Resources
Please note that “Learning to sleep like learning to walk” is not a personalized help service. As such, we are unfortunately unable to respond to individual requests for help.
However, you are not alone.
Because it takes a “village” to raise children and support parents, don’t hesitate. Arms and hearts are open and waiting for you, dear parents. There are listening services that offer support and respite everywhere in Quebec.
What if you had your baby looked after by professionals for a nap or two, so that you could see things more clearly and become yourself again?
Think about contacting Info-Social 811 or the Family Community Organizations (OCF) near you to find out which services offer respite in your area.
Consult the FQOCFamille directory, the resources of the group for the valorization of fatherhood or for parents of twins and triplets, Mamans Pieuvres.
If you are in Quebec, there are 24 hours a day, 365 days a year resources available to you for respite, advice and ears at your fingertips.
These services are free and confidential.
- Info-santé 811: Dial 811 option 1 for health advice.
A nurse assesses your condition and provides recommendations for self-care at home or finds the service that best meets your needs. If the call is about a child aged 0 to 17 years, a reserved phone line provides a faster response, which may lead to an appointment with a health professional. For any emergency, dial 911. - Info-social 811: Dial 811 option 2 to reach service professionals give that can give you advice and answer questions about psychosocial issues. If necessary, they can also refer you to an appropriate resource in the health and social services network or to a community resource.
- LigneParents: Dial 1 800 361-5085 to reach professionals specialized in intervention with parents and their children to have a personalized listening on the spot. Day or night. You can also contact them by chat or email.
Don’t hesitate to reach out to community family organizations where you can find support, a listening ear and also respite care thanks to the drop-in daycare centres, among others.
Consult the FQOC Famille directory or the Regroupement pour la Valorisation de la Paternité for resources near you.
What is a Family Community Organization?
Imagine a place that is not a home, but where you can feel “at home”. A friendly place where you could have a coffee with other mothers and fathers to share what you are going through, where you could learn, have fun and laugh. A space that would be like you and where you would be able to benefit from support to better exercise your role as a parent. A place where you would be welcomed without judgment with your strengths, your questions and your aspirations. This place exists and is called a Family Community Organization (FCO) or sometimes a Family House or a Family Center.
The FCOs of Quebec believe that each parent is the first and foremost educator of his or her child. That every mother and father has the capacity to equip themselves to improve their family experience. And that every parent can also share their knowledge with other parents.
You can open a dialogue about your child’s sleep, as well as your need for sleep, with the health care professionals around you.
If your child has a history of sleep problems and has or is awaiting a medical diagnosis (psychiatric, neurological or other), vous pouvez contacter la Clinique d’évaluation diagnostique des troubles du sommeil du CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal.
For information on sleep, you can visit the following sites:
- Sleep on it – Canada’s public health sleep campaign
- Better Nights, Better Days
- See also our page in French for more: Ressources
For any question related to the project, the science of sleep or request for collaboration, contact us:
