Sleep Struggles – Why Do Children Cry As They Learn How To Sleep? Find the Solution

Seeing your baby cry is perhaps the most heartbreaking moment of all. You don’t want them to cry but rather be happy and healthy. But for that to happen, the baby needs to sleep properly

When was the last time your little one slept through the night… or fell asleep when you needed them to?

Maybe you’ve tried all kinds of “tricks” and gimmicks just to have your kid wake you up 5 times a night.

For an adult, sleep may seem a simple thing. You’re tired, you sleep. A baby, however, needs to learn how to do that. As surprising as it may sound, sleep is a skill that needs to be learned.

Wouldn’t it be nice if our children could learn how to sleep without any crying or frustration whatsoever? Every parent would sign up for that. Unfortunately, the truth is that all children, regardless of the method you use to help them sleep, inevitably do shed some tears in the process. Let’s see why.

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First and foremost, children cry when learning to sleep because they are protesting – they don’t like change. In fact, they hate change. Just think about it.

Do you remember what your favorite book was as a kid? Do you remember wanting to read that book over and over again, even though you knew every word of it?

We all resist change, children and adults alike. It’s normal to do so, and it’s normal for your kids to express their resistance by crying. After all, crying comes before words – not the other way around.

Second, as children begin to learn how to sleep but haven’t yet figured out how to do so, they are understandably frustrated. They no longer have Mom and Dad on their side to help them get to sleep, and they don’t yet know what to do differently. They will eventually.

What’s really interesting about falling asleep is that although each of us is born with the inherent ability to do so, it is considered a learned behavior. And yet you can’t teach anyone else how to do it – you can’t simply say to your child to close eyes and sleep. Instead, each of us has to learn for ourselves what to do to settle into sleep.

Of course, there are children who seem to learn how to sleep almost magically, with very little effort on the parent’s part. However, children are different. Everyone is unique.

Your child, along with many others, hasn’t learned this essential skill yet, which is why they need you to take a step back, so they have the opportunity to achieve that on their own.

How will this be done? They might kick their legs around a bit, toss around, suck the thumb or pull their hair.

The truth is, each of us has different things we do to soothe ourselves into sleep, and your child will surely find a way that’s perfect for him. But they won’t discover those things nearly as easily with you standing right next to them ready to pick them up – they will lose the motivation to try.

Simply put, if you “help” them, they will cry even harder because the touching feels like a tease that serves to reinforce the crying.

This correlation between sleep and behavior continues throughout later childhood. But there is HOPE – big hope. If you are a new parent and struggling with sleep deprivation, you’ll definitely want to hear this…

Did you know there’s 1 simple trick of sleep routine which helps your baby to learn the skill and go sleep quickly and effortlessly – each and every night?

Scientists from the Stanford Sleep Lab and Harvard medical school found 3 common mistakes parents make that make it almost impossible for your child to sleep. They also found a simple method, in fact, the sleep secret your pediatrician has been hiding from you.

Based on these proven research findings Mary-Ann Schuler, a clinical psychologist with 20 years experience, and herself a mother of two, documented this scientifically proven method in an easy to follow a step-by-step daily routine to get your baby to sleep.

At the time of recording the video, the magically simple techniques already helped 17,643 parents (and the number keeps growing). They are finally enjoying restful sleep that they have been craving. How about you?

After reviewing this method, one thing that really surprised me was the reason why fathers often put their children to sleep with more ease.

I didn’t believe it first till I read the experiences of other parents who were initially sleep deprived but now enjoying a full night’s sleep aft using the methods.