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The same-order wind-down

⏱️ ongoing📦 nothing needed🏠 indoor🤲 in your arms💛 Social-emotional

Knowing what to expect helps babies feel safe, confident, and in control of their world, which is why ZERO TO THREE suggests keeping daily routines in the same order, at roughly the same time. Nothing has to be added to your evening — the order itself is the whole activity.

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🛡️ However the evening ends, baby finishes it on their back on a firm flat surface in a clear cot — no pillows, bumpers or loose bedding. The last feed is where the risk sits: an armchair or a sofa is not a safe place for either of you to fall asleep, so if you feel yourself drifting, put baby down first and sit back down afterwards.

Sources: ZeroToThree — Birth to 12 Months: Social-Emotional Development · ZeroToThree — Birth to 12 Months: Social-Emotional Development

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The same-order wind-down

Pick the pieces you already do

Choose the three or four things you already do at the end of the evening — dim the lamp, nappy, feed, one song. What goes in is entirely yours: a lullaby from your own childhood, in whichever language you sing in, belongs here.