Sleep training is a behavioral intervention technique

What does this mean? Most sleep issues for babies are behavioral or learned, meaning that a habit or sleep association was created at some point that the child feels they need in order to sleep (common examples here are feeding to sleep, rocking to sleep, using a pacifier to fall asleep, holding to sleep, etc.). There are various methods for sleep training, but they all result in the behavior being changed by giving the child the opportunity and time to learn to fall asleep with their own techniques, rather than being helped to sleep each time by the caregiver. This guide offers two responsive sleep training techniques that walk you step-by-step through how to handle bedtime, night wakings, naps, mornings, and the overall sleep schedule to help your child sleep 10-12 hours overnight, uninterrupted and lengthen naps as soon as they're developmentally ready. 

Children 4-18 months old

Once your child is at least 4 months old, they are developmentally able to learn the skills developed during sleep training which leads to falling asleep and getting back to sleep independently. 

10 Nights or Less. 

This guide includes a 10-day program that will have your child sleeping through the night in 10 days, when followed exactly and with 100% consistency. Parents who follow the plan exactly to a T typically see vast improvements in sleep within just 2-3 nights, though babies learn at different speeds and therefore, it can also take up to the full 10 days. To learn more about complete consistency during sleep training for the most success, visit this blog post: http://bit.ly/3ZYoqMb

It's never too late, I've got you! 

This guide covers sleep training methods that will work for children anywhere between 4-18 months old. It doesn't matter where you are in your sleep journey or the age in that range that you are beginning. Though, if your child is already sleeping in a bed, I recommend getting my Toddler Sleep Training Guide, as that guide includes a sleep training method for children who have transitioned out of the crib. 

Probably. Crying is how babies communicate before they can speak. 

My sleep training methods are not "cry it out." Though, crying can often occur during this process as your child is learning something new and different. "Cry it out" refers to the Extinction Method, where a child is left to cry in their room alone until morning. My guide offers two sleep training methods and both are responsive and walk you through options for comforting and responding to your child. One method is a "leave and check" method (similar to the Ferber Method, but not exact), and the other method allows you to stay in the room with your child the entire time. Remember, crying is not inherently bad, crying itself will not harm your child, and sleep training will not harm your attachment with your child. To learn more about crying, attachment theory, and sleep training, you can visit my blog.