Sleep Training Basics
By Sleep Training Kids
Sleep Training FAQs
Sleep training, when done correctly, is a great short-term tool to help families get better sleep with no long-term effects. But when it is done incorrectly, it can be risky, cruel, traumatizing, and even dangerous.
Here’s what that means:
Emotional and spiritual safety and needs of your child
Psychological safety and needs of your child
Physical safety and needs of your child
01 Being fed when hungry
02 Getting a drink when thirsty
03 Having on clean clothes
04 Getting changed out of soiled diapers quickly
05 Having on a clean diaper
06 Receiving comfort when needed
here are some of the factors that needs to address when it comes to a child’s emotional, spiritual, and psychological well-being:
Increased cortisol (stress hormone)
Inability to self-regulate and self-comfort
Changes in normal brain development
Trust impairment and self-confidence issues
A diminished caregiver sensitivity and responsiveness
Sleep training becomes most problematic when the children are ignored or allowed to cry past the point of becoming neglected.
Sleep training is safe when it’s planned, and intentional, and accounts for all aspects of a child’s wellbeing.