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Learning to sleep like learning to walk

Who needs to sleep?

Did you know that sleeping can be learned? That it is part of the developmental stages of children, just like learning to potty train, talk or walk?

And that you can teach your child to sleep as well as to walk by respecting the child’s rhythm in order to maximize his chances (and ours!).

This can be done by stages and with some back and forth:

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Is it possible that the arrival of a child does not rhyme with sleep deprivation?

Encouraging your newborn or young child’s sleep while preserving the family members’ night is sometimes quite a challenge!

“And then, does your baby sleep through the night?”

A strong pressure is often felt by parents who question and doubt their parenting practices. Caught up in a whirlwind of information, it is often difficult to find one’s way.

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Follow us to learn more about what recent scientific research with thousands of parents and children tells us about sleep for your little ones (0-5 years) and their parents.

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Basics of sleep

What is a sleep train? What is the purpose of the biological clock?

Falling asleep

Acquisition of autonomy and other challenges.

Guiding with confidence

How to put all the chances on our side by acting on what is within our reach. What are the best conditions for sleep?

Vital need

The importance of sleep to grow and stay healthy. The domino effect of sleep deprivation.

Nap

Daytime sleep and its questions. Where? When? Until when?

Sleep disorders

Possible diagnoses after 1 year of age. Night terrors? Nightmares?

Tips and tools

To put in your parenting toolkit.

Resources

Meet the village around you. Help anywhere in Quebec, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Your vital need

The importance of sleep to be present and healthy. The domino effect of sleep deprivation.

Help

Asking for help is not easy. Here are some keys to being heard by your family, friends, health care workers, etc.

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“Learning to sleep like learning to walk” is an online resource that offers reliable information validated by scientists and specialists in sleep, health and child development.

Warning. “Learning to sleep like learning to walk” is not medical assistance and cannot replace the advice of a legally authorized health specialist. Only health specialists are qualified to provide medical advice, regardless of your or your child’s condition after a thorough examination and with personalized care.

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