Consistent
boundaries around sleep are important for everyone.
It seems impossible to control toddlers or to get them to do what we want sometimes — it is your job as the parent to set and maintain
boundaries around sleep routines and schedules.
Not exact matches
In May, Lily's second birthday passed, and again, no signs of weaning We have some
boundaries set
around night nursing (so mama can get some
sleep) and
around nursing in public, but for the most part, she has full access to the breast and still nurses 4 - 6 times per day, more when she's teething, overstimulated, sick, growing...
You're right, I think I needed some help with consent
around my body and
boundaries and it was making
sleep a bigger challenge than it needed to be.
And the same goes for
sleep — there are ways to honor the child's need while still having some firm
boundaries around how and when... without letting them cry alone.
In an age of attachment parenting, when babies
sleep in their parents» bed and are fed on demand, Waddilove, who is giving talks in Dubai and Abu Dhabi later this month, encourages a gently structured approach built
around «loving
boundaries».
The second one is that your baby used to
sleep really well for the first year of his / her life, but is now starting to test the
boundaries and becoming more difficult
around bed time.
Supporting children to explore the world safely, making sure that they are eating and
sleeping well and establishing
boundaries to assist self - control may have parents rushing
around a lot, especially if they also have other children in their care.