Not exact matches
Which is why now that he's old enough we're
sleep training him (following Dr. Weissbluth's
sleep training method to the letter).
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.)
The good news is that there are baby
sleep training methods from
which the tired parents get benefited.
Depending on
which camp you fall into,
training your baby to soothe himself to
sleep is either critical to your sanity or an evil
method of torture.
The term cry it out can refer to lots of different
sleep training methods, all of
which involve a degree of crying to get your child to
sleep.
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.
Experts say that regardless of
which sleep -
training method you use, having a stable bedtime — between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. for infants, Vance suggests — and a steady routine are key.
All
sleep -
training methods have pros and cons, says Vanessa Vance, a child -
sleep consultant in Austin, Texas, so it's important to suss out
which one is best for you.
Having said that, anyone wishing to promote forced weaning,
sleep training, routine infant circumcision, spanking, or any parenting
method which contributes to detachment between child and parent should be prepared for strong opposing views.)
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.
No matter your
method, it's important to go into
sleep training as prepared as you can be,
which is why having a few ways to distract yourself when crying it out may come in handy.
This brings me to my next point,
which is that struggling to
sleep train, or struggling with the «cry it out»
method in particular, doesn't make you a bad mom.
Sleep training, sometimes known as ferberizing, is another name for the «cry it out» method of teaching your baby to sleep, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds
Sleep training, sometimes known as ferberizing, is another name for the «cry it out»
method of teaching your baby to
sleep, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds
sleep,
which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like.