Episode 13- ""Parenting with Compassion: Why Temperament Matters" with Amy Webb, PHD

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Is it difficult to understand your baby or young child? Would you like to understand them better? Then don’t miss this episode of the Sweet Slumber Podcast!

Enjoy a discussion about children’s temperaments featuring Meredith Brough, a sleep coach and childcare expert, and Amy Webb, a parenting coach with 2 Doctorates-one in Human Development and another in Family Sciences. Amy is also the creator of the "Thoughtful Parent" blog (at www.thoughtfulparent.com).

In this episode, Amy teaches how to fine tune your relationship by tuning into your child's temperament. She teaches what “temperament” means and how it is shaped. She shares personal experiences about raising 2 boys that had little in common with her and what this taught her. Amy explains her approach to handling differences. She also teaches how to enhance children’s strengths and give them optimal support. 

Meredith and Amy list ways that sleep is affected by temperament and how this impacts parents. They also discuss how quality sleep can affect temperament! Watch this episode to soak up powerful insight from two women with extensive backgrounds in parenting, temperament research and family support. If you’ve been blaming yourself for your child's sleep struggles, then you’ll find validation and reassurance in this show!

Topics:

• What temperament is
• Where temperament comes from
• Raising sensitive, spirited, & high needs children
• Common traits of spirited children
• How to adapt and be flexible as a parent
• What children need from us
• How to best support your child
• How temperament affects sleep 
• How sleep affects temperament
• Why traditional sleep methods don’t work for all temperaments
• The importance of trusting your intuition
• How your hard work and influence as a parent will pay off 
• What might improve challenging temperaments
• How a child’s temperament might change over time

Ready to understand your child better? Take the Sleep Temperament Test! Reveal your child's sleep nature and unlock the solutions to your exhaustion in just 5 minutes! 

• For infants: ⁠https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/61778658cc4cbd0018d8524d⁠
• For toddlers and young children: ⁠https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/6335193348a706001633d7c1⁠

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