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The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Overwhelmed by all the contradicting baby & toddler sleep advice you're getting? Put down that pile of books and step away from the crazy Facebook group. You're in the right place. From dropping the swaddle to jumping out of the crib and everything in between, The Snooze Button with Brittany Sheehan Sleep is your one stop shop for everything you ever wanted to know about baby & toddler sleep. Always honest, always relatable, and usually with a sense of humor, we will tackle it all. Interested…
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- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Money Talks: How To Raise Financially Literate Kids with Ali Cosgrove of Accrued Interests
Were you raised in a household where money was a taboo topic? Maybe it still brings up complex feelings of anxiousness, avoidance, or just confusion. Well Ali…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Maybe Your Child's Personality Isn't A Disorder with ADHD & Anxiety Expert Dr. Katie Davis, Pys.D.
Got a toddler or preschooler with spunk? Then you might be one of many who has spent an evening googling "does my 3 year old have ADHD?" or watched "calm" kids…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
It's Okay To Ask Questions with Dr. Gator, author of Between A Shot And A Hard Place
Hewwwww boy, maybe the most controversial topic I've ever done an episode about! Yup - it's vaccines. Today I'm sitting down with Dr. Joel Warsh (or as he's…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
How Do I Get My Baby To Nap In The Stroller or Car Seat?
Clients ask me allllll the time. "Now that my baby is sleeping so well in the crib, how can I make sure they sleep over nap time if they're in the stroller or…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
ENCORE: Five Hits Hard
It's time for this month's summer encore! This week I'm sharing an encore of my most downloaded TODDLER episode. Original Air Date: May 18, 2022: Did I go into…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Did You Miss Me???
I'm backkkkkk! I took 2 months off from recording new episodes (that's the first break of even a single WEEK since I launched this badboy years ago). And…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
The Best You Doesn't Mean The Old You - Unpacking Postpartum Identity Shifts with Kate Blumstein, PhD
Having a baby changes everything - your body, your relationships, maybe your career....and certainly, how you see yourself in this new, wild life. Kate…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Night Potty Training? Stop Trying To Force That (Here's Why)
Stessed about nighttime potty training? After this episode, you probably won't be. Today we're getting into the VERY BIG difference between daytime & nighttime…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Word Salad, Mental Gymnastics, and the Epidemic of “Cry It Out” Rage Bait
Today's episode is brought to you (as usual!) by a conversation with a client that I had today. This time, it was a reel, captioned "Cry It Out Is Not A Thing"…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Why Good Sleepers Can Thrive At Sunday Morning Church Service & Shabbat
Does your family attend church on Sunday mornings? Or head over to a relative's home each Friday for Shabbat? If so, you're like many of my clients. And I have…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Why Your Baby Still Doesn't Take Great Naps, Even Though You "Tried Everything"
I hear it all the time "I've tried everything! But he/she still has short naps!" It's a tale as old as time. Time you spend trying to hack your way to great…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
If It's Easy, You're Lucky, If It's Hard, It's Your Fault
"Oh my God what a great sleeper, you're so LUCKY!" Ever been triggered by that one?! Or maybe you're the Mom with a toddler who seems to tantrum 24/7, and are…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
How Do I Get My Clingy Pre-Toddler To Play Independently?
Got a stage 5 clinger on your hands? If you're a parent of a pre-toddler, the answer is probably yes. Is it totally age appropriate and developmental? Yes. Is…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
What Am I Supposed To DO With My Baby All Day?!
First time parent with a new baby? You might be doing one of these two things: 1) Feeling bored AF. Baby is just laying there, you are staring at them…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
There's No Such Thing As Too Many Snacks with Rachel Mansfield, cookbook author & Cadootz founder
Have you ever stared blankly into your fridge at 5 PM, trying to conjure up a dinner plan for your family? Have you ever felt the gentle parenting levetate out…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
What I'd Tell 30 Year Old Me (On The Eve Of My 40th Birthday)
I cannot pretend that I am excited to turn 40 tomorrow, but here we are! To ease my birthday scaries, I'm sending a message to little 30 year old Brittany, who…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
When (And When Not) To Use An Ok To Wake Clock
Spoiler! The list of reasons why it's a good idea is very, very short (and rarely the reasons I see clients coming to me using them, without success). So today…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
How Heated Rivalry Is Reframing How I'll Raise My Sons (As A Recovering Rose Landry)
Yes, I found a way to make Heated Rivalry the topic of a baby & toddler sleep podcast episode, you are welcome! Because mentally, we are all still at the…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Trust The Scoop: Formula Safety, Sanity, and Support with The Formula Mom, Mallory Whitmore
Whether you're annoyed by judgey comments, disappointed your feeding journey looks different than you imagined, or just overwhelmed by all the options…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Hiring A Sleep Consultant: Red Flags & Green Flags
Spoiler! A qualified sleep consultant would never tell a parent "You’re spoiling your baby" or "Your baby is manipulating you". It's honestly insane I need to…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Boring Is Beautiful, Simple Is Safe
Toddler parents, this one is for you. I'm about to tell you to ignore all (some?) of your adult-centric instincts, and how it will help your 2 or 3 year old…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Low & High Sleep Needs, Explained
Think your baby might just be "low sleep needs"? Think again my friend! High and low sleep needs very much do exist, but usually not the way you think. In…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Remember This When Scrolling (And You See Something Scary)
There may be no audience more primed to be triggered and confused than a tired new Mom whose trying to learn about baby sleep. I have noticed an uptick…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
What To Expect When You Bring Baby Home (To Your Toddler)
You did everything to prep your toddler to meet their new sibling, and now the time has come. What should you expect? What's a "normal" transition? How to do…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
What To Expect When Your Toddler Notices You're Expecting
Baby's on the way! How will your first baby handle it? First things first - there is no one way. But there are certain things that can pop up, and there are…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
When Your Friend Circle Doesn't Prioritize Sleep....And Your Kids Get FOMO
Today's episode came via a client's request - that I talk about how to handle social dynamics with friends who don't prioritize sleep for their kids....which…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Almost Doesn't Count: Why Your "Sleep Training" Didn't Work (And How To Fix It)
It's one of the most frustrating experiences for so many of my new clients. They come to me exhausted and confused. "We already sleep trained, we don't…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Got Potty Problems? You're Not Alone (Promise).
"A race to the bottom" is how a client of mine once referred to her friend circle, regarding sleep. Everyone seems eager to one up each other on how terrible…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
It's Okay To Question Your Pediatrician's Sleep Advice
No hate no shade! Pediatricians are some of my favorite people. Great ones are a LIFELINE to their patients, and they are wonderful partners, sounding boards…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
"Just Sleep When The Baby Sleeps!" - Postpartum Sleep Tips That Are Actually Helpful
Night sweats? Phantom Baby Cries? Leaky Boobs? Just Can't Put Down The Damn Monitor? Postpartum sleep struggles are all too real and common. This week we're un…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Training Your Brain To Parent Like A Pro with Behaviorish Co-Founder Rachel Morris, BCBA
It's bedtime (or bath time, or play time) and your toddler only wants YOU. Parental Preference can be draining and frustrating for both parents. Board…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Sleep, Parenting, and The Rule of Thirds
Do you want to pull your hair out or google "is my toddler a sociopath" only 33% of the time? Do you LOVE AND ADORE parenting only 33% of the time? If so…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Putting Postpartum Care Back In Your Hands (Literally) with Mamala Organics Founder Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith entered motherhood like many of you - exhausted, depleted, and really F-ing hungry. Thus, along with her babies, Mamala Organics was born…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Sleep Mythbusting: Does It Matter What Time of Day You Offer Baby Pumped Milk?
There is nothing I love more than debunking bullsh*t claims, and this new study (study in the loosest sense of the word) really hits all the key markers! Today…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
What's A "Normal" Newborn Experience?
Spoiler! There isn't one. Permission to feel like yours is totally different from your friends and family, what you see on social media, or even what you…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Chores, Allowance, and Making Your House a Home with Of Space + Mind's Ashley La Fond
Do you want your kids not only to help out around the house, but to take pride in their spaces, take care of their stuff, and understand how to carry that…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Don't Wait Until January To Hire Me
Q1? The busiest season for my business, every single year, without fail. Why? Because that's right after the holidays....and the holidays SUCK if your baby or…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
How To Keep Your Back To School Cool
Whether it's the first time ever going to preschool, or a big kid starting kindergarten, back to school can be a stressful time for kids AND parents. In…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
The Secret Ingredient To Sleep Training Success
It's not what you think! There are no magic products, mantras, not even one of my perfect schedules. The secret ingredients has much more to do with your…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Preserving Fertility, Hope, Sanity & Choice with The Chick Mission Founder, Amanda Rice
After Amanda Rice was diagnosed with cancer three times before the age of 40, one of the most upsetting experiences she had had nothing to do with the cancer…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
What I'd Tell You As A Veteran Sleep Consultant, If I Wasn't Afraid Of Hurting Your Feelings
Ready for some tough love? "Here are all the things I would tell you as a veteran sleep consultant, if I wasn't afraid of hurting your feelings." For once I…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Baby Sleep Habits That Seem Weird But Are Actually Normal
Newborn grunting and groaning? Baby smushing themselves up into a corner of the crib? Those are just two of the many sleep habits parents ask me about all the…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
How To Talk About Grandparent Loss With Kids
I usually love being an expert, but not so much in this case. I have sadly now been a parent whose dealt with explaining the loss of a grandparent before kids…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Turns Out It's The Little Things: Interviewing my college bestie, The Birdfluencer, Melissa Kirkland
Well this episode is a doozy if there ever was one. This week, I'm introducing you to my college bestie, fellow Pisces princess, the one and only Birdfluencer…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Why Is My Baby Waking Up So Damn Early?!
Baby, toddler, preschooler - they love an early wake! But Brittany WHY?!?! And the answer is less complicated than you think. You guys know my motto, it's the…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Client Confidential with Perinatal Therapist Lauren Ratliff, LCSW, PMH-C
"Everyone lied to me, I'm not cut out for this" is how my client, perinatal and postpartum therapist Lauren Ratliff, described her surprising transition into…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
A Bath Won't Help Your Baby Sleep (Here Is What Will)
Everyone is obsessssssed with giving babies a bath every night and I don't know why. They do not need it, some don't like it, it often dries out their skin…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Permission To Not Do It All with Faye Co-Founder Emily King
Today's episode is brought to you by my almost-mental breakdown a few weeks ago. The mental load was giving me a menty B and something had to give. I was…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Don't Make These 3 Big Potty Training Mistakes
Potty Training is stressful enough, don't make it harder on yourself! This week, I'm bringing you my 3 biggest thing to avoid doing in order to make potty…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
My Phone Died On Vacation. I Had Some Pretty Big Takeaways.
Last month of vacation in Mexico, my very old iPhone died. I was suddenly, quite literally, cut off from the outside world and forced to use my brain and eyes…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Baby Led Weaning or Purees? The AAP's Go-To Pediatrician & Dietitian Weigh In
It's gotta be one of the things my 0-6 month old clients panic about the most - SOLIDS. When to introduce them, what to introduce first, what about choking…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
My Love Letter To The Mom Who Is Pregnant With Baby Number Two
Being pregnant with your second child is a uniquely difficult and beautiful place to be. Your firstborn seems so big suddenly, the moments alone with them so…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
The Real Reason Your "Gentle" Scripts & Methods Aren't Working
Someone had to say it! So I guess it will be me. I'll cut right to the chase - it's not working because those things don't actually help a child who is…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
You Baby Isn't Teething
I mean I can't say for sure but kind of? I'm like 97% sure. Stay with me here. In today's episode I'll explain why I'm so sure, what the data tells us about…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Here's The Tea: The Best & Worst Parts Of My Job
You want the tea? I'm pouring it today! The highlights of my job FAR outshine the lowlights, which I am endlessly grateful for. Thank you all for being the…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Parenting Advice So Good I Wrote It On A Napkin At A Restaurant
One thing about me - I love asking "how'd you do that?" to successful people. Especially successful parents. If you have a kind, interesting, emotionally…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Safe Sleep for Toddlers & Preschoolers
Safe sleep ain't just for babies! Our bigger, stronger, faster, chattier toddlers and preschoolers need a safe sleep environment too! In today's episode I'll…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Things You Don't Need To Buy (And Why) To Help Your Baby or Toddler Sleep
Oh God you guys, where do I begin?! This episode is inspired by a request I got from a news outlet yesterday. They wanted a quote from me on a new trend where…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
Scared Of Sleep Regressions? Don’t Be
Permission to ignore anyone telling you to "just wait" until your great sleeper is destroyed by a dreaded sleep regression. Why? I'm so glad you asked. Today…
- The Snooze Button: Baby & Toddler Sleep, Simplified
How To Make Your Baby Sleep On A Plane
Spoiler: you can't! BUT - there are many things you can do to make it as likely as possible. From what their sleep looks like before the trip, when you…