‘Help, our child keeps crawling between us at night’

A sleeping poster can work well for children from the age of 3, she says. “On that sleeping poster you write down (positive) sleeping rules. For example: ‘When you sleep, your eyes are closed’, ‘When you sleep, you are as quiet as a mouse’, ‘When you sleep, you stay in your bed’ , but also: ‘When you wake up in the dark, you try to fall asleep yourself again.’ Make sure you do this together with your toddler and let him really think about what goes into sleeping. Hang the poster in a visible place and keep naming it in a positive way. ” Is this going well? Then you can also agree on a reward.

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Consistently

If your toddler still crawls with you, Myrthe has another tip: “Be consistent. Do not give your toddler any attention: no positive, but also no negative attention. When your toddler is standing next to your bed, my advice is to take his hand and walk back to his or her own room without saying anything. “

Myrthe Stapper is a certified child sleep coach and founder of slaaptipsvoorbabys.nl

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