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Brand New Little People

Brand New Little People

Hosted by: Dr Fallon Cook & Dr Laura Conway (PhD's, Sleep Practitioners)

Welcome to the ultimate podcast for parents navigating the early stages of parenting, with a special focus on vital aspects like sleep, settling, and crying. As passionate hosts and holders of PhD’s in early child...

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Episodes

Episode 38: Split nights & cat-napping

Join Dr Fallon and Dr Laura (PhD’s, Sleep Practitioners) to learn strategies for managing sleep and settling difficulties in your baby, toddler, or pre-schooler, including what to do about split or ‘biphasic’ nights,...
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Episode 37: Navigating settling changes: when, how, and in what order?

Dr Fallon & Dr Laura discuss factors to consider when making changes to how and where your baby or toddler settles for sleep, and answer parent questions: Should we stop cosleeping before moving our toddler to...
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Episode 36: Preparing Your Little One For Childcare.

Tune in to hear Dr Fallon and Dr Laura’s (PhDs) top tips for helping your child adjust to their new childcare environment. They also answer questions including: Is it ok if my baby or toddler is settled differently...
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Episode 35: Common Sleep Setbacks After Making Progress

Sleep isn’t linear – there will be ups and downs, and unexpected hurdles. This is entirely normal but it doesn’t make these sleep hurdles any less distressing for tired parents! In this episode, Dr Fallon & Dr...
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Episode 34: Managing Multiples & Troubleshooting Sleep Difficulties

Are you the parent of multiples or know someone who is? Tune in to this week’s episode to learn insider tips on improving sleep and settling in twins, triplets, quads, quins, and more! Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhD’s)...
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Episode 33: Answers To Your Sleep & Settling Questions

Join Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhD's) as they discuss all things sleep, settling, and early parenting. In this episode they answer questions submitted by parents, including: Should I offer my baby extra day sleep...
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Episode 32: Parenting in Partnership

When parents work together in genuine partnership, parenting is easier and relationships flourish. But how can you set the groundwork for equal parenting right from those first few days? And what can you do if your...
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Episode 31: Choosing your battles

Parenting requires us to constantly make decisions – do we surrender to this new parenting challenge? Or is it best to step in to your ‘parenting power’ and set gentle boundaries? It’s an internal struggle we all have...
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Episode 30: Understanding sleep associations

We all have sleep associations, or things we need present to fall asleep. Some sleep associations make baby and toddler sleep very challenging. Join Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhD’s) as they explore the helpful, and...
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Episode 29: Your Sleep & Settling Questions Answered

Join Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs, Sleep Practitioners) as they answer questions submitted by tired parents, including: What should you do if your baby or toddler wakes up too early? How important is a consistent...
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Episode 28: Managing your baby or toddler who has low sleep needs

Does your baby power through the day on less sleep than other babies? Or perhaps they nap well, but are awake half the night? Join Dr. Fallon and Dr. Laura (PhDs), as they dive into the intricacies of managing low...
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Episode 27: Unwanted cosleeping: Moving your baby or toddler to their own sleep space.

Does your baby or toddler refuse to sleep in their own cot or bed? Do you have an unwanted cosleeping situation? Maybe your little one makes it part way through the night before refusing to resettle in their own cot...
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