Sublime

Typically, the couple or single parent has a young child (often their first) who is between five months and four years old. The child does not fall asleep readily at night or wakes repeatedly during the night, or both.

Make sure that each child gets some time alone with you several times a week.

Sleep problems are rarely the result of poor parenting. Nor (with a few exceptions) are they part of a ‘normal phase’ that must be waited (and waited, and waited) out. Finally, there is usually nothing physically or mentally wrong with the child himself.

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 res