Does Unsettled Sleep Lead to Later Emotional Problems?
Does unsettled sleep lead to later emotional problems? Should parents take a hard line and do what is necessary to build up more "settled" or solitary sleep?
Is Breastfeeding Pressure Causing Postpartum Depression?
Researchers in Australia are claiming their research shows breastfeeding pressure is causing postpartum depression in women, but is it? I take a full look at the research in question to see exactly what it does and does not tell us.
Review: The Discontented Little Baby Book
A new parenting book is out by doctor and researcher Pamela Douglas (out of Australia). Not only is it a book all parents should read, but all practitioners too.
Slate Gets on the Cry-it-Out Bandwagon
The entire tagline reads “A journal jumps on the Dr. Sears bandwagon to say sleep training is dangerous. Science says otherwise.” Let’s first get something clear – journals publish special issues all the time and journals publish research and opinion pieces and reviews from researchers who work in the relevant fields.
A Not-So-Blind Review of the Recent CIO Research
Recently, an article by Anna Price and colleagues has been covered in the media as it supposedly touts that there are no long-term effects of infant sleep interventions. I got my hand on the article (which is still in early release through Pediatrics) and decided to write my own peer review.
Science and C-Sections: What Do We Know?
The problem is that the c-section has been seen as an equal alternative (or sometimes even better alternative) to vaginal birth for people with no medical reason to have a c-section. But there are repercussions to this for both the mother and child and it’s my hope to explore those herein.
My Attached Child is Not a Bratty Hooligan: Part 2
A continuation of the discussion about how permissive parenting is NOT attachment parenting. In turn, our attached children will not be sitting in our basement at 30 with no job and no goals.
One Step At A Time
Here is a personal story about how making changes to how one parents one step at a time can do more good than we may give credit for…