Getting babies into a bedtime ritual can begin as early as 6 or 8 weeks from birth. Renowned pediatrician Dr. Bob Sears reminds us: “Sleeping, like eating, is not a state you can force a baby into. Best you can do is to create a secure environment that allows sleep to overtake your baby. A realistic long-term goal is to help your baby develop a healthy attitude about sleep: that sleep is a pleasant state to enter and a secure state to remain in.”
