Re: Ferber Method

Posted by Christine on January 04, 2002 at 00:25:03:

In Reply to: Ferber Method posted by carla on January 01, 2002 at 00:24:34:

I was to wimpy to continue the Ferber method with my son when he was two. What I did was lay with him in his bed until he fell asleep. I tired of that pretty quickly and began rewarding him for falling asleep on his own. He was a little older than your daughter so I don't know if this will work for you.
The first day after he fell asleep by himself, I allowed him to rent any movie (within reason) that he wanted. The second day I took him to the dollar store to but him a new toy. Each night befor ehe went to bed, I told him what he would get if he went to sleep by himself.
On the third day, we began making a paper link chain. After 3 links, he received a surprise. I only had to do that once, after 5 nights he stopped asking to put a link in his chain!
The first night was pretty bad with him crying, but after that things improved.
Good Luck!

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