Tag Archives: self settle

Self Soothing: Why Babies Are Not Like Adults

Posted on November 23, 2015 by SarahOckwell-Smith

Adults, children and babies all wake many times each night. ‘Sleeping through the night’ is a misnomer, it indicates something that is not biologically possible. We all sleep in cycles moving through light and deep sleep. At the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Toddlers, Uncategorized | Tagged baby can't sleep through the night, baby waking lots at night, baby won't sleep through the night, disappearing chair sleep, gentle sleep method, gradual withdrawal sleep, infant sleep expert, long term effects of sleep training, problems with sleep training, self settle, self soothe

Why it’s OK to let your baby or child cry (sometimes).

Posted on January 13, 2015 by SarahOckwell-Smith

If you follow attachment or gentle parenting principles, you should never willingly let your child cry, right? Wrong. If you follow attachment or gentle parenting principles, you should never willingly make your child cry, right? Wrong. You can very much be … Continue reading →