"My toddler won't sleep through the night"
Expert advice for parents suffering from sleepless nights
Published 01 April 2008
Sleep deprivation is very hard to cope with for parents. Eileen Hayes MBE, NSPCC parenting advisor, gives some sound advice to one mum who is struggling with sleeplessness because her 18-month-old daughter wakes up frequently at night.
“I was so desperate for sleep that I decided to get tough and went ‘cold turkey’ on my youngest. I think she knew I meant business — by the third night, she was sleeping through and has done ever since.”
Sarah, mum of Bella, 4, and Polly, 2
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