Crying and Sleep Coaching

Some children cry more than others but all children cry. In babies it is their primary communication and it’s them letting us know what they need although this isn’t always clear to us!
We can’t stop all crying but we can respond to it, crying alone and crying with someone are completely different. It’s so hard not to feel like we are failing when they cry because we want them to be happy but remember they are exploring a full range of emotions which is normal and expected.
When changing a baby or child’s routine and their norm, it can cause them to be upset and therefore cry however we can still respond to them and work on sleep. My sleep coaching approach does not involve any cry it out methods. The strategies I encourage are based on your child’s temperament and your parenting style. If you want a very gentle approach with none to very little crying and that suits your child we can still work on sleep.

Discussing your parenting style with you and finding out what sort of temperament your little one has is such an important part of being a sleep coach. It helps set our goals and makes sure we are both on the same page. I’m not saying my strategies and approaches don’t involve crying because some may involve a whinge and a cry which you often find is actually a wind down technique for your little one.