Age-by-Age Sleep Training Guide

Find out the best time to try sleep training with your baby.
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"There are good times to sleep-train and periods when it may be less likely to work," says developmental psychologist Isabela Granic, Ph.D., coauthor of Bed Timing: The 'When-To' Guide to Helping Your Child to Sleep. "This is because infants and toddlers go through mental growth spurts that make them especially clingy, fussy, and prone to night wakings. They're learning new cognitive skills and often don't sleep as well."

The following slides show you her explanations of what's developmentally happening as your baby grows.

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Comments (5)
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monkeyswing_57 wrote:

I cant even slide any!

10/31/2011 08:42:45 AM Report Abuse
eva14athanas wrote:

I cant get past slide 5. Please fix this so I can see my baby's age.

8/17/2011 11:16:48 AM Report Abuse
miss_santana17 wrote:

lol

11/17/2010 12:43:05 PM Report Abuse
cyndijo wrote:

No kidding. This tells when the best and worst times are to "sleep-train", but nothing about HOW!!

6/15/2010 01:14:13 PM Report Abuse
beckywarn wrote:

I'm sorry, was this supposed to be helpful??

6/14/2010 01:10:33 PM Report Abuse
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