with those in your circle. Please reach out to us or Andréanne with additional questions or for support. To re

E.111 PT: 2 Triggered by your Child? What to do When Parenting Sets Us Off.

Aug 08 2023 28 mins

Part 2 is here! In part 1 we chatted about the window of tolerance and when we are feeling triggered when parenting, now in part 2 we are chatting through what we can do to help ourselves come back into our window. Self regulation can be tough for all of us, especially when parenting. Join us in this super informative episode to learn about all the windows and how to get back on

E.110 PT: 1 Triggered by your Child? What to do When Parenting Sets Us Off.

Jul 18 2023 18 mins

Another exciting episode with our friend Jennifer Taun chatting in this Part 1 of 2 all about when we are feeling 'triggered' when parenting. When our children are having a rough go and we leave our 'window of tolerance' where do we go? How do we recognize it and how do we come back into our window. Self regulation can be tough for all of us, especially when paren

E.109 Is it Too Late to Work on Sleep? NEVER!!

Jun 14 2023 15 mins

Have you been thinking about working on your child's sleep but feel like it is too late? Are you feeling stuck and overwhelmed because you feel like working on sleep when your child is a little older than a baby will be impossible? In this episode, we talk all about how it is never too late to work on sleep. We also give you some tips on some things that you can do to get star

E.108 How our Children's Moods can Affect Us and What We Can Do

May 30 2023 21 mins

Is your child's grumpy mood getting to you? We can easily feel triggered by their unhappiness and when we have extra on our mind or the pressure of really wanting things to go smoothly, that off mood can really do a number on us! So what do we do? Join Elisa and Pam in this quick episode for the strategies needed to help you get through an off track toddler/child and how to be

E.107 Creating Flexibility with your Child's Sleep

May 10 2023 15 mins

Do you have a child who resists change when it comes to their sleep schedule? Traveling, going off track etc... Or perhaps you have anxiety about throwing them off of their schedule because you have worked so hard on establishing healthy sleep and don't want to go back to the beginning! One of the reasons why we work on sleep is so that we CAN enjoy some of life's fun moments. G

E. 106 Parenting Through Values vs Fears

Apr 12 2023 19 mins

Join Elisa and Pam with special guest Jennifer Taun RSW, MSW for this week's episode on parenting through our values vs through fears. What guides our parenting? Are we managing situations the way we want to be with our children? Are we parenting and reacting out of fear of what this behaviour may bring in the future? Parenting out of fear can sometimes trigger us and crea

E. 105 Creating a Special Place for Anxiety

Mar 13 2023 16 mins

Helping our children through anxious times, regardless if it's school, sleep, travel etc... that's causing their big feelings, this little strategy can be a great tool! Join Pam and Elisa as they chat through what you can do to help your child calm themselves by finding their 'calm space' in their own head. Be sure to join the FB group here: https://www.facebook.com/g

E.104 Cat Naps in Between Scheduled Naps

Jan 13 2023 12 mins

Join Elisa and Pam as they chat through some quick tips for cat napping during the day and how cat naps can affect their scheduled naps. We offer FREE 15 minute phone calls so don't hesitate to reach out when you're ready to get sleep and/or parenting on track. Book your call through the link and if you don't see a time that works for you, be sure to email us at info@restfulparen