The first part of maintaining healthy sleep habits once your child is sleeping independently, is making age appropriate adjustments to your child’s schedule and allow for the interference of developmental milestones. The second part is anticipating common interruptions to your child’s schedule on a regular basis. Parents need to have a management plan for when […]
Managing Your Child’s Sleep: Part One
Managing Your Child’s Sleep Part I Teaching your child how to sleep on his/her own can feel like a daunting task, especially for already exhausted and overwhelmed parents. The process of helping a child learn self-soothing skills, and eventually falling asleep, can be emotionally stressful for many parents because it involves taking a firm stance […]