HOW do you sleep train your baby? You hear about sleep training and how some parents’ lives
have changed through sleep training but HOW?
You read on google about this method and that method and you find as much positive
information as negative, you’re left confused and have no idea where to start or whether you
even should! I hear you, it’s a minefield…
So I’m going to put it to you simply and share with you HOW to sleep train a baby or young child
for that matter…
The reason it’s all so confusing out there is because, put simply, there is no single or simple
answer to sleep training. What works wonders in one case will make things worse in another
case even in the same family under the same routine!
So it’s no wonder it’s a minefield, right? I’ve worked with parents who breezed it with four
children and then came unstuck with their fifth, completely scratching their heads as to why,
when they’ve raised four babies already?
It’s about the unique child and when you know what’s going to suit them, it all becomes
clear.
First and foremost, you’ve got to be in the right mindset for sleep training. As the parent or
caregiver, you have to be ready and want to sleep train your child.
You can’t do it because someone else told you to or you feel you ‘should’ it has to be because
you can see the benefits it will have on your little one and for you and you’re ready to be ‘all in’
and commit to helping your little one sleep.
Why is this important? Because otherwise you’ll quit at the first hurdle or you’ll second guess
every step of the plan. You’ll doubt yourself or your sleep consultant and without even realising
it, you’ll self sabotage!
That’s right. One tough night and you’ll decide it’s not working and can’t work for you and you’ll
self sabotage rather than dig in deeper and conquer the challenges. So your mindset is the first
thing to address when you begin sleep training your little one.
Next, you need a plan. Trying this thing then that thing will just lead to confusion and worse sleep
so you need to decide what the best approach is for your little one and for you and get really clear on how to implement that approach with all the people who will be caring for your child, on
