In addition, see my article
on infant sleep training.
Not exact matches
Can you PROVE that the long - term harm from a few nights of CIO is GREATER than the long - term harm caused by
sleep disorders or excessive crying in an
infant who (for whatever reason)
sleep training would have worked after just a night or two (or even one longer bout of crying for less than 30 minutes
on one day, which some parents claim worked for them)?
The only studies you can cite in response are basically ones done
on infants who have been significantly neglected or have excessive crying bouts not caused by
sleep training.
This school of
sleep training, based
on operant conditioning, runs counter to the current science of
infant development.
potty
training is almost as bad as having an
infant sucking
on boobs every two hours and getting no
sleep!
Read more about API's response to the recently published Pediatrics study
on «behavioral
infant sleep intervention» that's garnering headlines that
sleep training is safe.
Much like a 2012 study published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, where educational biologist Wendy Middlemiss and her team tracked the behavior and cortisol levels of 25
infants, ages 4 to 10 months, as they attempted a five - day
sleep training program that focused
on the cry it out method.
[Note: In other posts
on infant sleep listed below, my co-authors and I point out flaws in studies of
sleep training.
Since you are a very well - educated mother, I wonder if you were ever exposed to some of the scholarly work
on infant sleep that says that night wakings are healthy, normal and to be expected, and that babies are «designed» to
sleep next to their mother and nurse through the night before becoming a mother and / or before deciding to
sleep train?
In all honesty, I could a series
on cry - it - out
infant sleep training itself, but I think I'll stop here.
For the noble few who have dared stick with me through this post which is quite clearly not much more than free therapy for me - this is my chief concern about Babywise: It's not the idea of scheduling (although I can not get
on board with cry - it - out
infant sleep training as part of that schedule), it's not the way orderliness and predictability are lauded and practically guaranteed, and it's not the sketchy breastfeeding advice / information.
Dr. Rebecca Kempton, M.D., Family
Sleep Institute Graduate and founder of Baby Sleep Pro, is a certified infant and toddler sleep consultant who helps parents develop sleep training skills to get their family's sleep on the right
Sleep Institute Graduate and founder of Baby
Sleep Pro, is a certified infant and toddler sleep consultant who helps parents develop sleep training skills to get their family's sleep on the right
Sleep Pro, is a certified
infant and toddler
sleep consultant who helps parents develop sleep training skills to get their family's sleep on the right
sleep consultant who helps parents develop
sleep training skills to get their family's sleep on the right
sleep training skills to get their family's
sleep on the right
sleep on the right path.
An update from a
sleep deprived mom
on what advice worked for her
on safely
sleep training her
infant son whose night waking and cries were disturbing her older daughter's
sleep.
I actually came across your blog while reading up
on infant sleep and
sleep training.
Bottle feeding, breastfeeding, diaper changing, baby carrying, swaddling, multiples, bath time, caring for a circumcised and uncircumcised baby, cord care, baby products, formula,
sleeping ques, burping soothing and pacifier use are all things that we have been
trained on as an
infant care specialist.
When the American Academy of
Sleep Medicine reviewed the literature on infant and child sleep training, it reported that in 17 out of 19 published studies, unmodified extinction — the clinical term for crying - it - out — effectively reduced bedtime resistance and the frequency of nighttime wakings, concluding that it «has a strong record of accomplishment.&r
Sleep Medicine reviewed the literature
on infant and child
sleep training, it reported that in 17 out of 19 published studies, unmodified extinction — the clinical term for crying - it - out — effectively reduced bedtime resistance and the frequency of nighttime wakings, concluding that it «has a strong record of accomplishment.&r
sleep training, it reported that in 17 out of 19 published studies, unmodified extinction — the clinical term for crying - it - out — effectively reduced bedtime resistance and the frequency of nighttime wakings, concluding that it «has a strong record of accomplishment.»
Certified by the Family
Sleep Institute, Ingrid started her career helping parents
train their babies, but when she saw the toll exhaustion was taking
on adults as well, she expanded her practice, treating restless sleepers from
infants to the aged.
Effects of parent
training on infant sleeping patterns, parents» stress, and perceived parental competence