Night waking is, as the title suggests a waking in the night when everyone should be sleeping. it is one of the most common problems parents face. Although babies of 6 months are physically capable of sleeping through the night and no longer require night feeds, a high percentage of them still wake.
In fact it is recognised that all children, regardless of age wake briefly four to six times during the night. Children who do not rouse their parents have learned to self soothe and return to sleep without any intervention. Children who have come to rely on set conditions being met before their initial sleep often require that the same situation is re created before they will resettle.
This is known as "sleep Associations". learning to sleep involves learning to sleep with the "right/good" associations so that further intervention is not required.
Sleep is a learned behaviour and we owe it to our children to teach them the best possible associations and behaviour patterns so that they can carry them throughout their lives and reap the benefits.
If your child has problems with night waking contact us at Dream-Angus.com for information and support.
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