by phdinparenting on November 24, 2009
In light of the massive crib recall, there were a lot of concerned parents on twitter today wondering where their baby should sleep while they wait who knows how long for the repair kit to make their crib safe again.
As a non-crib user, I threw out a few suggestions to people (not intended as prescriptive, [...]
by phdinparenting on June 26, 2009
Photo credit: “At the end of a very long day” by KitLKat on flickr
There was some banter the other day on twitter comparing sleep with sex. I’m not sure if it originated with or ended with Ann Douglas, but the conversation at some point came around to the intro to her book Sleep Solutions for [...]
by phdinparenting on March 24, 2009
I was checking out my stats on eWebCounter just a moment ago and could not believe the three ads I was staring at in the Google Ads bar on the left side.
If you know me at all, you’ll know that this was a total behavioural targeting fail.
Not a chance.
Nope.
No Thanks.
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by phdinparenting on February 28, 2009
Photo credit: Lab2112 on flickr
This post provides tips for sleep deprived parents that want their babies to sleep better and, like me, do not want to use the cry it out approach. Some of these things I have learned through experience and others I’ve learned through reading research. I should note that I have [...]
by phdinparenting on February 25, 2009
Comics Courtesy of Heather Cushman-Dowdee @ MAMA-IS.COM
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by phdinparenting on February 1, 2009
Sleep associations can be extremely powerful for babies, children, and adults. When a baby first comes into the world, he is usually able to sleep just about anywhere but doesn’t sleep for long stretches. Over time, your baby’s ability to sleep anywhere will change and sleep associations will be created.
The good news is that sleep [...]
by phdinparenting on January 15, 2009
A few weeks ago Macall Gordon dropped by my blog and left a comment on my post about why we don’t use the cry it out method to get our children to go to sleep. Since then, I’ve been reading a lot of her work and found that it supports my assertion that there is [...]
by phdinparenting on October 24, 2008
Around the world there are parents wishing their babies would sleep better. Some so exhausted, so frustrated, so at the end of their rope that they go searching on the Internet desperately trying to find the magic bullet that will make their baby sleep through the night.
In certain Western societies it has somehow become acceptable [...]
by phdinparenting on August 11, 2008
About a month ago, I wrote a post outlining the scientific and emotional reasons why we have chosen not to use the Cry It Out (CIO) method with our children. In brief, the ten reasons are:
CIO can cause harmful changes to babies’ brains
CIO can result in decreased intellectual, emotional and social development
CIO can result in a [...]
by phdinparenting on July 17, 2008
Dr. Thomas Hale, who is well known for his research and findings on the safety of using various medications while nursing (Medications and Mothers’ Milk), has teamed up with Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett to conduct a survey of mothers’ sleep and fatigue. The survey is aimed at mothers’ that have babies 12 months of age and younger (My baby is already [...]
