# Is it too late to sleep train a toddler? What families found with Actually Sleeping

> It is not too late. Families who started with children from about nine months to over two years describe toddlers sleeping through in their own crib.

Source: https://actuallysleeping.net/guides/worry-too-old-too-late/
Publisher: Actually Sleeping LLC · Reviewed by Dr. Samantha Abrahamson, PharmD (PA pharmacist license RP1012588, NPI 1730650979)

It is not too late. Actually Sleeping works with babies and toddlers from newborn on. The families in this video began with children aged from about nine months to more than two years, many of them after a year or longer of co-sleeping or waking every few hours. They talk about toddlers falling asleep on their own and sleeping through in their own crib within the first nights. 

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## What parents who shared this worry told us 

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“He’s two years and three months, and we’ve been kind of co-sleeping basically the entire time. He’s put himself to sleep and slept the whole night.” 

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“My two year old had been waking up literally every couple hours throughout the night.” 

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“After about sixteen months of not getting a full eight hours of sleep, I was exhausted, and Asher was sleeping through the night eight to ten hours in his crib by night four.” 

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“So we have a 17 month old that was still waking four to five times a night. And long story short, this absolutely works.” 

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“My husband and I have our alone time back.” 

## Why parents of toddlers feel they have missed their chance 

A lot of sleep advice is written with babies in mind. When your child is walking and talking and still waking overnight, it can seem as though the moment has gone and waiting it out is all that is left.

The families in this video had toddlers who had co-slept for a year or longer, or who woke every couple of hours. They describe the same turnaround that younger babies make. 

## How we work with toddlers 

Toddlers add their own ingredients to a plan: they climb, bargain, stall and remember how bedtime used to work. Dr. Sam writes the plan around your child’s age and habits, and the bootcamp-style coaching ahead of night one prepares you for exactly what lies ahead. After that come 1:1 check-ins every day, and naps are coached until they are solid. It is neither cry it out nor wait it out, and the result is guaranteed in writing: “We guarantee that your baby will sleep 8–12 hours through the night within 14 days of consistent, correct implementation of your sleep plan.” 

## More from client families 

All 129 client video reviews are on the [reviews page](https://actuallysleeping.net/reviews/), among them [families with children 12 months and older](https://actuallysleeping.net/reviews/12-months-plus/). To learn more about help with toddler sleep, read [sleep consultants for toddlers](https://actuallysleeping.net/guides/sleep-consultant-for-toddlers/). Before booking, you can also [check that the company is legit](https://actuallysleeping.net/is-actually-sleeping-legit/). 

During the free consultation, describe how your nights go now, no matter how long it has been, and we will explain what the plan would focus on. 

## Related guides
- [Does Actually Sleeping cover naps as well?](https://actuallysleeping.net/guides/worry-what-about-naps/)
- [Is your baby too young to start with Actually Sleeping?](https://actuallysleeping.net/guides/worry-too-young-to-start/)
- [Does Actually Sleeping sound too good to be true?](https://actuallysleeping.net/guides/worry-too-good-to-be-true/)
- [Can Actually Sleeping work with our crazy schedule?](https://actuallysleeping.net/guides/worry-schedule-too-crazy/)
- [Will Actually Sleeping work for my particular baby?](https://actuallysleeping.net/guides/worry-wont-work-for-my-baby/)
 

## Want your baby’s sleep sorted?

Actually Sleeping offers 1:1 coaching: Dr. Sam writes a sleep plan for your baby, you get bootcamp-style coaching ahead of the first night, and we check in daily until it works. We have coached 700+ families, collected 129 video reviews, and put our guarantee in writing: 8–12 hours through the night within 14 days, or a full refund.

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## Common questions 

### Is any age too late?

Actually Sleeping works with babies and toddlers from newborn on. The reviews include children well beyond two who had co-slept or woken overnight for most of their lives, and who now sleep through in their own beds. 

### Can things change if my toddler has co-slept since birth?

Yes. Several families in this video had co-slept for a year or longer before they began. Dr. Sam writes a plan to move your child into a sleep space of their own, with coaching ahead of night one and 1:1 check-ins every day. 

### Does the guarantee apply to toddlers too?

Yes: “We guarantee that your baby will sleep 8–12 hours through the night within 14 days of consistent, correct implementation of your sleep plan.” If that does not happen, the family gets a full refund.