There are many sleep program options and specific
sleep training method approaches to choose from in designing an effective sleep training plan.
Not exact matches
The «cry it out»
method refers to any
sleep training approach that says it's OK to let a baby cry for a specified period of time (often a very short period) before offering comfort.
Over the years, a mainstream
approach to Christian parenting has emerged, and it's one that promotes
sleep training and feeding schedules for infants, warns that spoiled children and marital discord are certain by - products of homes where newborns are over-indulged, and promotes these
methods as the Biblical way to care for a new baby.
Like William Sears, who wrote the foreword to her book, parent educator Pantley opposes any
sleep method that involves leaving your baby alone to cry, advocating a more gradual
approach to
sleep training.
What I am a fan of are the Ferber
method of
sleep training and the «camping out
method» (click on the links for more information about these
approaches).
Whatever
approach you use, even if you decide to use a combination of
sleep -
training methods or none at all, here are a few tips on making sure it sticks.
If you are considering teaching your baby or child healthy new
sleep habits, so that they can independently fall asleep and connect from one
sleep cycle to the next throughout the night, and without your intervention or engagement, then it's likely you're feeling a bit overwhelmed or confused by the different
sleep training «
methods» available to you, or even what they mean, in terms of marketing their
approaches.
She
approaches sleep with a gentle
method that
trains your infant to have good
sleep habits while also encouraging strong parent - child attachment.