The very time your cute little bundle of love came into this world, you won’t let any moment to pass without him on your side. As much as possible, you would want to witness his every move and you panic every time he cries. This is just normal in the first few months after your baby’s delivery.
During your pregnancy, you must have been busy decorating your baby’s room but when he came, he sleeps beside you. That’s the very reason why children are having the hard time to sleep on their own because ever since they were babies, they were used to sleep with their parents or nannies.
Training them to sleep on their own is a real challenge but there are techniques in order to make this happen.
Even though you’re much eager to sleep with your baby, condition yourself to place him inside the crib. If you really don’t want to lose sight of him, place the crib inside your room. After few months, transfer the crib to his room.
When years pass and your kid no longer fit the crib, then it’s about time to practice him to sleep in his bed. During this time your kid can probably reason out and ask questions why he can’t sleep with mom and dad together. Kids are smart and you can explain things to them. Convince him that he is growing up and big boys don’t sleep with their parents.
Everything can be explained thoroughly and if parents will just take time and let their kids develop independence at an early age, then everything will just run smoothly. If you would be able to convince your child to sleep on his own, then be assured that he can do a lot of things on his own as well. It is one of the ways to teach independence and self reliance.
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