#antisleeptraining

I’m going to clarify, since this question has come up a lot… Sleep Training as per the Responsive Parenting Principles: We consider any method that reduces or restricts feeding and/or comfort is sleep training. If the sleep routine you have at home includes always being responsive to your child’s needs, day and night. If you aren’t trying to change their needs but adapt to them, this is not sleep training. We are anti-child training. So you will never see me refer to the responsive approach as sleep training. The word “training” is not part of the Responsive Parenting vocabulary. J. Milburn @responsive_parenting #responsiveparenting #jmilburn #childled #antisleeptraining Sorry for the plain posts lately. Sometimes the message gets lost on a pretty picture lol https://www.instagram.com/p/CUNschyrpQ8/?utm_medium=tumblr

#1 Reason Sleep Training Will Never Be In Line With Responsive Parenting… Regardless of sleep training method… whenever we see the child as the one who needs to change, we are not being child-led. This is at the core of our ethos. If you continue to see your child as the one who needs to change, than you will not have a child-centred view. This parenting approach is not just a list of tips and tricks. It requires a shift in perspective. Without that shift, responsive parenting will always seem like it’s “not working” because our perception of what “working” is may be different. The biggest misconception of sleep training is that it is the ONLY way to get more sleep and that is just simply not true. There are lots of responsive methods. We just don’t hear about them as often. Why? Because sleep training is supported by formula companies. It is known that sleep training works against breastfeeding needs and can negatively impact breastfeeding. Since formula companies are not allowed to market their formula anymore, they pour money into “sleep training research” and use this research to promote sleep training through websites such as Baby Centre. As a result of all this money being poured into the practice because it’s good for business and capitalism, resources supporting sleep training are drastically more accessible because formula companies have a lot more money than someone like me would have for marketing. Because my goal is to support you, not tell you all the things you’re doing wrong, my marketing strategy is less than effective lol. The gold standard for marketing is the fear-based marketing used by the sleep training industry. Continued in comments… #responsiveparenting #jmilburn #antisleeptraining #nosleeptraining #biologicallynormalinfantsleep https://www.instagram.com/p/CUK8QhMrLqu/?utm_medium=tumblr