Sleep training comes in all shapes and forms; there are so many different ways you can teach your baby healthy sleep habits! One of the most popular sleep training methods is The Ferber Method, also known as Ferberizing, which involves letting your baby cry at increasingly longer intervals until they are sleeping through the night and taking longer naps. Developed by Dr. Richard Ferber, the director of The Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders, at Children's Hospital Boston, The Ferber
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Cry It Out, Ferberizing, Controlled Crying, or No Cry Sleep Training: What’s The Difference?
Crying during sleep training is a touchy subject, but it's one that's worth addressing. Why? Because most parents aren't aware that crying during sleep training is a spectrum. Many families who are new to The Baby Sleep Site® mistakenly assume that sleep training is nothing BUT crying....heartbreaking, seemingly endless crying. However, while a very small percentage of parents are okay with nonstop crying, the vast majority aren't. Most of the parents with whom we work accept
5 Reasons To Start Sleep Training TODAY
Let me be clear: when to sleep train is a personal choice that's heavily dependent on a lot of unique factors. There is no age when all parents "should" sleep train, and while there are sleep training windows that tend to be better for sleep training, and help the process move along smoothly, we always caution parents not to feel pressured to sleep coach during or by a certain time frame. That said - we hear almost daily from parents who are beyond exhausted, whose families are losing
Sleep Training Boot Camp, Part Seven: Celebrate Success (No Matter How Small!)
New to Sleep Training Bootcamp? Check out our overview page to find out what Sleep Training Boot Camp is all about, and to catch up on past Boot Camp articles. BOOT CAMP, PART SEVEN: Celebrate Success (No Matter How Small!) Boot Campers - YOU DID IT. You made it to the end! And what does that mean? It means - it's time to celebrate your success! Even small successes get celebrated today :-). Sweet and awesome Vikki, your resident boot camp
Sleep Training Boot Camp, Part One: 5 Things To Do Before You Sleep Train
It's time to buckle down, put in the hard work, and conquer sleep challenges once and for all. It's time for sleep training boot camp! That's right, parents - June is Sleep Training Boot Camp here at The Baby Sleep Site®. All month long, we will be coaching you along on Facebook and Twitter, sharing sleep tips, posting inspirational messages, and encouraging you to share your progress (because who knows - parents who share their progress might just be rewarded!! ;)). And here on the blog,