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33. How To Tackle Daycare Sleep With Confidence
42 minutes Posted Jun 7, 2023 at 2:08 am.
]  Tips on how to communicate with daycare about your child's sleep routine and how to adjust your expectations.
] Advice on how to be flexible and adaptable with your child's sleep routine when they are at daycare.
] How to set realistic expectations for your child's sleep at daycare and what to expect in terms of nap length and quality of sleep.
]  Tips on how to communicate with daycare educators to ensure your child gets the best sleep possible.
] Advice on how to ease into daycare and change your mindset to be more adaptable and reduce anxiety about sleep
] Managing expectations around illness, sleep, and how your child may adjust to daycare.
] The speaker answers a question about what instructions parents should give to daycare educators about their child's settling method. She advises parents to explain how their child is settled to sleep at home and send their usual sleep props, but also to be aware that daycare may have different rules and policies.
] The speaker answers a question about whether parents should follow the daycare schedule on the days their child is there, and whether they should still follow their usual sleep routine on other days. She advises parents to communicate with daycare about their child's individual schedule, but also to be aware that some daycares may have more rigid schedules that cannot be changed.
] Advice on how to communicate with daycare during nap transitions, including letting them know your contingency plan and keeping realistic expectations.
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In this podcast episode, Jazz provides tips for parents on how to handle daycare sleep with confidence.
Jazz shares her own experience with anxiety around daycare and sleep, and answers questions from clients in her ongoing membership program - The Let's Sleep Hub (that will 100% be relevant to sooo many parents listening to this ep!) Jazz provides practical advice for parents navigating the challenges of daycare sleep, including maintaining a your little one's usual routine on non-daycare days and being aware of different daycare policies.
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**Jazz Kostov is a Family Sleep and Wellness Coach and Founder of Let's Sleep. She has a 10 year background as a Midwife, Nurse and MCHN and has supported 1000's of families to sleep well. Jazz gets such a thrill seeing parents confidence grow so they can have off-routine days, take trips and see parents fit in the things they love to do while navigating their baby’s sleep needs. That is what life is all about. Jazz is the Host of The Let's Sleep Podcast and Co-Host of Beyond Biz Podcast. She has been featured by Mamamia in their Baby Sleep audio series.**
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