If possible don’t let your baby nap after 4pm It’s a lifesaver for fussy, colicky or high need newborns! Just remember: if the techniques don’t work right away, don’t give up! Each step needs to be done exactly right in order to work. Harvey Karp’s Happiest Baby On The Block book (or watch the DVD). Don’t underestimate the magic of the “5 S’s” While they can be a lot more work now, it all pays off: they often turn out to be even more sensitive, compassionate and self-confident than other kids! 9. Try not to stress about how your baby isn’t like other babies The “symptoms” of both are surprisingly similar. Is your baby high need or just overtired? Try to remind yourself often: “ They aren’t giving me a hard time, they’re having a hard time“. Check out my Sleep Training and High Need Babies ebook for tips, advice and stories from other parents who have successfully helped their fussy baby learn to sleep. Yet these same parents later tell me it not only worked, but that it was easier than they thought, and their high need baby was MUCH happier after. It can be done! I have often heard from parents who said, “My baby is way to sensitive for sleep training…he’d cry for hours!”. Don’t write off sleep training with a high need baby Trust me…this can be a lifesaver! (Here’s a link to our fussy baby group) 5. Reach out to other parents who are raising a high need or spirited baby And not only that – while spirited kids tend to fight sleep, they often need it even more than other kids. High need babies tend to wear us down, physically and emotionally, so having the evening off can be a lifesaver. Try to get your baby to bed earlier at nightīy “early”, I mean as early as 6pm for infants. Instead of constantly trying to “fix” your baby, try to accept him for who he is, not who you wish he was. However, at some point it’s helpful to let go of trying to figure out the cause, and instead change your expectations. If you’re at all concerned there’s something else going on besides colic or a “high need” temperament, always check with your doctor The parents of those easygoing kids will never understand what it’s like to have a high need baby, and shouldn’t be expected to! Do what you need to do, and know there are a bunch of us doing the same thing. Research shows that around 40% of kids are born more easygoing, while only 10% are born “difficult”. Try not to worry about what other people think of your child or your parenting I start off with tips specifically geared toward infants, and move up to toddlers and older throughout the post.Įnjoy! 1. This post is a compilation of 50 of the most important things I’ve learned about parenting a high need, spirited or sensitive baby or child. This can leave you asking, “How on earth am I supposed to parent this kid?”. You’ve likely already discovered that the usual strategies and techniques that work on more easygoing kids sometimes don’t work with high need, strong-willed or “difficult” kids.
But with high need or spirited kids, we REALLY need them.
Kids don’t come with instructions, obviously.
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