BabyArmadillo Boards - Advice for parents?

Was sorting some stuff out and found a book with advice for parents. It was a freebie but I can't remember where it came from, maybe a magazine or pregnancy pack or something. Anyway, I hadn't looked at it but dh was flicking through it last night and started reading bits out.

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Sleep problems develop if a baby relies on others to get him back to sleep

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If you become desperate because of broken nights, and your baby is over eight months, you can try 'sleep routines'. Ask your health visitor for advice on these.

So if your HV is one of those who advocates CIO/CC then that's okay?

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For the first 9 months or more, babies are simply not able to be 'naughty'

I found this really sad. Sad

hmmm... the first bit is (IMO, of course!!) bunk. Sleep problems are only problems when the issue surpasses the ability of the parent(s) to cope. And they can develop for all sorts of reasons, not just from being held to go to sleep, and of course being *actively parented* to sleep doesn't always become a sleep problem...

Sleep training can take many forms, some more gentle than others, but see above...

and I really really hate the word 'naughty'...

Yes ITA. The thing about the sleep routines bit is the many ways it can be interpreted. I read that and thought that if someone has a chocolate fireguard type HV who is pro CIO that would be okay because the book tells you to "ask your HV" and doesn't mention that some types of sleep routines are very harsh.

I know 'advice' such as this is very common Mad

- the thing that saddened me the most about the book is that it is written and published by the NSPCC.