Do Modern Sleep Interventions Increase Sleep? A New Meta-Analysis Says “No”
A new meta-analysis examines if sleep training methods to improve sleep actually work to, well, improve sleep. Guess what? They don't.
A new meta-analysis examines if sleep training methods to improve sleep actually work to, well, improve sleep. Guess what? They don't.
Contrary to the idea of sleep being a skill, it's really the idea of independent sleep that is the skill to be taught because it counters human biology.
Most people believe that they have to "teach" their infant to sleep, but the entire idea of sleep as a skill to be taught counters the fact that sleep is actually a biological process.
Many families will end up bedsharing at some point without having properly prepared for it. Whatever your plans are, take a moment to review your bed and your situation to ensure that bedsharing is as safe as possible if or when it comes to it.
The following is a screening tool only. This means it's purpose is to look at common behaviours and see if they fit with certain outcomes that can explain sleep troubles in young children. It does
"What is most important for your child's development?" If you answered sleep, I think we need to talk.
The following is a talk I presented at the 2016 Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement Conference this past October in Toronto, ON on feminism, patriarchy, and mothering.
Something happens. Your child starts to cry. You expect them to run to your arms as they have all along, but this time something is different. This time they run away from you.
I get a lot of people angry that I speak out against extinction sleep training because it "worked" for them. I thought I'd start a post that allows me to respond publicly to these criticisms so I don't have to repeat myself over and over.
Parents often worry that their child isn't getting the magical number of hours of sleep. New research suggests we can ditch the idea that there is a magical number for it doesn't seem to influence outcomes at all.