说起孩子的睡觉问题，我的黑眼圈和干眼症表明了一切。最近，娃们独立睡了几天，希望这预示着成功。
从别处看到的八大技巧，有点用吧。
1. Start Slow
Do not make your child sleep alone all of a sudden. Start slow; set one or two days of the week when he will be sleeping alone, see how he reacts. As he gets into the habit of sleeping alone, you can increase the days eventually. Soon, he will like the idea of bed to himself and will prefer sleeping alone.
慢慢来。不要突然让孩子一个人睡。开始的时候，可以每周让他自己睡一两个晚上。等他慢慢习惯自己睡以后，就可以增加独立睡的天数。最终他就会更喜欢自己睡了。
2. Create a Ritual
Kids generally face a problem while falling asleep; once they doze off there is nothing to worry about. The presence of a parent allows them to fall asleep quickly than doing so by themselves. Try to set in a ritual of sorts that your kid needs to follow before he sleeps. This can start by brushing the teeth, changing into pyjamas, dimming the lights, saying a goodnight prayer or reading a story and so on. And soon he will get into this habit and will sleep alone.
入睡仪式。入睡对于孩子来说是有难度的。一旦睡着，万事大吉。有父母陪着，可以让他入睡快一点儿。要让孩子形成入睡的仪式。比如，刷牙、换睡衣、把灯调暗、睡前祷告或者讲个故事等等。不久孩子就会养成独立睡的习惯了。
3. Show Your Presence
If your child is too attached to you, don’t ignore him. Some children are often triggered to feel safe when they sense their parents either by their voice or even by a specific shirt or blanket. You could try doing that by exchanging your blankets or pillows or giving your child your old sweater to hold while he sleeps.
让孩子感受到你的存在。如果孩子太依赖你，不要无视他的需求。部分孩子需要父母在才会有安全感，这可以是父母的声音或者物品，比如衣服和毯子。你可以把自己的毯子、枕头或者旧衣服给孩子，让他拿着睡。
4. Be Firm
Just when you feel that your child is finally learning to sleep alone, he may show up to your room crying, asking you to sleep in his room. Be gentle and guide him back to his room. It may not always be possible but make sure you don’t sleep in his room. If necessary, stand by the door of his room for a few minutes till he falls asleep.
坚定。正当你以为孩子终于学会自己睡了，他可能就会哭着跑到你房间，想让你陪着睡。温柔地把他领回自己的房间。千万别睡在他房间，虽然有时候很难。必要的时候，可以在他房门口站一会儿，等他入睡后离开。
5. Encourage and Celebrate
When your child does end up sleeping a night successfully by himself, do let him know you are proud of him. Give him a celebratory snack or a breakfast treat. This can provide an incentive for doing it again until it becomes a habit. You can also tell him that he is brave and he will sleep alone again feeling proud of himself.
鼓励和奖赏。当孩子终于成功地自己睡了一晚上后，一定要告诉他你为他感到骄傲。可以奖励他一些特别的零食或者早餐。这可以鼓励他继续自己睡，直至形成习惯。你也可以告诉孩子他有多么勇敢，这样当他再次自己睡时，就会感觉特别自豪。
6. Keep Distractions Away
The presence of electronic devices can make sleeping a difficult task than it already is. Make sure you put a curfew on the time limit for playing games on the phone or watching television. Also, don’t keep any gadgets or electronic devices in your child’s bedroom.
减少干扰。让孩子独立睡本身就不容易，如果再有电子设备的话，就更难了。要限定玩手机和看电视的时间。而且不要把电子设备放在孩子的卧室。
7. Avoid Using Sleep As a Threat
Some parents might use sleep as a way of punishing their child when he has done something wrong. This forms a bad relationship with the concept of sleep and can cause other issues like insomnia to crop up early in life.
别把睡觉当威胁。当孩子做错事时，有些家长会让他自己睡，以示惩罚。这会损害孩子对睡眠的理解，并可能让他们日后早早地产生失眠等问题。
8. Sleep Separately in the Same Room
If things are too difficult at the start, you can opt to sleep on the floor on a separate mattress instead of the same bed. That physical separation can break the first barrier and make things easier later on.
在同一房间单独睡。如果刚开始的进展不顺利，那么你可以睡在单独一张床垫上，而不是跟孩子睡在同一张床上。这样的物理分隔会成为第一个突破，并让后续的过程变得容易起来。
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