Sleep + Parenthood

Simple Families

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Kids & Family, Parenting, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 8 January 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In three years of podcasting, I’ve never shared my own views on sleep. This is not an accident. The reality is that I’m afraid to approach this divisive topic. I do have a lot of opinions on the topic, but today–I’m sharing the 7 most important things I’ve learned about sleep and parenthood in my own life. Time Stamp: 1:01 // Episode disclaimer 1:53 // Episode sponsor: Native 2:50 // Simplify Food + Family Live Workshop 4:10 // Listener spotlight with Renee 5:40 // Let’s talk sleep 7 Tips on Improving Sleep in Parenthood 7:58 // Setting goals and expectations 10:28 // Martyrdom 13:03 // Calm Confidence 16:05 // Limit setting 18:40 // Thinking outside the box 21:32 // Accepting help 25:04 // The extinction burst 25:32 // Recap The post Sleep + Parenthood appeared first on Simple Families.

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0:00.0	Hello it's episode 187 and today we're talking all about sleep. I'm sharing the seven most
0:06.4	important things that kids and parents need to get a good night sleep.
0:11.4	Hi this is Denay I'm the founder of Simple Families.
0:15.0	Simple Families is an online community for parents who are seeking a simpler, more intentional life.
0:21.0	In this show, we focus on minimalism with kids, positive parenting, family
0:26.0	wellness, and decreasing the mental load. My perspectives are based in my
0:31.4	firsthand experience raising kids but also rooted in my first-hand experience raising kids,
0:33.1	but also rooted in my PhD in child development.
0:37.1	So you're going to hear conversations that are based in research,
0:39.9	but more importantly, real life.
0:42.6	Thanks for joining us.
0:47.6	Hi there, welcome back.
0:48.7	Today we're talking all about sleep.
0:50.4	And you might be thinking this seems like a pretty basic topic but I've been
0:53.8	podcasting now for almost three years that'll be three years in February and I
0:58.1	have never really shared my own feelings and insights about sleep and that's not an accident. I'm actually terrified
1:06.0	about talking about sleep. Sleep and parenthood is such a polarizing topic. We all need it, but there are a lot of differing
1:14.0	viewpoints on it and up until this point I've just kind of felt like it's better to keep
1:17.8	my mouth shut. So we're not talking about infant sleep today. We're going to be
1:21.1	talking about toddlerhood and beyond, but I want to
1:24.2	invite you to disagree with me. Simple Families is a community, it's not a
1:27.7	cult, so I expect that all you out there listening are going to have different
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