# Episode 116: Yes, you can wake your sleeping child Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/brand-new-little-people-6408414/episode-116-yes-you-can-wake-your-sleeping-child Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/brand-new-little-people-6408414/episode-116-yes-you-can-wake-your-sleeping-child.md Podcast: [Brand New Little People](https://stenobird.com/podcast/brand-new-little-people-6408414) Published: 2026-04-02T04:15:00+00:00 Episode link: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/podcasts/brand-new-little-people/episodes/2149187355 Audio file: https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149187355.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brand-new-little-people-6408414/episodes/episode-116-yes-you-can-wake-your-sleeping-child Duration seconds: 2817 ## Resource Waking your child from a nap might feel counterintuitive - especially if you were up half the night with them! But sometimes a long day nap only increases the chances of another tricky night - at some point, we have to put the brakes on this cycle. In this episode of Brand New Little People, Dr Fallon (PhD, Sleep Practitioner) explains when and why your baby or toddler should be woken from their naps.   Need support? ✅ Join our  Sombelle Paediatric Sleep Clinic Programs  and add on a coaching call with Dr Fallon for extra support! 🏢 Local to Melbourne?   Visit Dr Laura for an in-person appointment   at Victorian Children's Clinic, or   explore telehealth options.   Give us some love! ☕️ Love our work?  Buy us a coffee! 📲 Follow us on   instagram   |   Facebook  |   TikTok 💖 Tell your mates about us    Subscribe 🔽 ❤️ Listen on  Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  Amazon Music 🎥 Watch this episode on  YouTube ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brand-new-little-people-6408414/episodes/episode-116-yes-you-can-wake-your-sleeping-child/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/brand-new-little-people-6408414/episode-116-yes-you-can-wake-your-sleeping-child.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.