Not exact matches
In an attempt
at being fair and even handed courts tend to divide time between
parents with little understanding that
nighttime separation from an attachment figure creates stress and is qualitatively very different from daytime separation.
I just feel wary of the growing culture of «sleep experts» and pediatricians encouraging us to train our babies and toddlers to not call out for us
at night as the default strategy for handling
nighttime parenting.
I spend less time intensely
parenting the teen
at night (and in general) than some
parents who worked to minimize
nighttime parenting with their infants and young children.
I will tell you, both of my children happily and willingly go to sleep, and peacefully stay asleep
at 3 & 5 yrs, now in their own bed (they bedshare), after years of sharing a bed with their attentive
parents who didn't allow their needs to go unmet
at nighttime.
Gina Ford, author of the Little Baby Book: The Secret to Calm and Confident
Parenting, advocates for
parents to wake their baby up
at 10 p.m. for a
nighttime feeding.
As
parents, we engage in
nighttime parenting because we know that our children don't stop needing our care
at sunset.
The nice color that glows in the dark makes it easy for the baby and
parents to find the pacifier
at nighttime.
Yes, cosleeping is wonderful for bonding, but if we look
at the research of this
nighttime parenting choice and its so - called dangers, the recommendation to ban bedsharing under any circumstance is just not there.
Parents are somehow not reassured upon hearing again that a three - to - four - month - old baby who weighs
at least twelve pounds can get through an eleven - to - twelve - hour period of
nighttime sleep without a feeding.
Between the constant checkups and quick
nighttime peaks, it's a wonder how
parents get any sleep
at all.
Our 5yo now sleeps very well, after years of co-sleep and lits of
nighttime parenting, and our 3yo is well on her way, only waking once a night, standing
at my bedside for a quick nurse, and trots off back to bed.
Lots of
parents think
nighttime dryness should go hand - in - hand with daytime dryness, but toddlers and preschoolers simply aren't capable of staying dry
at night.
I was also often alone with
nighttime parenting since Husband was coming and going from work
at all hours of the night.
Whether it is separation anxiety, reliving bad memories that happened
at night, or slowing down enough to simply grieve,
nighttime presents a special challenge for adopted kids and their
parents.
In a research study that observed families in the evening, a bedtime routine usually started when a
parent announced that «bedtime was
at hand, then progressed through a series of bedtime readiness tasks (e.g., toileting routines, bedtime story) before moving onto final
nighttime farewells».6
As
parents, when our children should be sleeping alone but can't sleep and want to be held, especially
at nighttime,
parents are often temped to give in and bring them into the
parents» bed.
Directed
at lessening night - waking and increasing your ability to cope, this understanding guide offers comprehensive, caring advice on: where your baby should sleep, what foods help children sleep,
nighttime fathering, tips for single
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Babies who were sleeping in their own rooms
at ages 4 or 9 months got more
nighttime sleep than babies the same ages who roomed with
parents, researchers reported online June 5 in Pediatrics.
This intelligent and obedient dog inherits the virtues from both
parent breeds that one can expect from a pet dog, ready to do anything for the «master», they would even alert them barking
at strange noises, especially during
nighttime, making them a great guard dog.
The
parents and children even get to observe the night crew take care of the animals
at the
nighttime feeding!
If, due to a
parent's
nighttime work schedule, a child lives for a greater number of days but not nights with the
parent who works
at night, that
parent is treated as the custodial
parent.
At the same time, families may need guidance in learning how to
nighttime parent.