From Standing to Sleeping: Navigating the Challenge when Learning to Stand in the Crib.
Learning to stand in the crib may seem like a simple task, but standing up and laying back down can be quite challenging for young children and can often result in frustration for both the child and the parent.
One of the most effective ways to help your child practice standing up is by incorporating plenty of playtime and awake time in their crib daily. This allows them to work on new skills and perfect them at a socially acceptable time. Have a few playtime sessions daily in the crib, each lasting around five minutes. During this time, you can lay your child down and let them work on getting up to standing. Once they reach standing, help them lay back down and repeat the process. These playtime sessions will give your child the opportunity to practice these new skills and will lead to them mastering the skill.
Remember, practice makes progress.
During playtime, it’s important to help your child learn to get up and lie back down safely. If your child is holding onto the crib rail, unclasp their hands and help them sit down. If your child goes rigid, lay them down instead. If your child will sit down, you’ll want to them turn them around and lay them back down. By doing so, you’ll be helping your child learn to get down from a standing position safely and in a controlled manner.
When your child is learning a new skill, you’ll want to increase the playtime in the crib each day. When your child is learning a new skill, they will likely go through a sleep regression (you can learn more about sleep regressions here). This gives them plenty of time to work on the new skills. It won’t eliminate any sleep regression, but it may speed it up a little and get sleep back on track asap!
