<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="/rss-style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Ferber Guides</title><description>Twelve plain-language guides on the Ferber sleep-training method, plus age and troubleshooting reference. From the team at Ferber.</description><link>https://ferberapp.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Check-ins, the part most parents get wrong</title><link>https://ferberapp.com/guides/check-ins-explained/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ferberapp.com/guides/check-ins-explained/</guid><description>What a Ferber check-in is, what to do during one, what to say, and the four things that turn a check-in into a sleep crutch you will then have to undo.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>check-ins</category><category>method</category><category>first-night</category></item><item><title>Co-parenting and the consistency rule</title><link>https://ferberapp.com/guides/co-parenting-and-consistency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ferberapp.com/guides/co-parenting-and-consistency/</guid><description>How two parents can run a Ferber arc cleanly, who does the check-ins, what to do across two homes, and how to handle the disagreement that always comes on Night 2.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>co-parenting</category><category>consistency</category><category>method</category></item><item><title>Daycare, travel, and other routine changes</title><link>https://ferberapp.com/guides/daycare-and-routine-changes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ferberapp.com/guides/daycare-and-routine-changes/</guid><description>How to plan a Ferber arc around a daycare-start, a holiday, a time-zone change, or a move. When to start, when to delay, and how to keep training during the change without making things worse.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>routine</category><category>daycare</category><category>travel</category><category>planning</category></item><item><title>Early-morning wakings, the hardest one to fix</title><link>https://ferberapp.com/guides/early-morning-wakings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ferberapp.com/guides/early-morning-wakings/</guid><description>Why the 4:30 a.m. wake is the most stubborn problem in baby sleep, the four causes that explain almost all of them, and how to use Ferber to fix the right one.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>troubleshooting</category><category>early-morning</category><category>naps</category><category>schedule</category></item><item><title>Getting started with Ferber, in one read</title><link>https://ferberapp.com/guides/getting-started/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ferberapp.com/guides/getting-started/</guid><description>A practical 10-minute primer that takes you from zero to ready-to-start. The age check, the gear list, what to tell anyone else in the house, and the exact protocol for Night 1.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>getting-started</category><category>first-night</category><category>prep</category><category>method</category></item><item><title>Nights 2 and 3, the hard middle</title><link>https://ferberapp.com/guides/handling-night-2-3-the-hard-middle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ferberapp.com/guides/handling-night-2-3-the-hard-middle/</guid><description>Why Night 2 is sometimes harder than Night 1, what an honest Night 3 looks like, and how to keep going through the part of the arc where most parents quit.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>arc</category><category>night-2</category><category>night-3</category><category>expectations</category></item><item><title>Sleep regressions and how Ferber handles them</title><link>https://ferberapp.com/guides/sleep-regressions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ferberapp.com/guides/sleep-regressions/</guid><description>When the 8-month, 12-month, and 18-month regressions usually hit, what each one looks like, and how to use a short Ferber re-arc to come out the other side.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>regressions</category><category>troubleshooting</category><category>arc</category></item><item><title>The full 7-night arc, night by night</title><link>https://ferberapp.com/guides/the-7-night-arc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ferberapp.com/guides/the-7-night-arc/</guid><description>What each of the seven nights actually looks like in practice. The intervals, the typical crying duration, the wakings, and the off-ramp at the end of the week.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>arc</category><category>expectations</category><category>method</category></item><item><title>The first night, minute by minute</title><link>https://ferberapp.com/guides/the-first-night/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ferberapp.com/guides/the-first-night/</guid><description>A full walkthrough of Night 1 with the exact intervals, what to do at each check-in, and what to do if specific things happen during the wait.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>first-night</category><category>method</category><category>check-ins</category></item><item><title>Teething, illness, and when to pause</title><link>https://ferberapp.com/guides/teething-and-illness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ferberapp.com/guides/teething-and-illness/</guid><description>How to tell teething from a real disruption, what fevers and colds mean for the arc, when to pause Ferber, and how to pick it back up cleanly.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>troubleshooting</category><category>teething</category><category>illness</category><category>pause</category></item><item><title>The three-night turning point</title><link>https://ferberapp.com/guides/the-three-night-turning-point/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ferberapp.com/guides/the-three-night-turning-point/</guid><description>Why Ferber works in three nights for most families. The Night 3 mechanics, what to look for, and what it means if your turning point lands on Night 4 or 5 instead.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>arc</category><category>night-3</category><category>expectations</category><category>method</category></item><item><title>Ferber with twins and multiples</title><link>https://ferberapp.com/guides/twins-and-multiples/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ferberapp.com/guides/twins-and-multiples/</guid><description>How to run a Ferber arc with two or more babies in the same room. Same room or separate, who cries first, how to handle wakings, and a realistic estimate of how long the arc takes.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>twins</category><category>multiples</category><category>planning</category></item></channel></rss>