Not exact matches
The fact that each
baby is different means there is no magic
approach that will teach all
babies to sleep, but even if it is hard
to figure out how
to get a
baby to sleep, I still don't feel right leaving a
baby to cry
to sleep alone.
Getting your
baby to sleep in a crib requires a comprehensive
approach that includes nighttime rituals, creating the right
sleeping conditions and ensuring safety.
Many a tired parent has been at wits» end trying
to figure out how
to get their
baby to sleep, and it is understandable that the
approach that wins is the one that works.
It may seem easier
to just go in and nurse for four minutes and
get your
baby back
to sleep, but in the long run you will be waking up in the night indefinitely if you
approach sleep this way.
Dr. William Sears, in Nighttime Parenting: How
to Get Your
Baby and Child to Sleep (La Leche International, 1999), says that letting a baby cry it out creates «detachment parenting» and goes so far as to warn parents against this appro
Baby and Child
to Sleep (La Leche International, 1999), says that letting a
baby cry it out creates «detachment parenting» and goes so far as to warn parents against this appro
baby cry it out creates «detachment parenting» and goes so far as
to warn parents against this
approach:
The Ferber method is not simply a «cry it out»
approach to getting your
baby to sleep.
Elizabeth Pantley takes a positive, problem - solving
approach to assisting parents in helping their
babies and small children
get the
sleep they need.
Not every AP parent will do all these things all the time, but generally AP parents believe in a child - centred
approach - keeping
baby close so as a parent you can respond
to your
baby's needs quickly rather than
getting into a feeding and
sleeping routine.