Get Your Life Back!! Vicki D. & her Child's 2 year old Regression
Vicki D. had the “good life”! All three kids were champion sleepers and then something happened.
Her daughter had a sleep regression and wanted her mom to hold her to sleep at bedtime and the middle of the night. Her daughter also started nap skipping and nap resisting.
It has been so hard. Here is what Vicki explains:
“We are so sad about it, because we used to have our evenings free and got to enjoy some quiet time. My husband and I want to go back to our night time routine of resting and relaxing” How do I get her back to sleep without ‘the cry it out method’. We have done that before, but it was brutal”
So in this Facebook Live video I tell Vicki about the causes of 2 year old regressions and offer some solutions to Vicki to get sleep back on track.
Some facts:
2 year olds need 12 hrs of sleep in 24 hr cycle
Naps can be 1-2 hrs and night time sleep can be 10-12 hrs.
The definition of a regression is that the child begins to need/want/ask for a "sleep crutch/sleep support". In other words, the child wants a parent to “do something to and for them” to sleep at bedtime and to go back to sleep in the middle of the night, (rocking, holding, co-sleeping, holding hands, etc). The demand for the sleep crutch increases and it becomes hard for the parent to be successful. The child starts to sleep worse and nothing the parent does seems to work.
It is normal for their to be regression around 2 years of age and these are the typical causes. I go into this in detail on my FB live video.
Causes of 2 year old regression
Separation Anxiety
Nap skipping and resisting
Big imagination and dreams
Transition to big girl bed
New Sibling
New Home
Potty Training
The key is that once a regression starts, it is important to recognize it and begin to build an action plan around re-establishing healthy sleep behaviors.
Thank you Vicki for your sharing your story so I could help you and other parents that are battling this common issue.
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