3.) Determine if your baby is developmentally ready for sleep coaching at this time

Even if everyone tells you that this is a good time to teach your baby to sleep better, it is important to determine if your child is developmentally ready. Babies who are sleep coached too early will take much longer to learn the skills and they are more likely to cry longer and harder without showing signs of self-soothing.  It is always better for baby and a gentler process if you wait until he is developmentally capable of learning self-soothing skills.

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