sleep training

Teach, don't train

August 28, 2008




Just a little rant today. I'm sick and tired of hearing or reading about people training their kids. Are your children dogs? Really, stop and think about it for a minute. Is obedience what you are striving for? If the grandest and best thing you can wish for is to have an obedient child, then [...]

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Cry it out (CIO): Is it harmful or helpful?

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 [...]

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Cry it out (CIO): 10 reasons why it is not for us

July 5, 2008




Intuitively and instinctively, the cry it out (CIO) method (also known as sleep training or ferberizing or controlled crying) of getting a baby to sleep is not something I ever felt comfortable with. And as I did research on infant sleep, I learned about what normal infant sleep is and I also learned more about the [...]

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Does she sleep through the night?

June 4, 2008




Since so many people ask this question, I figured I might as well answer it on my blog. The answer: I don't know. Before you jump to the conclusion that I am one of those baby trainers and I have simply turned off the baby monitor so that I don't have to listen to my [...]

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