http://www.examiner.com/article/study-shows-babies-who-cry-it-out-remain-stressed A new study offers more reason not to practice “crying it out” with babies. Researchers at the University of North Texas monitored the cortisol levels of crying babies and their mothers over five nights when the infants were undergoing sleep training in order to learn to “self-settle.” The researchers found high levels of cortisol, aContinue reading “Study shows babies who cry it out remain stressed”
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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”
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?”
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