Toddler Sleep…we can help !
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Loading ...Responding to the communication of babies and toddlers, helps them develop a sense of safety. Research has shown that babies who are responded to when they cry in the first 6 months of life, cry less in the second 6 months of life.
Studies have also shown that babies (10 month of age in the study) were influenced by their parents ‘emotionally available’ when settling a baby for sleep, that is parents who were empathetic and sensitive to the babies, resulted in the baby having longer blocks of sleep, than those who had just a bedtime routine alone. (Teti, D. M., Kim, B., Mayer, G., Countermine, M. (2010). Maternal emotional availability at bedtime predicts infant sleep quality. Journal of Family Psychology, 24, 307-315).
See our new Toddler DVD for more help…….in our online shop and available now
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Essential Baby Sleep tips !
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(5 votes, average: 3.40 out of 5) Loading ... Soothing Sounds for Sleep.....What we call sleep is really a series of changing brainwaves and these brainwaves have a discernable pattern that varies in duration and intensity over a sleep cycle. Babies have shorter sleep cycles and can wake from one cycle to the next. Using white noise can help babies and toddlers sleep as it corresponds with their brainwaves in order to promote and sustain sleep. The safe Sleep Space Soothing Track is 60 minutes of white noise using the movement of the ocean and fused with the rhythm of powerful binaural heartbeats.
When preparing an infant for sleep times, be aware that infant overtiredness can make it MORE difficult for the infant to settle. Essential baby sleep tip: Avoid overtiredness by watching for tiredness cues such as yawning, grizzling or rubbing of the eyes. Read the cues and prepare the infant for sleep before they become overtired
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One of the many challenges of parenting is Infant Sleep – or lack there of:
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(7 votes, average: 3.86 out of 5) Loading ...So "If I leave them up longer, will they sleep better?"
A tired baby may begin grizzling, may be pale or have a glazed stare, but if that baby doesn't have the opportunity to sleep, the baby can become active, alert and wide awake again. When a baby becomes overtired it is far more difficult for them to settle to sleep, so do not fall for the trap of thinking "if I leave them up longer they will sleep better", no they have more difficulty drifting to sleep and often wake frequently. As Dr Kevin Nugent so rightly said, "behaviour is a baby's language". The more we look and listen, the more we learn.
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(4 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Hi Interest in our Safe Sleep Space Approach has grown rapidly over the last year. As a responsive settling technique, the DVD & Book assists you as parents to help your baby achieve sleep in a loving and sustainable way.
Please email us at info@safesleepspace.com.au for more help or join our newsletter which always has helpful tips
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Cindy
Safe Sleep Space News
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(3 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Need help with Toddler Sleep ? We have now produced a DVD on assisting Toddlers to sleep. The New Toddler DVD features toddlers from 1year to 3 years ( and includes twins!). Our response based approach to settling infants and toddlers is now very widely used around Australia amongst Health professionals and parents. To order your copy of the new Toddler DVD see our online store.
Well what a very busy year it has been for us at Safe Sleep Space. We have conducted many Education Forums around Australia to Health Professionals and parents. We also have the privileged opportunity to speak at all the APNA conferences state wide and will continue to do so in 2012.
Our new online segments of our DVD are now available and these are designed to give an insight into our responsive settling strategies for parents. The DVD and Book package is much more comprehensive and gives step by step guides.
We hope all those beautiful babies are sleeping !
cheers
Cindy & Helen
Hi from Helen Stevens
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(4 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...To all the wonderful families who email me with feedback, I sadly cannot answer you all, but I encourage you to blog so other parents can gain from your experience. Thanks for all your wonderful stories, they really do help others.
Thanks Helen
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(6 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...There are a number of reasons why your baby can't sleep. Some babies won't sleep during the day,or baby wakes overnight or some babies just can't go to sleep without help. Baby sleep is rated as one of the greatest stressors for parents. When baby won't sleep, the family doesn't either. Getting baby to sleep requires an understanding of what baby needs to be able to sleep. The Safe Sleep Space Book and DVD offer guidance to parents and carers that demystifies baby sleep. It is not necessary to use the controlled crying, modified controlled comforting or any other timed strategies to help baby sleep. What is needed is informed parents to help baby to sleep.
For more information relating to your babies sleep patterns and settling strategies using a gentle loving response based approach. Check back regularly for Safe Sleep Space updates and for your Free Information on your baby/child see our HomePage. DVD and Book now available at orders@safesleepspace.com.au
Conference Presentations 2012
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(4 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...In 2012 Safe Sleep Space will be bringing our upcoming Professional Conference series "Through Sleepy Eyes" to all states in Australia ; for conference dates and Program Details click here.
In response to demand we are now offering more education sessions to professionals and families across 2012...
Recent Presentations: Inaugural Victorian Association Maternal and Child Health conference (Melb), Infant Mental Health & Australasian Marce Society combined conference(Melb), Australian Lactation Consultants Association (Canberra), Practice Nurses Conference (Brisbane). Maternal & Child Health Nurse Forums (St. Kilda Town Hall, Knox Early Parenting Centre, Morland City Council Offices).
Upcoming Forums for 2011 ;
For upcoming sessions watch our Newletter calender. Email info@safesleepspace.com.au with any enquiries or requests for education sessions across Australia.
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