They started a week ago Friday. The first few days were hard on both grandson and my daughter. They are doing a method which I can’t recall the name of. They also were working on not feeding him at night. The first few days they did feed him but put him right back in his crib. He also had gotten in the bed habit of sleeping in their bed since he was sometimes up 7 times a night. Last I heard as of Thursday he was sleeping great in his crib in his own room and sleeping all night. They haven’t started the training for the nap. The method suggests you don’t start nap training until 14 days have past of the night training. So for now they lay with him on the bed or rock him to sleep for his nap.
He is just about ready to crawl so it’s good they are getting him to sleep in his crib. He is overall a very happy baby.
We weren’t usually a fan of “noise toys” but this is a really cool drum and the grands loved it!! https://www.amazon.com/Hape-Baby-Drum-Musical-Toy/dp/B074N9HWVW
Brio not good enough?!?! How long did the “only wood, cotton or metal would do” stage last? It kind of reminds me of all the rules for snacks and class parties in the preschool my kids attended. No this, no that. At what point does it all go by the wayside?
I hope they carefully chose the wood, cotton, or metal toys. One time my ils gave my oldest some sort of handmade wooden toy with wheels that they bought at a craft fair. What toy safety standards were followed? What small pieces could come off and be choking hazards?
Right? And isn’t Brio mostly wood, anyway? Ours are.
And Hanna Anderson is currently 40% off of everything!
I know. The proverbial gift horse, right? I was surprised, but not our house, not our rules. The big kid’s kiddos will be enjoying the train. 
I just brought this up because some parents can be very picky about gifts for their offspring.
Ferber Method? That’s what I did with my kids and worked well for them. It’s not for everyone though, as you do need to listen to some fussing/crying. But getting a good night’s sleep is important to the whole family and it works quickly. Luckily (so far) GD takes after her parents and is a good sleeper.
Edit to add that I think this is more popular now:
@FallGirl–I hadn’t seen the sale!! Thanks for posting. I bought a few things (couldn’t help myself).
My D and SIL used the Ferber method with grandson at 5 months. Since I am the primary caregiver of grandson now, I was discussing this with SIL recently. He said doing the sleep training was by far the single best thing they have done for their sanity and quality of life! One week of listening to crying in exchange for a baby sleeping through the night, priceless.
@CottonTales and @mom60 Ferber! The twins were Ferberized starting at 4 months. D and SIL are looking forward to Ferberizing the 2 month old. He’s starting to sleep 5 hours at night some. However the night before last there were 5 pick ups between 10pm and 7am and both parent were exhausted yesterday.
I think Ferber gets a bad rap, because people tend to label it “cry it out.” I read the book back in the day and it’s much more nuanced than that. That being said, it’s important to set the baby up to succeed. Bath, books and/or lullabies, bed on a regular schedule and nighttime feeding as appropriate for their age. S & DIL have done an excellent job with GD.
D1 used Snoo to put GD to sleep. They had regular routines during bed time. They weaned GD off Snoo after few months, but GD always put herself to sleep and if she were to wake up in the middle of night she would toss and turn then fall asleep again. At 22 months, she goes down at 7:30 and up at 7:30. She takes a 2 hour nap in the afternoon.
I used Ferber with D, and she doesn’t seem to bear any scars (she’s arguably better adjusted & a better sleeper than her brother, who didn’t require sleep training). It was the only thing that worked for her. D has been adamant about bedtime routines & has opted not to take GD anywhere overnight until she’s out of the crib. I didn’t have that luxury, because I was too busy schlepping my kids all over for family obligations. Covid has allowed GD to become a very good sleeper!
Thanks for that. I ordered our little grand-nephew some PJs from there instead of a toy.
D1 schlepps GD all over the place. GD has been to Cancun, London, multiple cities in Italy, Florida, NC, CA, upstate NY. I think she probably has been on a plane every few months. I think next year Greece is on her schedule (I am going with them :j )
When she was a baby, D1 had a portable tent crib for her, so no matter where she went, she slept in the same crib. Now they’ll use what the hotel/Airbnb has. GD will pretty much sleep anywhere now.
Boden is having a great sale on their mini boden kids stuff. Several things further discounted by 30% above the sale price. I bought some adorable boots for granddaughter. If I’d spent $4 more I’d have gotten free shipping. Oh well.
Wow, 2022 Brio now features plastic? Our old set is all wood with some metal, like on the wheels.
I kept S’s Brio train and it lives in FL now. All wood as well. Not played with very often I don’t think, but not so much that I have granddaughters but that S & DIL don’t like getting toys out that have lots of pieces. S’s set has lots of pieces as Brio train made an easy & popular birthday gift from family & friends once you had the basic set. I was also surprised that current sets are plastic.
I kept the best toys and my grandkids love them, Brio being tops. Legos, wood blocks, FB sets, etc. So glad I kept the best things.
We kept all our kids’ books as well as a collection of stuffed animals. Last year at Christmas GD was here (she was just turning 1) and H brought out a few animals. Alas, she wasn’t really interested. Maybe this year . . . she goes to the zoo quite often so she may recognize some of the animals.