The warmer weather can make things tricky with an increase in events, travel and an effort to get out and enjoy the great weather. It can be hard to find a balance between having your little one sleep at home versus having them sleep anywhere. In addition, some babies may seem to sleep longer in the stroller, then they do in their crib at home. So surely napping on the go is the way to spend the summer, right? While it might be tough, and at times frustrating, to give up a longer length of sleep...
May 26, 2020•7 min
Heather Dixon is a writer, a mom to three girls and the Editor-in-Chief of SavvyMom, a wonderful online Canadian parenting publication, one where I’ve had the pleasure of writing for. I thought it would be fun to have Heather on to discuss one of her articles she wrote - “I Suck at Being a Friend Right Now” - and why the topic of this article resonated with so many and why it went viral. In this episode Sleep Expert Alanna McGinn and Heather Dixon discuss what friendship means to them and how it...
May 19, 2020•31 min
Have you ever wondered why climbing into bed and under the covers feels so good? Regardless of whether you like to sleep with just a light sheet or prefer the heaviness of a weighted blanket, there’s something about being covered up as you try and fall sleep that most people can’t do without. There are physiological and behavioral reasons why sheets and blankets help you sleep, and essentially, all the science behind sleeping while covered with a sheet or blanket supports the importance of creat...
May 12, 2020•12 min
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month with October 15th being National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. 1 in 4 women will suffer a loss via miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss at some point in their lives. The topic of miscarriage, infant loss, and infertility is one that is close to the heart host Alanna McGinn, having suffered from 3 miscarriages herself. In this episode Alanna shares her own personal journey with miscarriage and secondary infertility. Keep the Conve...
Apr 21, 2020•26 min
Lisa Marie Holmes, RH is a television personality and creator of The Botanical Apothecary herbal remedies line launching this 2020. As an entrepreneur, Lisa Marie is inspired to find La Joie De Vivre in everything that she does. From her exclusive toxic-free signature paint line to her blog on health and wellness, it is clear that Lisa Marie wishes to encourage others to live their best lives by finding fulfillment through a wholesome lifestyle, creativity, and community care. In this episode Sl...
Apr 14, 2020•32 min
Sleep regressions. They’re one of the most challenging hurdles to overcome when you’re a sleep-deprived new parent. One minute you have this perfect, little gorgeous baby who sleeps and all is right with the world and then suddenly your baby is waking up throughout the night, skipping naps. And why the heck won’t they stay asleep anymore when you place them in their cribs! In this episode Sleep Expert Alanna McGinn explains the first sleep regression period – the 4-month sleep regression and wha...
Apr 07, 2020•19 min
Hearing the pitter-patter of tiny feet in the middle of the night can only tell you one thing. What you dreaded is reality. He’s climbed out of his crib. Even though you’re never truly ready to transition your toddler to a bed, you can rest easy and take a deep breath mama, it may not be that time…not just yet. In this episode Sleep Expert Alanna McGinn explains how you can delay your baby from transitioning to a bed before they are ready. Keep the Conversation Going: Join the conversations and ...
Mar 10, 2020•20 min
Anna Lozano and Lindy Sood are moms, bestie’s, and founders of Love Powered Co. They launched Love Powered Co on Kickstarter in 2017 - a soul fuel company, powering the next generation of mindful leaders. With a passion of health, spirituality, personal development and mindfulness these ladies are taking the world of positive affirmations by storm and their mission is to empower the next generation of mindful leaders, and to fuel them with positive self-talk, confidence, self-love, and self-wort...
Mar 03, 2020•28 min
Kids who never learned strong sleep skills as babies and toddlers are still struggling with sleep. In other cases, kids who were great sleepers can suddenly be faced with sleep issues too. What’s interesting though, is that even though many adults struggle with sleep, parents can be quick to assume that their child could actually ‘just go to sleep’ and not have the sleep problems they're having. In reality, that’s hardly ever the case. If your child has been struggling for more than a week, then...
Feb 25, 2020•16 min
The evenings are getting lighter and that can only mean one thing. Spring Daylight Savings Time is just around the corner. Sunday, March 8th, clocks are turned forward 1 hour. I know, just when you have your baby on a great sleep schedule, right? Sleep Expert, Alanna McGinn, shares how the Spring Time change is the tough one as we are all losing an hour of sleep and this loss of sleep on an already sleep deprived society can have a negative effect on your health and well-being. She provides a pl...
Feb 18, 2020•22 min
When someone in the family isn’t sleeping well, it can affect everyone in the home. And while it’s one thing for babies and toddlers to have some trouble with sleep and bedtime, it’s another thing when your school-aged children are consistently having difficulty. Sleep Expert Alanna McGinn helps you conduct a successful family sleep meeting and establish a few family sleep rules. If you’re struggling with sleep or bedtime and you’re ready to start that communication with your family this is the ...
Feb 11, 2020•12 min
Sleep Expert Alanna McGinn dedicates this entire episode to her popular sleep clinic, where she chooses sleep questions submitted by you and answers them. On today’s episode she answers ~ how can I help my 9 month old sleep through the night? ~ when should my baby sleep in his crib both for naps and night sleep? ~ how do I break the rock to sleep habit with my 7 month old? ~ how can I help my 15 month old sleep in his own crib and through the night? ~ how do I put my baby down awake when he’s al...
Feb 04, 2020•21 min
As a Pediatric Registered Nurse turned parenting researcher, speaker, and writer, Kelly’s straight-shooting tips help parents navigate the bumps and WTF moments with their sanity and sense of humour intact. Holding both a Master’s Degree in Counseling and Psychotherapy and certification as a Positive Discipline Parenting Educator, Kelly provides support and practical tools for common parenting concerns and behavioural issues through one-on-one coaching, online programs, and virtual office hours....
Jan 28, 2020•34 min
"Why is my perfect sleeper all of a sudden waking up and not going back to sleep?" Sound familiar? Sleep Regressions are unavoidable for our babies. Teething, illness, travel, even developmental milestones, unfortunately can disrupt sleep. It’s easy to go to the "Get Through the Night" mode and suddenly what you normally practice goes out the window. These phases pass though and sometimes the new (not so fun) habits stick around. In this episode Sleep Expert Alanna McGinn explains how sleep regr...
Jan 21, 2020•22 min
It’s the start of the new year and all we see are posts on social media on the new diets that will be tried, the best cleanse to start, or how you all joined a gym, that you’ll likely never go to. We never see the posts about – I’m going to go to bed earlier, or I’m really going to aim on getting regular 7-8 hours of sleep each night. We spend one third of our lives sleeping yet many of us take the need to sleep for granted, and in today’s 24/7 society we are becoming a chronically sleep deprive...
Jan 14, 2020•38 min
Now that things are starting to settle, and your normal routine is starting to fall back into place, something still seems slightly off...that something is your toddler. It’s a tale Good Night Sleep Site hears far too often after this busy merry season. Gatherings were had and new toys were played with, and your child’s normal structure and routine was pretty inconsistent. What’s happened is a sleep debt has slowly accrued over the last few weeks and now we’re left with an overtired, cranky, and...
Jan 07, 2020•14 min
Our 4th sleep tool is choosing the method - the way we can finally break any final sleep associations, and wean out and final night feeds. You may be asking yourself, why are we only including this sleep tool now and it’s important to understand that while it’s often the first or only thing we think about when deciding to sleep train, the method is actually the smallest piece of the sleep training puzzle therefore we spend less time talking about it. It’s important to understand that we need to ...
Dec 03, 2019•28 min
Sleep Expert, Alanna McGinn introduces our third sleep tool, which is a bit of a combo. Today she discusses the bedtime routine followed by an age appropriate bedtime. Get ready for your jaws to drop, folks! This is the easiest sleep tool to implement, but also one of the toughest for you all to do. But spoiler – sometimes just by applying this sleep tool all your sleep troubles drift away and Alanna is about to tell you why. Keep the Conversation Going: Join the conversations and submit your ow...
Nov 26, 2019•23 min
The second sleep tool in the Good Night Sleep Site Tool Kit is working on consolidating naps. Hands up! Who is struggling with 30-45 minute naps? Nap struggles are probably the most common sleep complaint with parents, and you are definitely not alone in your struggles. Proper naps can be hard but understanding when and how to put your baby down for a nap is so important to help your baby sleep through the night. The good news is short naps can be explained and lengthened, and Sleep Expert Alann...
Nov 19, 2019•17 min
Making sure our babies sleep in a safe, conducive, and consistent sleep environment is important and the first sleep tool in the Good Night Sleep Tool Kit. Sleep Expert Alanna McGinn explains how creating the perfect sleep sanctuary for your baby is the first step in your baby’s sleep plan. If you are creating a sleep plan for your baby by only choosing a method it’s not going to work. The right nursery is Good Night Sleep Site’s first sleep tool and Alanna shares her tips on how to create the b...
Nov 12, 2019•24 min
As a parent, your natural reaction is to reassure your child of their fears and worries, but in many cases, and for many kids, reassurance is not enough, and it simply doesn’t work. When fears and worries affect a child’s sleep, it may present as trouble falling asleep at night, staying asleep, night time wakings or even early morning wakings. Sleep Expert Alanna McGinn shares her tools that you can add to your sleep toolbox in order to help your child unpack all the issues that make it hard for...
Nov 05, 2019•24 min
It’s that time of year again where the clocks change and we gain an hour of sleep. The problem is when you are a parent that is no longer something to get excited about. Your kids don’t realize the clocks have changed so they’re still going to be getting up at the same time. It takes time for their bodies, and yours, to adjust but Sleep Expert Alanna McGinn shares a few ways that you can help everyone sleep better. Keep the Conversation Going: Join the conversations and submit your own sleep que...
Oct 29, 2019•18 min
Many parents come to us asking how to transition their children into the same bedroom and help each child sleep well while sharing bedrooms. Sleep Expert Alanna McGinn is joined today with Mabel’s Labels co-founder Julie Cole to share how their children share a bedroom successfully and what steps they took to help with the common arrangements of families. Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, mom of six and co-founder of Mabel’s Labels. She has helped her company bring their product to a worldwide m...
Oct 22, 2019•37 min
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month with October 15th being National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. 1 in 4 women will suffer a loss via miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss at some point in their lives. The topic of miscarriage, infant loss, and infertility is one that is close to the heart host Alanna McGinn, having suffered from 3 miscarriages herself. In this episode Alanna shares her own personal journey with miscarriage and secondary infertility. Keep the Conve...
Oct 08, 2019•28 min
As our mornings are getting darker it can be tougher and tougher to get out of bed in the morning. If you aren't a morning person it can be tough getting back to your normal routine after summer holidays and suddenly getting out of bed can turn into a huge dreaded event. Sleep Expert Alanna McGinn shares some things that you can incorporate into your lifestyle to help you become more of a morning person and she shares some easy changes that you can make to not only help you fall asleep a lot eas...
Oct 01, 2019•17 min
Graduating your child from their crib to new bed can be a scary time for parents but it doesn’t have to be and being prepared can certainly help. Sleep Expert Alanna McGinn shares tips on what you can do before the crib even comes down and then how to help your child sleep well in their new bed. This episode is your homework before the switch that can definitely help this inevitable transition to be seamless and sleep filled. Keep the Conversation Going: Join the conversations and submit your ow...
Sep 24, 2019•18 min
We’ve been wanting to do this episode for quite some time because we know how many of you are struggling with both sleep and breastfeeding. Often these are two relationships that go hand in hand and there are many questions from parents in regards to both. The reason why we’ve waited until Season 3 is simply because it was very difficult to find a lactation consultant that checked all our boxes. We wanted to make sure that the professional that we brought to you was very much that, a professiona...
Sep 17, 2019•43 min
Today is a full episode sleep clinic where this entire episode Sleep Expert Alanna McGinn will answering your sleep questions that you have submitted to her through Instagram or Twitter. You guys send in so many amazing questions and she can’t wait to answer as many as she can to help you all bring back bedtime. If you want your sleep question possibly answered on an upcoming episode make sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter – both are @GNSleepSite and you can message us your sleep questio...
Sep 10, 2019•25 min
Our tweens and teens are losing out on quality sleep because of tech and social media. Sleep Expert Alanna McGinn interviews social networking safety expert Paul Davis on how parents can navigate the world of social media for our children to help them sleep better at night. If you have a tween or teen entering the world of social media this isn’t an episode you want to miss. You are going to walk away with so many takeaways from how to help monitor and manage your kid’s internet use, what you ne...
Sep 03, 2019•1 hr 12 min
Sleep is one of the most confusing topics for new parents and the information out there on how to help your baby sleep better is everywhere. Your mom, best friend, and heck even the checkout girl at the grocery store is more than willing to offer their sleep training advice. So how do you weed through every sleep tip being thrown at you so that you can make the best decision for your family? Sleep Expert Alanna McGinn breaks through those common baby sleep myths with her top sleep myth busters! ...
Aug 27, 2019•27 min
