If parents keep holding their baby during the infancy and early childhood stages, and also hold it while sleeping, it will help the baby develop bad habits. This will lead to the baby being accustomed to sleeping in their arms and unable to correct this habit even as they grow older. So, what should I do with a 1-year-old baby sleeping in my arms?
If a 1-year-old baby needs to be held to sleep, parents need to find ways to correct the baby's habits so that they can gradually improve. For a 1-year-old baby, parents do not need to hold the baby to soothe them to sleep. They can place the baby on their own crib when they are about to sleep. Parents accompany their babies and gently pat them to sleep. After the baby falls asleep, parents can gently leave and do other things.
After parents put their sleeping baby on the bed, if the baby wakes up crying, parents should adopt the method of holding less and coaxing more. Don't rush to pick up the baby. You can start by gently soothing and patting the baby by their bed, and caressing their body. With this soothing feeling, the baby can fall asleep again.
And most babies have a dependence on cuddling and sleeping, which is caused by parents spoiling their babies too much during the infancy stage, leading to the formation of such bad sleeping habits. Therefore, in order to prevent babies from developing such habits, parents should pay attention to letting their babies develop the habit of sleeping in bed and not holding them for a long time when they are young.
