Today, we're talking
about sleep training methods for twins.
This excellent article references research
about sleep training methods, and links at the bottom will take you to other resources you'll find very useful.
We had reservations
about some sleep training methods, and she ensured that she catered our plan to fit our needs and wishes, rather than providing a «one plan fits all» type of program.
Not exact matches
Before choosing the most effective
sleep training method for your baby, you need to understand what each
method is truly
about.
If you were more educated
about sleep methods and evidence based practices based on attachment theory and child development you would understand that «
sleep training» is much more than having a kid learn to not vocalize their needs so parents can
sleep at all costs.
His book, Healthy
Sleep Habits, Happy Child, goes into extensive detail about how, when, and why to sleep train using his me
Sleep Habits, Happy Child, goes into extensive detail
about how, when, and why to
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method.
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about how, when, and why to
sleep train using his
method.
For each age group and each
sleep issue we'll talk
about in this guide, we've included tips and tricks that run the gamut from attachment - style
methods, to more traditional «
sleep training» ideas.
The third group, the control group, was not taught any
sleep training methods, and simply received information
about infant
sleep.
Hey Monica, As a close friend of yours who has done
sleep training with both babies, I want you to know that I do not feel offended or judged when you write
about your
method of family
sleeping.
What I am a fan of are the Ferber
method of
sleep training and the «camping out
method» (click on the links for more information
about these approaches).
Although we do not ascribe to any one
method of «
sleep training» for all families to follow, we do hold strongly to some basic tenets
about the importance of
sleep.
This week someone got in touch with me to talk
about a new study in the journal Pediatrics, which suggests that there's no long - term harm associated with certain
methods of
sleep training.
For information
about alternatives to the Ferber
method, see this article on «no cry»
sleep training.
When I first read
about sleep training (when baby was
about five months old), I was horrified at the thought, but at first I could only find supportive descriptions of it, or rather of different
methods of controlled crying, mostly involving some presence in the room (for example, sitting next to the cot, then a couple of days later sitting next to the door, sitting at the other side of the open door, & c.).
Dear Daughter, You are three months old, almost everyone agrees that you are too young for «
sleep training», «cry it out», «Ferberization» and all those other
methods of
sleep training that the parenting circles buzz
about.
You know, Jen, there are a ton of books out there
about sleep training but I think from what we're hearing, it really boils down to
about three specific types of
sleep training methods.
Let's say the blogosphere is abuzz
about a research study that shows that
sleep -
training methods like cry - it - out have no long - term effects on children or that physically punitive discipline tactics like spanking result in children who are better behaved or that birthing without drug pain relief is dangerous.