Day 65 - Bad Sleep Habits
Today's Tip - Put your baby down when he's still awake to foster good sleep habits
It sounds nearly impossible if you have a baby that screams his head off when you put him down to bed without him being asleep already, but if you don't train them now, you're setting yourself up for a difficult time later. If you can avoid it, don't put them to sleep in the car, in your arms, while nursing, etc. Put them down, if they scream, let them cry it out for a few minutes, return to calm them down and assure them everything is ok. Put them back down still awake, and repeat. It may take a bit, but it'll be ten times easier now than it will be later.
Parenting, Sleep, Routine
It sounds nearly impossible if you have a baby that screams his head off when you put him down to bed without him being asleep already, but if you don't train them now, you're setting yourself up for a difficult time later. If you can avoid it, don't put them to sleep in the car, in your arms, while nursing, etc. Put them down, if they scream, let them cry it out for a few minutes, return to calm them down and assure them everything is ok. Put them back down still awake, and repeat. It may take a bit, but it'll be ten times easier now than it will be later.
Parenting, Sleep, Routine
posted by Jeff Pfaller at 7:34 PM
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