by phdinparenting on September 27, 2008
Once again this week, I was reminded that children will develop and grow at their own pace. Our son, who recently turned 4, decided three days ago that he would go to sleep by himself.
On a usual night in our house, I put our daughter to bed and my husband puts our son to bed, [...]
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 [...]