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[quote=Anonymous]I'm caring for an eight month old that doesn't sleep well at all! Mom says, well, my kids aren't really sleepers :(, but as caregivers, we all know, this is not healthy for growth and development. Literally, sleeps EXACTLY 30 minutes and up fussy and only has 2 naps a day (which these are not!).

I didn't start as the caregiver until recently, so, not sure how to approach without being pushy. Noticed many issues, such as, not rolling over at all (still sleeping on back), keeps hands up and out away from body a majority of the time, so, leans over to grab bottle with mouth, not her hands and doesn't have good control of it. Also, not sure if has ever had much tummy time, if any because strength in head a bit weak and not moving legs at all, when sitting, hump in back with legs straight out that looks uncomfortable. She screams when falls over and when on back, fusses out of frustration because wants to get up and just uses her feet to push body up. I'm not a caregiver that feels as though child must hit exact milestones at exact age, but this seems a concern to me.

As far as sleeping, I really don't have the time to sleep train the way I would like because of other sibling and schedule. I know a majority of the issues are room not dark enough, pictures and long shelves of books on wall, which immediately draws attention when waking, mommy still rocking to sleep and going in room if continues to cry. I told her to just let her CIO, because she needs to soothe herself back to sleep and she will continue as long as you go back in the room to hold and rock.

Not sure what next step should be, due to never experiencing issue like this. Am I being to pushy or insensitive if I ask mom to speak with doctor in regards to delay in milestones and also, ask again if she would mind trying not rocking till falls asleep and not going back into room???

This family is really nice, but due to previous poor childcare and parents working many, many hours, not sure if they understand how challenging this is. I want to do as much as I can to encourage them and understand my questions and concerns are in the best interest of the child.[/quote]

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