When a baby is born, every mother tries to give her baby all the best. And this applies not only to things. And here parents tend to often forget about themselves and completely switch to the baby.
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In fact, there is nothing wrong or good that a child sleeps with his parents. How to wean the baby from this? This is a question that may arise after the first year of life, when the baby has grown and become more independent, his sleep is completely tuned in, and his mother decides to move him to her crib. However, this is where the problem of addiction arises. The child is old enough to understand what is happening, he begins to resist it. How to do everything right without injuring your little one?
Rule 1. Time
If a child sleeps with parents, how to wean him from this? First tip: choose the right time. If the mother and baby have been practicing joint sleep since birth, on the advice of psychologists, you need to send the baby to your bed no earlier than three years of age, when he becomes independent and begins to identify himself as a separate person from the parent. However, these deadlines are not strict. They can move either one way or the other. As for the period, there is no need to move the child to his crib during an illness, tooth growth, or other turbulent period (birth of a sibling, moving, etc.), because at this time the baby is already hard.
Rule 2. Words
What to do next if the child sleeps with parents? How to wean the baby from this? In this situation, the baby needs to explain why mom does it. It is necessary to present the child arguments for age so that he understands them without any problems. You can agree with any kid, only you need to be able to do it.
Rule 3. Sleeping place
How else can you make a difference if the child is sleeping with his parents? How to wean a baby from this? It is necessary to properly prepare a sleeping place for the crumbs. It should be comfortable, beautiful, and most importantly - like a child. Only then the baby will have an interest, a desire to try something new. In this case, moving the child to his crib can be painless.
Rule 4. Mom is nearby
How do children sleep with parents? Nearby, constantly in contact skin-skin. And at first, the field of resettlement for the baby may be sorely missed. Therefore, mom should always be near. However, now full-fledged contact of the whole body will replace, say, one arm. If the baby whimpers at night, mom should not immediately grab him in her arms to calm him down. It will be enough to reach out and stroke the baby along the back. So the baby will think that mom seems to be nearby, but they will already sleep separately.
Rule 5. Substitute
Why is the child sleeping with parents? So, in the first year of life, mothers are much easier to cope with his unadjusted night sleep, breastfeed him, and soothe him. The kid gets used to the fact that his beloved parent is constantly next to him. Therefore, during the resettlement of the child in his crib, you can try to find a mother's substitute - give him some kind of toy so that he can sleep with her.
Rule 6. Taboo
And I really want to ask parents who want to move the baby into their crib, not to scare the baby with unnecessary stories and horror stories. Also, do not go to the trick, laying the baby next to him in the evening, and then shifting him to his crib. So the child may lose confidence in the parents, and this is fraught with a difficult process of falling asleep. There is also no need to take radical measures, forcing the baby to fall asleep on his own, just turning off the light and leaving the room. This method of laying children is already not easy, and after a joint sleep is generally unacceptable.