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How To Train your Child To Sleep On His/Her Own

Meirose

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Hi, I am Mei Rose, Danone Dumex Careline Advisor/Mum.

1. Put your child to bed when he/she is drowsy but still awake. Say good night and leave the room. If he/she starts to cry, let him/her cry for about 5 minutes. Then go into the room, comfort him/her briefly without picking him/her up, and leave.

2. If he/she cries again, wait 10 minutes before going in. Then increase the time interval by 5 minutes to 15 minutes the next time he/she cries (20 minutes, 25 minutes and so on) until he/she falls asleep. The reason for going in is to reassure your child that you still exist and to reassure yourself that he/she is okay.

3. Repeat the ritual with the same time intervals used at his/her bedtime every time he/she wakes in the night.

4. Each subsequent night, add an additional 5 minutes to the first interval for example the second night, start by waiting 10 minutes before going in. Then 15 minutes on the third night.

5. Eventually he/she will cry less each night and learn to sleep by himself/herself.

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Posted on 26/10/2010 10:38:15

joannehew

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I will try for my kid, hope he can sleep on his own soon....

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Posted on 15/06/2011 13:22:24

smhiew

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Thanks - will try it out. This can apply to younger baby including new born? As I thought new born baby normally can't see clearly yet but they can 'smell' whether you are near them?

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Posted on 30/05/2011 10:09:46

emmysky

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wow.. it is a nice way..
i would try it tonight...
but i am worry of other say me crazy why not care my bb even he cry :(

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Posted on 26/05/2011 14:46:44

chaiing

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i will try for my little girl (14 months) tonight, hope my little girl have a sweet night.

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Posted on 16/05/2011 14:21:29

YJoo

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I think this is a good idea. I will try to implement to my 3+ month boy. Thanks.

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Posted on 12/05/2011 13:53:16

Varaletchumi

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My son 3 months old does not want to sleep well. He is always sleep for 30 minutes then wake up for about more than 1 hour. This happens through out full day (include night also). The enviroment is quite in my house.

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Posted on 12/05/2011 11:52:18

PUIC

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i really hope she will sleep on her own soon.... my gal is 2 yrs old...if i were to leave her in the room, she will not cry but wonder around the room and not sleeping!! what should i do??

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Posted on 11/05/2011 22:20:44

ice_lian

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vy heartache for letting her cry so long oh..

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Posted on 08/05/2011 18:27:56

Intankhairani

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good & interesting idea. i will definetly try on my babies. my doc said in early stage (during pregnancy) we can try to avoid taking caffein to avoid our babies to have sleeping problems as they grow.

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Posted on 07/05/2011 13:28:53

chengwc

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Never tried that but i know this needs practices

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Posted on 06/05/2011 17:24:12

yihwei

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wow.. its really a great idea.

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Posted on 15/01/2011 19:31:46

tr.ainun

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How To Train your Child To Sleep On His/Her Own

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