So... That brings me here..
Until recently {ok last year}, I was oblivious to Blanket Training. When I read about it I thought to myself- "Where was this 10 years ago?" You see, I have 3 older children {11, 10, 8} that I could have used this training method with. It would have fit perfectly.
Today, we homeschool, attend church regularly, and well, we have those moments when we need little Liam-Ezell to sit for an extended period. Don't we all need our little one to have a quite time? :) So, I was excited and determined to try it!
Last week was our first try! At first, he would get off constantly. Finally, today we had a break through. :) Liam stayed on his blanket for 5 minutes {Proud Momma}. However, he had a few testing tendencies. But, he would take instruction and back away from the edge of the blanket when told. I was in tears at how well he listened. When the timer went off he was all smiles! Of course, from all the kisses and praises!!
Here is how we are blanket training our cutie pie. :)
1-Blanket- We use a special *quilt for blanket time {only}. Doing this allows Liam to correspond his quilt with quite time. Thus, creating security.
*The blanket needs to be thick so it will not bunch when your baby/toddler moves around.
2- Toys- I allow Liam to have 2 hard back baby books and 4 small toys. When he gets older I will change the toys to manipulative's {blocks}.
3- Timer- This is important. I tried it without the timer for 2 days and it was a nightmare. We all learn, right? When the timer goes off Liam knows he can get off. We are still working on him coordinating the timer and stop time.
Liam is only 9 months old. When he starts to walk he will be taught to get out and put up his quilt and toys.
Here are some posts you may enjoy about blanket training.
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