Tips and advice for sleep training your toddler:
Getting the timings rightSleep timings are regulated by a coupled process; the homeostatic process, which is essentially a build up of sleep pressure during any awake period. Sleep pressure builds more quickly in babies and toddlers, hence their needing naps to get through the day happily.
. Remember, moving a child out of a cot, into a bed will not solve sleep problems that already exist in the cotSome children will simply learn to or naturally fall asleep easily and happily. However, many many children will need some loving support in learning the life-long skill of going to bed and falling asleep soon afterwards.
For example, if you are sitting in the room and just shushing with your voice, you would only do that and not resort to cuddles/getting into bed with them. Decide on your gradual retreat steps and move to each step once you’ve had 3 consecutive nights of your child falling asleep this way, without objection. E.g.
If your child gets out of bed after you’ve said goodnight, use the same timings as for controlled crying. In between the times you go into the room, don’t interact or talk to your child and remain out of sight. They will become more and more tired and can’t sustain this level of activity every night. The great thing about this method is you are immediately responding to your child and it allows you to remain completely calm and neutral, but gives you a simple plan to follow. Perhaps try this method before Rapid return.• With any sleep training or indeed bringing in new boundaries, use role play/toys to ‘act out’ the scenarios.
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