How to train your baby to fall asleep on his own?

When the baby is very young, he usually cannot fall asleep by himself. He usually needs his father or mother to coax him to sleep. Then the child will develop such a dependence and cannot fall asleep without his father or mother's coaxing. As the baby grows up, parents should start to cultivate the baby to fall asleep by himself. This is the first step for the child to learn to be independent. Cultivating children to sleep by themselves is a technical job. Parents must be patient and cultivate slowly. In addition, they should learn the following skills.

How to train your baby to fall asleep on his own?

When a child sleeps alone, it is a separation of special significance experienced by mother and child, meaning that the child begins to move from dependence to independence. This process is a test for both mother and child. It is necessary to establish a child's sense of security before the age of 2, and after the age of 3, parents can begin to intentionally cultivate the child's independence and self-care ability.

Although sleeping with parents can make it easier to take care of the child, it also has some effects on the child's health. In winter, the adults' quilts are thick and heavy, and the height difference with the children will press on the children and affect their breathing. The germs in the adults' bodies can easily be transmitted to the children. Different schedules may disturb the children and affect their sleep quality. Children are in the growth and development stage, and high-quality sleep can help them grow up healthily. The most easily overlooked point is that children who have been sleeping with their parents may be at risk of sexual identity disorder in the future.

1. Tough strategy: Put the child on the bed and leave, try to ignore the child's protests. If he runs out of the room, persuade the child to go back to the room, simply explain to him that he needs to sleep alone in the bed, or you can add a small door to prevent the child from running out. This method may be difficult for both parents and baby, but it is often the most effective and quickest.

2. Assurance strategy: Put your child in bed and tell him you will come back to see him in five minutes. You can also keep your promise and come back in five minutes, and then come back again after a period of time, with the intervals getting longer and longer. Eventually, your baby will get tired of waiting and fall asleep. This is the strategy most parents adopt.

3. Gentle strategy: You can stay in the baby's room, but not lie in the baby's bed. For example, on the first night, you can sit on a chair next to the baby's bed. On the second night, you can sit farther away. Finally, when you can leave the baby's room, the baby will basically learn to sleep alone.

Good habits are developed from an early age. When children first start sleeping separately, parents should try their best to comfort them before bed, hug them, read books with them, tell them stories, etc., to create a relaxing atmosphere before bedtime so that children can relax and fall asleep.