Baby Sleep Technique – Who Knew Pavlovs Dogs Could Help Your Baby Sleep?
Pavlov’s dogs paved the way to help your baby sleep. Really! Anyone who has ever heard of Ivan Pavlov or his experiment with his dogs can appreciate the benefits of conditioning. In a nutshell, Dr. Pavlov trained his dogs to salivate from a bell chime simply by consistently ringing the bell before feeding them. Over time, the dogs became accustomed to the schedule and eventually associated the bell with food. Easy, right? The bell was a “feeding cue” and the dogs reacted accordingly upon hearing it. “That’s great… but I don’t have dog slobber problems. I have a baby sleep problem!” It’s the same concept! Sure, your baby is NOT a dog but you should be conditioning him or her similarly. You should go through your baby’s evening routine and pick out “sleep cues” that you can use to help train your baby to know when it is time to go to sleep and respond by realizing he or she is tired and mentally preparing to go to sleep. What a great concept, huh? Watch out though because it’s not as e
