Question:
The controled crying method has worked well for us. Begin with usual bedtime routine. After 1 minute go in and sooth baby and leave the room This time wait two minutes to go in and sooth baby and leave. Repeat this process never letting your child go more than 10 minutes crying. I know this is difficult but consistancy is the key. There is a really good article in my parenting newsletter in "The Counselor’s Corner" that talks about this exact thing and how a family can cope. Good luck, Tereson — The Creative Child Catalog and Newsletter http://www.the-creative-child.com/newsletter
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We tried the method described in Dr. Ferbers book, and it has worked wonders for us. The first night our son cried about 15 min. before falling asleep, and that has improved to where he is falling asleep after a minute or two of fussing. What has REALLY improved is his day time attitude – so happy and cheerful that it’s like he’s a different child! We’re all happy with the new situation…thanks for all the advice provided here! — Santa Cruz, California Sunbeam Alpine SI B9011324
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Any adults who sleep through the night without EVER waking up raise your hands! No one? I’m not surprised. And I’m not surprised that children don’t sleep through the night. First it’s waking up to nurse, then teething pain, then nightmares, then potty accidents, and all the while, throw in sickness or just plain, normal childhood fears. Any adults who wake up startled or frightened from a dream that DON’T like having a spouse/partner next to them for reassurance raise your hands! No one? Then why do adults expect children to *sooth* themselves back to sleep? Dr. William Sears has an excellent book on nighttime parenting called…"Nighttime Parenting". Also try Tine Thevenin’s book "The Family Bed." Deb – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Our son is almost 1 now and he STILL will not sleep through > the night. He’s been that way since birth, but it seems to > be getting worse lately. He almost always wakes up crying – > we’ve tried letting him cry himself back to sleep, but he > usually ends up screaming to the point of choking until we > go to his crib. We’ve tried comforting him, feeding him, > giving him a pacifier, etc. Sometimes we’ll let him sleep > in our bed, but that doesn’t seem to help him get through > the night. It’s to the point where the lack of sleep is > affecting our family…can anyone one recommend a book or > techique that might help remedy this? Or know of a more > appropriate newsgroup for this matter? Thanks for your help! > — > Santa Cruz, California Sunbeam Alpine SI B9011324
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Our son is almost 1 now and he STILL will not sleep through the night. He’s been that way since birth, but it seems to be getting worse lately. He almost always wakes up crying – we’ve tried letting him cry himself back to sleep, but he usually ends up screaming to the point of choking until we go to his crib. We’ve tried comforting him, feeding him, giving him a pacifier, etc. Sometimes we’ll let him sleep in our bed, but that doesn’t seem to help him get through the night. It’s to the point where the lack of sleep is affecting our family…can anyone one recommend a book or techique that might help remedy this? Or know of a more appropriate newsgroup for this matter? Thanks for your help! — Santa Cruz, California Sunbeam Alpine SI B9011324
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Buy the Dr. Ferber book, "Solving your child’s sleeping problems". It’s a life-saver. My husband and I are just now recently getting a good night’s sleep, and our kids are almost-4 and almost-2 yrs old!! This book should be required reading by all expecting parents *before* their first child is born, to prevent sleep problems. It really is an interesting book. Christine M. Dakes Mom to: "Big Kah-hoon-ah" Zakary Joseph 3/5/95 – "Moon Doggie" …And we’re livin’ here in Allentown, PA
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