Parents Misled by Cry-It-Out Sleep Training Reports

Parents Misled by Cry-It-Out Sleep Training Reports *First author is Angela Braden, journalist at Science Mommy Mainstream parenting media are asserting once again that the cry-it-out sleep paradigm is harmless to babies—this time in the form of a two-paragraph morsel as one of the “sleep myths” Parentsmagazine “sets straight” in “Rest Assured” (July 2014 issue).Continue reading “Parents Misled by Cry-It-Out Sleep Training Reports”

Dangers of “Crying It Out”

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/moral-landscapes/201112/dangers-crying-it-out We should understand the mother and child as a mutually responsive dyad. They are a symbiotic unit that make each other healthier and happier in mutual responsiveness. This expands to other caregivers too. (click to read on psychologytoday.com)

Should the AAP Sleep Alone?

Should the AAP Sleep Alone? Some public health messages everyone can agree with: Never drink and drive. Always put your infant in a car seat. Other public health messages seem to ask us to do the impossible: Teenagers must never have sex. Mothers must never share a bed with their infants. Advice around the U.S.Continue reading “Should the AAP Sleep Alone?”