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Sleep Training Tips for Your 1 Year Old
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Hi I'm Jilly Blankenship from Baby Sleep Made Simple. In this video I'm gonna
explain how you can get your 1 year old toddler sleeping amazingly. A lot of
parents think and hope that when their baby turns 1 that their sleep problems
will magically disappear. Like that they'll outgrow them. Unfortunately as a
baby sleep consultant I've not found this to be true. Your toddler's night
wakings, his fighting bedtime or refusing to nap will all continue until
you take active steps to teach him to sleep well. And at 1 year old this is
totally possible. Your toddler can be expected to sleep 10, 11 or 12 hours
straight at night and nap for 2-3 hours every day. You just have to
show him how. So in this video that's what I'm gonna help you do. My 3
big tips for getting your one-year-old sleeping well are to start a relaxing
bedtime routine, teach your toddler to fall asleep on their own and stick to a
consistent daily schedule. Let's go over each of these now. Start a relaxing
bedtime routine. Research shows that a consistent bedtime routine helps
children fall asleep easier at bedtime, sleep longer stretches at night and
improves maternal mood. And because it's a relaxing for your baby and helps her
sleep well it's something that you want to do every day. You can keep up with
your bedtime routine when your toddler is sick, when you're traveling, when she's
teething or even when she's going through a regression. It's a calming
ritual that helps her body relax so she can welcome sleep. So you want to make
sure you do it every day. You may be unintentionally causing your toddler to
wake during the night by having the wrong bedtime routine. The activities
that you do and the order in which you do them makes all the difference with
whether your toddler is going to sleep through the night
or not. In my free Exhausted Mom's Survival Kit I walk you through the
steps of a bedtime routine that sets your toddler up to sleep amazingly at
night you can check out the link in my description below if you'd like to get
your survival kit. Teach your toddler to fall asleep on their own. The way that
your toddler falls asleep at bedtime is the way that he needs to fall back to
sleep each time he wakes during the night. And waking or stirring during the
night is completely normal. If you help your toddler fall asleep at bedtime by
rocking or feeding him to sleep then he's gonna need your direct help each
and every time he wakes during the night. And you know this because you may be up
several times with your toddler right now which is really exhausting. But when
your toddler can go into his crib awake and settle himself to sleep on his own
at bedtime he'll be able to resettle himself
each time he wakes during the night. And when you see this happen it's pure magic.
In 21 Days to Peace and Quiet I help parents choose the right method for
teaching their toddler to fall asleep on his own.
I give parents a range of methods and then I help them pick the one that's
best for their family. If you're interested in this you can find the link
in the description below. A consistent sleep schedule helps your one-year-old
sleep well because their body clock is set to sleep at predictable times every
day. When you're a little ones naps and bedtime happen at the same time every
day sleep will come easier for her she'll fall asleep nice and easy and
sleep long stretches. Now sleep schedules don't have to be complicated. There's
only three things to remember. The first thing is to wake your toddler up at the
same time every morning. The second thing is to follow recommended awake times. If
your toddler still naps twice a day then follow awake times of
3-4 hours. If your toddler naps once a day follow awake times of 4.5
to 5.5 hours. And lastly make sure your toddler's bedtime
doesn't vary by more than 20 minutes every night. That's it! My one-year-old
sleep guide on my website babysleepmadesimple.com gives you advice for common
sleep problems like: "my toddler's waking up at 5 am every day", "how can I
transition to one nap a day", "how can I switch my toddler from sleeping in the
crib to sleeping in the toddler bed", "my toddler is fighting bedtime or fighting
naps", "my toddler still wakes during the night" and the 18 month sleep regression.
So if you'd like any advice on these common sleep
struggles make sure to check out the link for my one-year-old sleep guide in
the description below. Remember getting your one-year-old sleeping well is as
easy as starting a relaxing bedtime routine, teaching your toddler to fall
asleep on their own and sticking to a consistent sleep schedule.
I hope you liked this video if you have any questions you can ask me below. Make
sure you hit subscribe and also check out my toddler playlist here on my
youtube channel. It's got lots of videos about toddler sleep problems. Ok, that's
it. I'll see you guys soon!
