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> where you don't rock the child to sleep for an hour, but you check in on them, gently touch them, talk to them soothingly for a little bit, and then you leave
by martythemaniak 4y ago
> where you don't rock the child to sleep for an hour, but you check in on them, gently touch them, talk to them soothingly for a little bit, and then you leave them for a little while. Come back in a little bit and briefly soothe them, and then leave again for a little while. As long as they know you are there. And you could stretch those periods out to see how the child does
You just described the Ferber method, a very popular sleep training approach.
- upsidesinclude 4y agoThank you for saving me from having to look this up. I thought the same thing, 'isn't that basically describing sleep training...?'
- davidmurdoch 4y agoTIL: some people think "cry it out" means total abandonment, and that they will ignorantly and confidently tell others that it's child abuse. > > As long as they know you are there. This line was funny to me... like they think the baby is running on logic and not instinct at 6 months old.