Read more about how
we developed sleep cues through a bedtime routine to help address our baby's sleep problems.
Not exact matches
As your baby grows and you both get to know each other better, navigating hunger and tiredness
cues will come more naturally, and you'll be able to soothe her more easily as you
develop a comfortable routine for feeding and
sleep.
Developing a routine can
cue your baby that it is time to
sleep.
You may also find that your baby literally grows during this time, as her body is changing and
developing, which can lead to her needing even more
sleep, so be sure to watch for those
sleep cues!
Children grow and
develop at different rates, and as parents, we need to watch their
cues, and be prepared to nurture their independent ability to
sleep.
Gaining understanding of how babies
sleep patterns evolve, using
cues, and
developing consistent day - and nighttime routines can result in less stress, more
sleep, and much happier babies and parents.
The aim is to
develop a set of activities and rituals that become
sleep -
cues.
Additional concerns might centre around relationships (e.g. the child's ability to understand and interpret social
cues, or
develop secure attachments to key people in their lives) and regulatory issues (e.g. excessive crying,
sleeping and eating problems).
Responding to your baby's
cues of when she needs to
sleep, or play, or feed, or be cuddled, is important in helping
develop secure attachment (see the topic Attachment).