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Stick to a routine for several days. |
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by rich115  (May 2006) (rank 231st) |
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Locally we have a parent advice center called Ngala. My wife and I have visited on a couple of occasions for our 2 year old.
The last time we attended was for a sleep issue we had with our daughter. We learnt that it takes a good number of days
to get a child into a rhythm. So, we know what you're going through.
My advice is that you have to persist. Unfortunately your child isn't aware of how important sleep is, and resists. It's you job as a parent to spend several days being "cruel to be kind."
My piece of advice would be to stick to a routine: put your child down in the same manner, at the same time, in their cot, each day, and continue the routine until they sleep in the daytime. It'll only take several days.
Only let up if the child is sick, and only then enough to comfort them.
It's awful when a child continuously cries, but at some point you have to work through it and create a routine for your baby. They actually thrive on it.
