Ferber?
Question:
What is the Ferber or whatever, I’ve seen it mentioned when you talk about getting a baby to sleep through the night. Marie
Response:
What is the Ferber or whatever, I’ve seen it mentioned when you talk about getting a baby to sleep through the night. Marie
The Ferber method is named after the author of a book called "Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems" (Richard Ferber, M.D., Dir of Center for pediatric Sleep Disorders, Children’s Hospital, Boston) published by Simon & Schuster, 1985. It is a process of gradually teaching your child to fall asleep alone. Although Dr. Ferber says the method will work with any infant/child over the age of 6 months, I personally waited until my daughters were over 12 months. Many people find this method highly controversial. You may want to read the book before deciding if it is for you. Ivy Shafer, mom to Martha (8/7/92), Molly (2/21/97) and ? (due 8/15/99)
