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Posted by SRA on February 12, 2001 at 11:19:09:
In Reply to: Re: Sleep problem posted by Maggie on February 10, 2001 at 19:14:16:
I think I understand what might be the problem: You see, your son has learned that in order to fall asleep, Either Mommy has to nurse him or Daddy has to tell him stories. This is really comforting for him, I'm sure, but when he wakes up in the middle of the night, he can't fall back to sleep because neither you nor his Daddy are there. And until one of you gets there and does your thing, he's just going to cry. If he woke up from a bad dream, or is REALLY tired, he's just going to keep crying for a long time. Like adults, children wake up at least a couple of times during the night. The difference is that we adults know how to fall asleep on our own and quite frequently won't even remember waking up. Unfortunately, your Son doesn't know how to fall asleep by himself yet. How do you teach him? Well... I've recommended this book several times on this board... but truly, it seems to work for almost everyone who's given me feedback on it. Sleeping Through the Night by Dr. Jodi Mindell. She provides very good instructions on how to help your child fall asleep on his own. and I think there is an annecdote in this book not unlike your situation. Check it out from your library before you buy it though. Some parents have philosophical differences with the methods prescribed in this book. I will say that of the parents I know who do not believe in the methods outlined in the book, none of them have been able to sleep peacefully since their child was born. And in one case, the child is almost 6! Can you imagine that... 6 years of not sleeping all the way through the night? I don't know how she does it. Good luck and let me know if this works for you. SRA
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