Not exact matches
When you said you did not want to debate co-
sleeping, I took that literally... that you weren't interested in debating co-
sleeping but rather were opening a conversation on the topics you raised: that young children need to
learn independent sleeping, that science backs this, and that a mindful parenting routine can accomplish from the start and immediately this without tears.
I'd be curious to
learn more about the actual science behind
independent sleeping.
My focus is dedicated to helping families with young children
learn independent sleeping skills through education, encouragement and support.
4 - Babies can slowly and gently
learn to be comfortable with
independent sleep as they are developmentally ready.
In order to better help your child cope with the hard task of becoming more
independent and
learning how to
sleep on his own, be sure that you take moments during the day when you are not in the throes of working out a
sleep problem to talk about it.
Sleep training ultimately became the processes of
learning our babies and what they needed from us to become
independent sleepers.
Parents think it helps teach their baby how to be
independent by forcing them to
learn what it means to self soothe and cry themselves silly until they fall off to
sleep.
Yet we see many parents who do expect their children to
learn independent sleeping within a day or two.
Independent sleep is a
learned skill for many children, and their bedroom or nursery is where these lessons will be taking place.
Strive to remain patient and reassuring — and within about two weeks, or even less, your child should
learn independent sleep skills, advises counselor and sleep consultant Kim West, with The Sleep Lady web
sleep skills, advises counselor and
sleep consultant Kim West, with The Sleep Lady web
sleep consultant Kim West, with The
Sleep Lady web
Sleep Lady website.
You are helping your child cope with the hard task of becoming more
independent and
learning how to
sleep on his own.
While children benefit from the bond and closeness with mom and dad as infants and toddlers,
learning to
sleep alone and be
independent may be important for their well - being as well.
She said that it was best for him to
sleep in a crib,
learn to be
independent, and not wake during the night.
They went to
sleep faster and
learned the art of
independent play at a very young age (yay!).
This means that a baby was left to cry for no reason because it was not seen to the end and this is likely an even greater stress to the baby as he has no way of understanding what is going on and what is supposed to happen when he is left to cry for a length of time (he never
learns independent sleeping).
One of my biggest complaints about the Cry It Out method is that many well - meaning parents have to resort to using this method when a child is older (old enough to have
learned independent sleep for several months) because they got into habits that taught the baby not to
sleep independently.
As children grow, they can
learn to become more
independent in their
sleep routine.