The Baby Sleep Connection Heather Boyd

In this episode Heather Boyd, sleep coach and therapist, chats with Tara Gratto, mom of 2 and parenting coach who supports parents and caring adults of children from toddler through early teen with behaviour, emotional regulation and social-emotional wellbeing. 



*Heather's audio in this interview is, unfortunately, quite low. We didn't edit it out to provide context for the questions Heather asks Tara. Thankfully, Tara's audio is fine. We'll correct this problem in future episodes!)


A long-time educator and former preschool owner, Tara has two decades of experience working with children and families. She is the host of Tara’s Take: Parenting, Education & Life With Kids Podcast and author of comic picture book The Adventures of Team Brain. 



Tara works one-on-one, facilitates workshops and group programs as well as does children's book talks at schools, libraries and special interest programs.

We cover:


Emotional intelligence
The reason parents struggle to teach emotional regulation to children
Why building our own emotional vocabulary helps us support our kids.
What Tara discovered as a preschool teacher about the challenge with “Name It To Tame It” (and how you can make it work better)
Tools to build emotional regulation including narration and picture books
Boundaries and the value of failing

Books mentioned in this episode:


Tara Gratto, The Adventures of Team Brain


Janan Cain, The Way I Feel


Marc Brakett, Permission to Feel


Jane Yolen & Mark Teague, How Do Dinosaurs Say I’m Mad 


Eva Eland, When Sadness is at Your Door 



Additional Mentions:


Dr. Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson (Name it to Tame It, and Flipping Your Lid)



Where to find Tara:

https://www.instagram.com/taragratto/

https://www.facebook.com/raisingresilientchildren

https://www.taragratto.ca/

Heather Boyd, occupational therapist, mom of 3, and Infant & Family Sleep Specialist, outlines the four most common reasons she sees parents struggle with a baby who is not sleeping as well as expected.

This episode is a sneak peak at Heather's upcoming free Masterclass, "Why Isn't My Baby Sleeping?". Save your seat for May 30th at www.familysleep.ca/free-workshops to attend live, get the replay, and get a written summary of the call.

Wondering what you can do next?

✔️ Subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend!  Provide a review on Apple Podcasts.  It truly makes a difference to reaching families who would benefit from better understanding their baby’s sleep.

✔️ Attend the next free online masterclass, Why Isn’t My Baby Sleeping?, https://www.familysleep.ca/free-workshops May 30th 2024  

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

✔️ Work with Heather https://familysleep.ca/contact⁠

Credits: 🎵 Music: Jordan Wood 🎙️Podcast coach: Min Sukree

Join Heather Boyd in her interview with Sara Intonato, master coach to parents of children with special needs, as they explore parenting, self-regulation, and how Sara used yoga and self-care to heal emotionally after her son was diagnosed with autism.    


With over 20 years of coaching experience that includes an extensive background in the ancient science of yoga, Sara Intonato brings a unique combination of skills and insight to her clients.


Sara’s disciplined self care has allowed her to boldly advocate for her own child with autism successfully, even when experts told her it was impossible. Using her Full Potential Method, Sara teaches parents the skills they need to heal themselves, lead with confidence, and live a life so joyful, they thought was only a pipe dream, simply by showing up and taking action every day.

Sara's insights are valuable whether you are a parent of a child with special needs or high needs, highly sensitive or neurotypical. If you find yourself questioning how to parent the child in front of you while not burning out, come listen to Sara's perspectives and supportive insights.

In this interview, Sara and Heather discuss:


the importance of tools for coping with parenting challenges
self-regulation
how to put your self-care in the context of better supporting your child emotionally
the value of having a plan of simple actions to support co-regulation, including breathwork and yoga
the role yoga played in Sara's 20s to cope with debilitating panic attacks
how to take your own healing seriously
the value of going inward, instead of to social media, for the answer to the question "What do I need?"
how silence can help one heal
how to release guilt around taking care of yourself
the importance of acknowledging the reality of intense, 24/7 parenting


You can find Sara at saraintonato.com and on Instagram at @sara.intonato   Her book is: Emotional Healing for Parents of Children With Autism: The Journey You Never Expected to Take





Mentioned in this episode:



Bessel van der Kork, The Body Keeps the Score


Documentary: Rocco Up RoccoUp.com


Pema Chödrön , American Tibetan Buddhist, author, speaker




Wondering what you can do next?


✔️ Subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend!  Provide a review on Apple Podcasts.


✔️ Attend the next free online masterclass, Why Isn’t My Baby Sleeping?, https://www.familysleep.ca/free-workshops May 30th 2024 


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


✔️ Work with me https://familysleep.ca/contact⁠ in the Confident & Connected Baby Sleep group program or one-on-one.

Heather Boyd, Occupational Therapist, Sleep Coach, and Mom of 3 explores a NEW way to give on Mother’s Day.  If you’ve been disappointed, underwhelmed, overwhelmed, or overcommitted on Mother’s Day and are left wondering how to feel loved and nurtured on Mother’s Day, have a listen.

Heather explores:


4 gifts to give yourself this (and every) Mother’s Day


What to let go of


Why self-love is important



Mentioned in this episode:


Sarah Rosensweet: website https://www.sarahrosensweet.com/   Perspective on Mother’s Day: https://www.instagram.com/p/B_-tMBcgPQf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link


Gabor Mate, How to Reset Your Body from Chronic Stress https://youtu.be/Rik5E7wey0w?si=dBsoKKTW2yEdROpw


I promised in the episode to share a booklist on self-love.  Here it is!



Kamal Ravikant, Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It


Shad Helmstetter, PhD, What to Say When You Talk to Yourself 


Dr. David D Burns, 10 Days to Self Esteem


Nathaniel Brandan, 6 Pillars of Self-Esteem


Brene Brown, The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting: Raising Children with Courage, Compassion, and Connection




Wondering what you can do next?


Subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend!


Attend the next free online masterclass May 30th 2024, Why Isn’t My Baby Sleeping?, https://www.familysleep.ca/free-workshops  


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


Work with me ⁠ in the Confident & Connected Baby Sleep group program or one-on-one. (
https://familysleep.ca/contact)



Credits:

🎵 Music: Jordan Wood

🎙️Podcast coach: Min Sukree

When sleep gets challenging, it's tempting to focus all of your attention on your baby's behaviour (hello, behavioural sleep training!). Instead, what if you put your energy and attention on things BEYOND actual sleep that can make sleep easier?



Sleep hygiene is probably the most underrated and underappreciated strategy for sleep, but can be SO valuable for making sleep easier. And that's the goal! Easier sleep!


Join Heather Boyd, Occupational Therapist, sleep coach, and mom of 3 as she discusses 4 sleep hygiene approaches that you can use to make it easier for everyone in your family to sleep.


Wondering what you can do next?


Subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend!


Attend the next free online masterclass, Why Isn’t My Baby Sleeping?, May 30th 2024  


Sign up for weekly baby sleep emails.⁠


Work with me⁠ in the Confident & Connected Baby Sleep group program or one-on-one.



Credits:

🎵 Music: Jordan Wood🎙️Podcast coach: Min Sukree

In this episode, Heather Boyd, mom of 3, certified Infant & Family Sleep Specialist, and Occupational Therapist, talks about why working so hard on making our baby’s sleep better can often make sleep harder.

She shares:


✔️ Why we are conditioned to think grit gets us goals


✔️ Why sleep training  culture makes us believe it’s our JOB to work hard to make sleep easy


✔️ How working hard on your baby’s sleep is like training for a 5km run at 2am!


✔️ How working less on sleep gives you MORE time, MORE energy, and maybe even MORE sleep!


✔️ 5 ways to work less hard on your baby’s sleep to get more sleep.

Mentioned in this episode: Episode #2 of The Baby Sleep Connection Podcast: What’s Driving Your Baby’s Sleep? https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/0ofSCAQyZIb

Looking for more?  Here's what you can do next:


Subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend!


⁠Sign up for weekly baby sleep emails.⁠


⁠Work with me⁠ in the Confident & Connected Baby Sleep group program or one-on-one.



Credits:

🎵 Music: Jordan Wood

🎙️Podcast coach: Min Sukree