The phrase
"nighttime parenting" refers to the act of taking care of and attending to a child's needs during the nighttime hours, such as feeding, soothing, and ensuring their comfort and well-being while they sleep.
Full definition
One of the most important tenets
of nighttime parenting in relation to attachment parenting is to avoid the «cry it out» method that has been popular for a long time.
Adjusting our sleep arrangements as needed keeps us all rested and happy, and ensures that we meet our children's need
for nighttime parenting as well as our own need for balance.
Follow your heart rather than some stranger's sleep training advice, and you and your baby will eventually work out the right
nighttime parenting style for your family.»
As parents, we engage
in nighttime parenting because we know that our children don't stop needing our care at sunset.
, breastfeeding (or on - cue bottle feeding with love), bedsharing (which can be roomsharing or responsive
nighttime parenting as well).
Typical conversation topics
include nighttime parenting, weaning, healthy eating habits, setting limits, dental caries — and the joys and challenges of a more mobile and sometimes verbal child!
I believe that co-sleeping with my kids and
nighttime parenting helps strengthen the bond between my husband Jody, myself and our kids.
This course focuses
on nighttime parenting and infant sleep, soothing, the important role of partners in early parenting, postpartum healing, self - care, relationshipship care, babywearing, and more.
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.
Your son is going to be fine and will release that feeding eventually no matter which course of action you take, so it seems to me that this is more of an issue of division of
nighttime parenting duties.
I'm going to miss them... so for now I am
enjoying nighttime parenting, cuddling, nursing my little one on demand, and getting a decent nights rest!
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.
Research and the experience of parents throughout the ages have proven that
effective nighttime parenting includes prompt, calm response, as well as holding, cuddling and soothing touch.
We had the advantage of 10 years of couple time before we had kids and I know that our marriage is resilient enough to withstand a few years
where nighttime parenting might need to cut into our couple time.
With this broad - spectrum approach, you will have the tools you need for
successful nighttime parenting and to help your baby learn to sleep peacefully.
Then she began talking about her own experience with co-sleeping and how it has made a positive impact on her family's
nighttime parenting routine.
I'm the only one who
does nighttime parenting, so I realize that doing the SLS on my own is only going to be that much worse for Hannah, who expects to be nursed by Mommy.
Because of the spacing, I was able to replenish my body completely from what it lost by breastfeeding, nursing, and years of disturbed sleep
from nighttime parenting.
Sleeping with Hayden opened our hearts and minds to the fact that there are
many nighttime parenting styles, and parents need to be sensible and use whatever arrangement gets all family members the best night's sleep.
For a preview of our guidelines and other information
about nighttime parenting, please see our Principles and Parent Resources pages.
If you find your toddler really resisting sleep teaching, ensure that your daytime parenting matches your
new nighttime parenting rules.
To quote Dr. Sears: «An important fact for you to remember is that your baby's sleep habits are more a reflection of your baby's temperament rather than your style
of nighttime parenting.
Also, I don't think it's reasonable or equitable for a father to hide out and shirk responsibility
for nighttime parenting, and I would make sure if I was up everyone was up, if you know what I mean.
I can see how some could resent
the nighttime parenting but I don't — not anymore.
When you understand the differences between these two methods of
nighttime parenting, you'll have a better understanding of which one is right for you and your situation.
For the mother who's baby continues to wake frequently, hearing this can be very discouraging and make someone question
their nighttime parenting techniques.
You probably already know this, but it's worth making sure you understand just how often you'll be awakened when trying to decide the best option for
your nighttime parenting experience.