It can be quite a
quick method of sleep training if you can be patient enough to keep doing it after the 15th or 20th time you have to go back in and soothe.
This week someone got in touch with me to talk about a new study in the journal Pediatrics, which suggests that there's no long - term harm associated with
certain methods of sleep training.
Developed by William Sears, a popular attachment parenting advocate, the No
Tears method of sleep training believes in comforting your baby each time she cries.
Here's the lowdown on several
popular methods of sleep training: «Cry - It - Out» or «Extinction» The name says it all: Once baby is put down, Mommy and Daddy go away until morning.
Dr. Richard Ferber's Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems ($ 12) answers parents questions about the cry it out method, and provides evidence that CIO is a
safe method of sleep training.
So no matter your
preferred method of sleep training, if it involves a few tears, you may need a few tricks up your sleeve to keep yourself busy and less tempted to intervene.
If you've chosen to try the
extinction method of sleep training — also called «cry it out» — let them know what's going on, and why you won't be answering their calls right away.
CNN reported the results of an Australian study that found the cry it out method is a safe and
effective method of sleep training, and does not cause long - term stress for babies.
Dear Daughter, You are three months old, almost everyone agrees that you are too young for «sleep training», «cry it out», «Ferberization» and all those
other methods of sleep training that the parenting circles buzz about.
Over the years, Ferber's
method of sleep training has sparked controversy among parents, pediatricians, and sleep experts alike: Some swear by the Ferber approach, while others claim that it creates lifelong emotional scars.
Read on to hear more about
this method of sleep training.
While there are most certainly similarities and developmental commonalities, every baby is different and there is no «one - size - fits - all»
method of sleep training.
As sleep trainers, it is our job to sort through all the jargon and «buzz words» and help you find
a method of sleep training that resonates with you as parents, and suits your baby.
The cry - it - out
method of sleep training may work for some families after a few tries and the baby can sleep by themselves throughout the night.
Parents who want to use the cry - it - out
method of sleep training can teach their babies to soothe themselves to sleep at this age as long as they exhibit some signs that they are sleepy, such as yawning, eye rubbing, slowing of movements, or staring.
Five years later, she followed up with the families to see the if the one third of the children whose parents had employed
some method of sleep training had experienced any of the terrifying side effects that Dr. Sears had warned of.
Plus, using «wake and sleep» from day one may allow you to avoid using the «cry it out»
method of sleep training (which many parents dread but use anyway, because they're unaware of this gentle alternative.)
People often think
this method of sleep training involves leaving babies alone to cry for as long as it takes before they fall asleep.
I think it's time to start
some method of sleep training, but I was at a loss as to what to do since I can't do CIO.
The cry it out (CIO)
method of sleep training is controversial, to say the least.
If your baby needs more help and you think she's ready, you can try a more involved
method of sleep training.
While actually engaging in
the methods of sleep training, I experienced a deep sense of what each of them needed as individuals in a very focused and intense way.
The WIO (Wait It Out)
Method of Sleep Training.
In a study that looked at different types of sleeping training, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) calls
this method of sleep training graduated extinction, which refers to a «graduation» in the number of times a parent lets their baby cry before going in to soothe them.
The «cry it out»
method of sleep training, means different things to different people, but in general, it means putting your baby down to sleep awake and letting him or her cry for a set amount of time before soothing the baby.
Lack of sleep is a big motivation for some parents to try a cry it out
method of sleep training.
I'm not an expert, but I'm pretty sure
no method of sleep training is «perfect,» and that each of them brings their own challenges and struggles.
The «cry it out»
method of sleep training a baby definitely isn't right for every family, but many parents do find success with it, myself included.
Since each baby has their own personality and sleeping habits, it makes sense to assume that
each method of sleep training will work differently for each family.
Another pediatrician, Dr. William Sears, wrote a book called The Baby Sleep Book, advocating
another method of sleep training.
A source of immense controversy, the crying it out, or Ferber,
method of sleep training is really beginning to not be as popular as it once was.