What time of day should my child begin sleep training?

What time of day should my child begin sleep training?

Gary Feldman (Medical Director, Stramski Disorders Center, Miller Children's Hospital ) gives expert video advice on: What are the complete steps of sleep training? and more...

Sleep training with your child should begin at bed time. During the child's normal bed time is really when you should be focussing on sleep training. There are variations to a theme and it really depends on the situation. For instance, if you anticipate that your child is really going to fuss and cry for a long time, you may experiment with maybe putting the child to bed a little later, maybe half an hour later so that you can capitalize on the sleep drive. If they have a greater sleep drive, then they may cry less because they're just more exhausted. Bare in mind that once a child, especially a small child, is exhausted and overtired, they become agitated, and therefore are less inclined to sleep. So sleep training is really a case of each child's individuality.