Brain Rules for Baby (John Medina) / quote 86 of 91
Baby is an inexperienced ally, not an enemy
Remember, baby is not your enemy in his struggle to learn to sleep independently, just a very inexperienced ally. Your goals are naturally aligned, after all. From an evolutionary perspective, it is in his brain’s best interest to learn how to stay awake during the day, then learn to sleep through the night. Though it is as much a struggle for him to get it right as it is for you to teach him, you can’t give up. After all, that’s the heart and soul of parenting. The constant theme of this book is that babies are people, but they are not adults. You have to teach them everything. At least at first, you have to be willing to be the professor 24 hours a day.