How to get better sleep for you and your baby: 0-12months waking frequently
This film is for parents and families of babies under one year old and looks at baby sleep and infant development in the first year in more depth, focusing on the experiences of parents, Francine and Dan, with their son and how this differs to his older sibling.
In their first year, infants will learn how it feels to fall asleep in a safe comforting way with your help. By responding sensitively to the changes in your baby’s development you will build the foundations for a healthy sleep pattern. They will need you to be close as they learn to feel safe sleeping separately and you will need to be quite responsive, so as to reassure them. The part of the brain that helps them to deal with emotions like frustration has not yet developed.
8-month-old George wakes regularly in the night. He is learning that sleep is a time for separation, gradually taking his cues from his environment and those around him. His parent’s kindly share their experiences in this short film. Health visitor, Paulene, shares some helpful advice to help you respond sensitively to the changes in your baby’s development and build the foundations for a healthy sleep pattern.
All babies are different and need different types of soothing. Some children wake more naturally and with more energy than others. Solihull Approach trained health visitor talks to Francine and Dan about the importance of tuning into their baby to learn about their individual needs and to reassure and comfort them so they can learn good sleep habits.
Sleep is important for our physical and mental wellbeing and we know that from birth, sleep is fundamental for healthy brain development. While sleep is a natural instinct, it’s also a skill we develop: learning how to wind down and how much sleep we need. Sleep support resources created by psychologists and health visitors are now available at www.inourplace.co.uk/sleep to promote connected relationships between parents and infants to help children to learn and thrive as they grow.
Other useful films in this longer case study series include:
My child is having nightmares or night terrors: Hannah’s story: https://youtu.be/xPozEnUJrhE
Understanding the journey and complexities of sleep: Katie and James’s story: https://youtu.be/piIQLyK8ekM