NIGHTTIME PARENTING helps parents understand why babies sleep differently than adults, offers solutions to nighttime problems and even describes how certain styles
of nighttime parenting can aid in child spacing and lower the risks of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
He was (and still is) a child who needed a lot
of nighttime parenting and soothing to sleep well.
Postpartum doulas often offer nighttime service to help the family transition more smoothly into the challenges
of nighttime parenting.
While we're on the topic
of nighttime parenting, here is something Steph from Grace For My Sheep wrote about sleep training.
He took over much
of the nighttime parenting when we decided to night - wean our son — a decision we made together, even though I was anxious about trying it.
I find it unfortunate that we do not support mothers with pertinent information about normal and healthy infant sleep or ways to cope with the challenges
of nighttime parenting, and limit the discussion to differences in «parenting styles» and within the framework of misguided cultural expectations and beliefs.
Our 5yo now sleeps very well, after years of co-sleep and lits
of nighttime parenting, and our 3yo is well on her way, only waking once a night, standing at my bedside for a quick nurse, and trots off back to bed.
We work with families to CO-CREATE a custom sleep plan that keeps the pieces
of your nighttime parenting that you love, and gently removes the pieces that are no longer working for you.
We want to keep the pieces
of your nighttime parenting that are working well for you and support you to make changes around the pieces that are no longer working.
Yes, cosleeping is wonderful for bonding, but if we look at the research
of this nighttime parenting choice and its so - called dangers, the recommendation to ban bedsharing under any circumstance is just not there.
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.
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.
For more on our perspective
of nighttime parenting: http://www.attachmentparenting.org/principles/night
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.
Not exact matches
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.
(b) I think that
parents that want to get rid
of nighttime feeds (with a toddler, not a baby) or that want to discourage
nighttime play time can do it by being firm about it being time to sleep, without that necessarily meaning leaving their baby alone to cry to sleep.
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.
API supports emotional responsiveness and responsive
nighttime parenting practices regardless
of the age
of the child.
Co sleeping is often practiced in the
nighttime parenting aspect
of attachment
parenting.
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.
Choosing to stay with Cole through his
nighttime needs DOES make you the best kind
of Attachment
Parent... the kind who uses love to guide them!
As a child becomes more aware
of her surroundings,
nighttime fears, nightmares, separation anxiety, a drive to be more independent, and the ability to get
of bed without the help
of a
parent can all contribute to sleep difficulties, but it's critical to work with your toddler to ensure he's getting enough sleep.
I will tell you, both
of my children happily and willingly go to sleep, and peacefully stay asleep at 3 & 5 yrs, now in their own bed (they bedshare), after years
of sharing a bed with their attentive
parents who didn't allow their needs to go unmet at
nighttime.
For
nighttime,
parents can add extra soakers or inserts inside
of the pocket.
Craft I am aware that
parents visiting this websites will not be
of the same faith but I do believe that my toddlers overcame their fears with their
nighttime prayer.
They encourage comforting
nighttime rituals and are very supportive
of attachment
parenting philosophies.
For example,
nighttime cry - it - out methods, unfamiliar babysitters for
parents» night out and even the use
of timeout for perceived misbehavior were not going to work for us.
Gina Ford, author
of the Little Baby Book: The Secret to Calm and Confident
Parenting, advocates for
parents to wake their baby up at 10 p.m. for a
nighttime feeding.
They're also compact enough to fit alongside a
parent's bed for
nighttime feeds, even in the smallest
of bedrooms.
Parents are somehow not reassured upon hearing again that a three - to - four - month - old baby who weighs at least twelve pounds can get through an eleven - to - twelve - hour period
of nighttime sleep without a feeding.
The one feature
of the Bundle Tumble Taurus Safe & Sound Baby Monitor that
parents love the most is the
nighttime mode.
Because
of this lining, some
parents opt to use two
of these inserts together for a
nighttime option.
As a new
parent twelve years ago, I remember one
of the tips I constantly received and read was to keep a consistent
nighttime routine for my baby, including a relaxing bath.
Lots
of parents think
nighttime dryness should go hand - in - hand with daytime dryness, but toddlers and preschoolers simply aren't capable
of staying dry at night.
All I knew was that I was enjoying my
nighttime parenting, perhaps more than any other aspect
of new motherhood.
I was also often alone with
nighttime parenting since Husband was coming and going from work at all hours
of the night.
This
parenting job is hard, and most
of us get thrown in without much training on the
nighttime side
of things.
Other
parenting behaviors that make up the attachment style
of parenting include infant - focused prenatal activities; breastfeeding, when possible, to encourage closeness and healthy development; maintaining close physical proximity through frequent touch, carrying, and physical contact and stimulation with the infant; establishing
nighttime routines that support an infant's need for closeness; and avoiding long caregiver — child separations.
The initial allures
of co-sleeping include making
nighttime feeding easier, a longer duration
of sleep for
parent and baby and eliminating some
of the resistance associated with bedtime.
Daily stresses as well as a child's temperament and stage
of development can each contribute to
nighttime fears, notes Dr. Gwen Dewar, founder
of the
Parenting Science website.
Recently, researchers also examined the effect
of nighttime wakings (which are indeed more frequent for
parents sharing a room or bed with their baby) on Mom and Dad's happiness.
But by then I had already adopted the attachment
parenting philosophies and any methods
of breaking the
nighttime bond seemed cruel.
One
of the most obvious benefits
of parent - directed feeding is the establishment
of stable
nighttime sleep patterns.
BabyCenter
parents recommend that partners share the responsibility
of nighttime care, and the earlier you start the better.
The majority
of parents are waiting until the magic moment comes and their child simply outgrows the
nighttime wake - ups.
I know from my evaluation interviews with
parents of babies with Flat Head Syndrome and Torticollis that most
parents don't realize how much time their babies spend in the same position in various pieces
of gear until they really stop and total it up - car seat time,
nighttime in the Rock»n Play, awake time in an infant swing.
However, my
nighttime parenting habits are currently under aggressive attack from the experts, with everyone from pediatricians to the U.S. government now terrorizing mothers around the issue
of co-sleeping.
Sage Coaching educated us on the mental, physiological and emotional development
of Madison which made it easy to understand why we needed to restructure our
nighttime parenting to meet her needs.
Consider the advantages and disadvantages
of each way and build your
nighttime parenting that gives best result on a healthy sleep attitude for your baby and restful nights for yourself.
In a research study that observed families in the evening, a bedtime routine usually started when a
parent announced that «bedtime was at hand, then progressed through a series
of bedtime readiness tasks (e.g., toileting routines, bedtime story) before moving onto final
nighttime farewells».6