Modified Cry-It-Out requires attention to the clock. You likely will find that using a timer helps here. It also assumes that your baby will soothe quickly when you go to her - an assumption that may not be true at all. This method also works best for Easy babies and less well (or not at all) for Difficult babies. Slow-To-Warm-Up children might

The best way to deal with regression is just as you did the first night of sleep training. You’re a pro at this by now so just pretend you’re starting over. Regression usually lasts one or two nights. Don’t give up and don’t switch to a new method.

Night One may not be quite as bad as you thought it would be but Night Two will be more like you expected: it will be a bit worse than Night One. By Night Three there should be some real improvement. Within a week you should be feeling pretty good about all this.

Teaching your child to sleep is important. If your child is over nine months old and is still having trouble falling asleep on her own or is waking and needing your attention many times a night, then you are both sleep deprived. By taking the little time it takes to sleep train your child, you are actually setting her up for better health as a

Being overtired makes falling asleep almost impossible. There is actually a window of time when a sleepy person can fall asleep. Bypass that window, though, and the person gets a “second wind.” Your child may seem to be running on fumes - crabby, nasty fumes - but still motoring full tilt. It seems to be a design flaw to me. You would think the

inconsistency isn’t fair to your child. It's not fair to make your child feel frustrated (as sleep training almost inevitably does) and then give in after his frustration reaches a peak. This would be very annoying if it happened to you and it makes sleep training take much longer than it should. Your child will think he has to be frustrated for a

Studies done on sleep training techniques have found that no technique works better than any other as long as you are consistent. Consistency is key. You also don’t want your child thinking if she cries long enough the “good” parent will come and give her what she wants. Make sure both parents are on the same page.

method is most appropriate for an Easy Child. It is not appropriate for a Difficult Child and should be used with caution if your child is Slow-To-Warm-Up.

When your child goes to sleep - both for naps during the day and at night - at the same time each day, her circadian rhythm is regulated.