We're Losing Sleep Over Our Kids' Sleep: My views on sleep-training

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

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2020

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

This is Episode 2 of a 5 part sleep/sleep-training series). On this episode Im discussing my views on sleep and sleep-training. I discuss how as a generation we are overthinking sleep in general compared to our parent's generation and thus sometimes lose sleep over it. I discuss why I support sleep-training and the benefits it can provide for both the child and the parent. I also discuss various methods to help a child learn self-settling skills. You will hear methods that involve cry-methods and some that involve more gradual methods with less crying. I am aware that this episode doesn't nearly encompass ALL choices someone may make when sleep-training their child, but I just chose my favorite methods. This episode is for education. It's for everyone to hear all the methods I have seen work and for a family to choose what is best for them and their family. I also spend some time at the end discussing how we approached sleep-training with our son. A method that worked for us and one that I am sharing as many of my followers were curious. I hope as you listen to this episode, you listen with an open mind and an open heart. Understand and digest the various methods to find one (or a combo of some) that works for your family! For more watch Dr. Mona's "5 Must-Follow Tips for Newborn Sleep" video on YouTube. Check out the PedsDocTalk New Mom's Survival Guide for more help navigating through the first year of parenthood. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to episode 17. We're losing sleep over our kids sleep.
0:04.4	Hey everyone, welcome to the PED's Talk Talk Podcast. I'm your host Dr Mona, where each week I hope to educate and inspire you in your journey through parenthood.
0:19.0	With information on your
0:25.0	and interview with fellow parents and experts in the field. My hope is you leave each week feeling more educated,
0:28.0	confident, and empowered in the decisions you make for your child. Hello and welcome to episode.
0:37.0	Hello and welcome to episode 17. I have five episodes for the sleep series and this is one
0:48.7	of them. So please make sure you download all of them and listen to it over the next week or year
0:54.3	however long it takes you but all episodes are important when you're kind of
0:57.7	coming up with a plan on promoting sleep for your child and yes I am a
1:02.4	general pediatrician I'm a mom, and I do promote sleep
1:06.4	training. And what that means is helping your child learn the skills to sleep on their
1:11.9	own if they have not learned it already by a certain age.
1:14.9	Now I know some people listening may never ever want to do sleep training and that is totally
1:19.6	fine but you're going to kind of hear my thoughts on why I promote it.
1:23.0	It doesn't mean that everyone has to do it,
1:25.0	but I hope that when you hear why I do it, why I promote it,
1:28.0	you can understand where I'm coming from.
1:30.0	Now, all the methods I talk about are methods that I stand by. You can also listen to
1:34.7	episode 20 where I interview other mothers who've done different strategies, some of
1:38.8	which is the strategies I include in this episode, but it's important to understand
1:42.3	when you listen that if you hear a method that may not work for you,
1:46.4	listen to all the other methods and kind of keep an open mind on all of the methods because they are all ones that I've seen work, right? So I want you
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