http://childrenssleepproject.com/2008/05/25/self-soothing-a-developmental-task/ Because we all need a good night's rest. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:39:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://childrenssleepproject.com/2008/05/25/self-soothing-a-developmental-task/comment-page-1/#comment-127 kelly meehan Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:49:30 +0000 http://childrenssleepproject.com/?p=30#comment-127 i have a 2 year old and i took her soother away 3 weeks again and now she will not sleep in her bed i had to get the playpen out and she cries and cries sounds like a scared cry and she also wakes up 1 time in the nite i also have heard her cry in her sleep not evey nite but some times also she only sleeps 8hrs a nite and 1 and a half into the day i hope you can help me i have been up evey morning at 5am thank you kelly meehan i have a 2 year old and i took her soother away 3 weeks again and now she will not sleep in her bed i had to get the playpen out and she cries and cries sounds like a scared cry and she also wakes up 1 time in the nite i also have heard her cry in her sleep not evey nite but some times also she only sleeps 8hrs a nite and 1 and a half into the day i hope you can help me i have been up evey morning at 5am thank you kelly meehan

]]> http://childrenssleepproject.com/2008/05/25/self-soothing-a-developmental-task/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Diane Dawson Tue, 27 May 2008 04:27:12 +0000 http://childrenssleepproject.com/?p=30#comment-31 Hmmm. I'm very guilty of this - thinking that I'm the only one that has what she needs. I watched in amazement as the daycare teachers figured out how to help soothe Lilly to sleep. And just the other day, while Lilly was napping at a friend's house, Douglas went in to soothe her. I literally stood at the door with my shirt raised, ready to nurse her, but was barred from coming in. In just a few minutes, Daddy had soothed her back to sleep. In a strange house. In a strange bed. I think I'm still locked into thinking that I need to respond promptly to her cries so that she knows I'm here for her. But when i can't get to her right away, she will often soothe herself back down. Time to start delaying my response... Thanks for the great article! Hmmm. I’m very guilty of this – thinking that I’m the only one that has what she needs. I watched in amazement as the daycare teachers figured out how to help soothe Lilly to sleep. And just the other day, while Lilly was napping at a friend’s house, Douglas went in to soothe her. I literally stood at the door with my shirt raised, ready to nurse her, but was barred from coming in. In just a few minutes, Daddy had soothed her back to sleep. In a strange house. In a strange bed.
I think I’m still locked into thinking that I need to respond promptly to her cries so that she knows I’m here for her. But when i can’t get to her right away, she will often soothe herself back down. Time to start delaying my response…
Thanks for the great article!

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