r/ScienceBasedParenting • u/Patient_Exchange_399 • 1d ago

Question - Expert consensus required Sleep “training”

Do you have to teach a baby/toddler how to fall sleep independently?

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u/Lindsayleaps 22h ago

I found this article to be really helpful. The author is one of my favorite science journalists https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220131-the-science-of-safe-and-healthy-baby-sleep

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u/giuffridait 18h ago

Oh wow! That's a great article! We've been having quite a few sleepless nights, so the article was very reassuring.

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u/facinabush 1d ago

According to the AAP, going to sleep on their own is a learned skill and a baby needs opportunities to learn:

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/sleep/Pages/getting-your-baby-to-sleep.aspx

Depends on your definition of “training”.