This is good news for
overtired parents of newborns who are looking to simplify their lives.
There are few things worse for
an overtired parent than having to change out crib sheets in the middle of the night.
Not exact matches
The result is later bedtimes,
overtired kids, and frustrated
parents.
It is true that exhaustion characterizes the first year of
parenting twins, and being
overtired does cloud judgment.
Any
parent who has ever dealt with an
overtired child who won't go to sleep at night knows that sometimes skipping naps or skimping on sleep can seriously backfire.
WebMD noted that
parents shouldn't wait for baby to become
overtired before putting her to bed.
In fact, many new
parents try to entertain their new houseguest until he's exhausted to the point of being
overtired.
In those exhausting early days of twin
parenting, the outdoors may refresh both you and your twins and help keep you going when you are
overtired and overstretched.
It's also often hard to tell if your child is sleep deprived, as many children this age get more active when they're
overtired, fooling
parents into thinking their toddler isn't ready for bed or doesn't need that much sleep.
Weissbluth is convinced that child abuse may result when exhausted
parents simply can no longer cope with a screaming,
overtired child.
Not only is it hard to watch your child be
overtired and fussy, it takes an emotional toll on the
parent as well.
In my opinion, these regressions are really just our babies» sleep needs changing and
parents are not prepared to handle these changes properly, thus leading to baby becoming
overtired.
Sometimes, that doesn't work because our child has outgrown their sleep crutch for their naps and we have no choice but to start sleep coaching with an
overtired child and
parent!
Our sleep situation for our 3 month old involved a lot of props (bouncing, rocking for up to an hour and wearing to sleep for entire naps... it seemed pretty dire to
overtired first time
parents).
And
overtired and cranky kids can be hard to deal with, especially if you are a new
parent.
A
parent who is extremely
overtired, malnourished, and extremely sleep deprived can not efficiently care for their newborn.
Just ask any
parent who's had to deal with an
overtired preschooler around 5 o'clock in the evening.
«So
parents who lets their child stay up late are simply asking for an
overtired child the next day.»
Our half night consultant package is often the choice of
parents who are very
overtired and would like in - person guidance when implementing their sleep plan.
(Extremely
overtired babies resist sleep training, and
parents who soothe their babies during training reward the crying, giving them reason to do it again and again.)
One of the worst nightmares of
parents (and fellow passengers) is an
overtired baby or young kid that won't stop crying.
Anxious or depressed Child clings to adults or is too dependent; feelings are easily hurt; gets too upset when separated from
parents; looks unhappy without good reason; nervous, high - strung, or tense;
overtired; self - conscious or easily embarrassed; shy or timid; too fearful or anxious; unhappy, sad, or depressed; wants a lot of attention (11 items, each rated as «often true,» «sometimes true,» or «never true»; Cronbach α =.68)