teaching good sleep habits (xpost)

Marie writes:
I know they are too young for Ferber, but I would *really* like to
teach them how to fall asleep in their cribs--it seems like an
important lifeskill.

I guarantee they will acquire the skill of going to sleep by themselves
before they go off to college. I don't think there's any evidence that
children who sleep by themselves grow up to sleep any better (or worse)
than those who cosleep. It's just a short-term issue. (Although I
certainly agree that the first several years---my kids are about 1000
days old---don't always seem like the "short term"!)

David desJardins