Few children can fall asleep on their own. Usually, before bedtime, the child needs to be rocked, sing lullabies to him or just hold in his arms. It would seem that this is not difficult. However, if you teach a child to such rituals, then the baby will not be able to fall asleep without the help of parents, even going to kindergarten. Therefore, it is important to teach your child to fall asleep on their own from infancy.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, you need to help the baby get used to his sleeping place. To do this, you need to put the newborn in his crib as often as possible throughout the day. In this case, the parent should stay close to his child in order to calm him down immediately if necessary.
Step 2
It is best to train the restless baby to fall asleep in the crib gradually. Before putting the baby to bed, you should rock him in your arms and, as soon as the eyes begin to stick together, immediately put the baby in the crib. If, once in its sleeping place, the newborn begins to scream, you must immediately pick him up, calm him down and lull him back to sleep.
Step 3
It is important for every child, and especially in the first month of life, to feel his mother next to him. The baby recognizes her presence by the smell, which has a calming effect on the newborn. To teach a month-old baby to fall asleep in his crib on his own, you need to put a worn mother's dressing gown or nightgown in it. Then the baby will be sure that his mother is nearby, will feel safe and quickly fall asleep.
Step 4
Many babies love pacifiers. If you give it to a tired child, he will instantly fall asleep. However, as soon as the baby is soundly asleep, it is necessary to carefully remove the nipple from his mouth. Otherwise, the newborn will quickly get used to her presence, and in the future will wake up every time, dropping her in a dream.
Step 5
In the first weeks after birth, the baby often shudders and involuntarily makes chaotic movements with arms and legs. All this prevents him from sleeping. In order to help the baby fall asleep on his own, it is worth swaddling him. In this case, tight swaddling is permissible only in the trunk area, and free swaddling is used for the legs.
Step 6
Calm classical music will help the newborn fall asleep on its own. It is worth experimenting and finding the melody that will appeal to the kid.
