"How to handle separation anxiety in my toddler at bedtime?"

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Kids & Family, Parenting, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Your amazing sleeper becomes a toddler and suddenly needs you all the time at bedtime or during the night. Is something wrong? How do we get them back to independent sleep? I speak with Amna, a mom from the PDT community about her 26 months old daughter and separation anxiety she’s having at bedtime. We discuss: Why daytime connection and boundaries matter for bedtime How to approach their disapproval with boundaries Strategies to provide some control for your toddler while you maintain boundaries For more watch Dr. Mona's "Separation Anxiety in Children: How to Manage" video on YouTube. Check out all the PedsDocTalk Courses for more guidance, tips, and support during parenthood. The Toddler Courses will help you through the toddler stage! Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠⁠ page of the website. Thanks to our sponsor: Brainiac Foods. To check out Brainiac Food’s line of products and receive 20% off your order, visit the following link to save 20% off your order: brainiacfoods.com/discount/20PEDSDOC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The strategy that really helps is we have to say the boundary, but we also can give them that control, right?
0:05.7	So you are sitting in the boundary, but you're in that moment also saying, where do you want to be tucked?
0:10.2	She may be again crying and looking at you and be like, no, no, no.
0:14.4	You are going to be the calm leader of your home next to her.
0:18.0	You're not leaving her at that moment.
0:20.2	And you are going to literally just talk to her and say, say it again, right?
0:25.2	And very matter of fact with the tone that you give and the expectation, it's time for a bit.
0:31.6	Where do you want to be tucked?
0:33.4	I don't want to be tucked.
0:34.5	I don't like that.
0:35.8	I know you don't like that, but it's time for a bit.
0:38.4	Where do you want to be tucked?
0:40.0	And it's going to feel like a broken record, but the more she realizes that you are not budging
0:44.6	and you're not leaving.
0:45.7	See how like the difference is that you're there and telling her what the boundary is,
0:49.8	but you're not joining her in the, okay, let me take you out.
0:53.0	Do you want a glass of water?
0:54.2	Do you want to go get orange juice?
0:55.6	Do you want to go do this?
0:57.2	You are being very clear next to her crib.
1:01.9	Hey, everyone.
1:02.7	Welcome back to the Pete's Doc Talk podcast.
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