Parents can begin implementing a bedtime routine for their children as early as four months. Infants often begin sleeping through the night once they’re around six months old, so parents who’ve kept their child’s crib in their bedroom may want to move it to a separate room at this point.
By the toddler years, parents should be putting their kid to sleep in their own bed in a separate room. If a toddler clambers out of bed and refuses to fall asleep alone, parents can compromise by sitting near the child’s bed until the toddler falls asleep.