The New Nonsense on Infant Sleep: “Behaviourally Biologically Normal”
To counter the growing acceptance that night wakings are normal, sleep trainers seem to be taking to the bizarre. Welcome to "behaviourally biologically normal".
Helping Sleep Resistors Fall Asleep
When our babies and children start resisting sleep, we often double down on our efforts to "get" them to sleep. But what if it's really all about letting go?
Mythbusting Sleep Training Claims, Science-Style
With all the statements being made by so many about sleep training, most to get parents to get on board, parents should know that most of these statements are myths, not backed by science.
Why Listening to Other Parents On Your Child’s Sleep is Often A Complete Waste of Your Time
Sick of having other people tell you what you should be doing with respect to your child and their sleep? Here are some scientifically-backed reasons why you can safely ignore them.
Guest Post: A Responsive Settling Story
One woman's experience with responsive settling and the take-home messages she got from that that she can share with others.
Shifting Priorities: Why Sleep Isn’t the Most Important Thing for Your Child
"What is most important for your child's development?" If you answered sleep, I think we need to talk.
“Responsive Settling”: Is it Responsive? Effective?
New research suggests a method of "responsive settling" actually can improve infant sleep as well as extinction methods. Is this wholly accurate?
Should babies sleep alone? An Analysis of the INSIGHT Study’s Findings on Infant Sleep by Location
New headlines suggest solitary sleep can improve infant sleep, but digging deeper makes it clear that this suggestion is not only wrong, but potentially dangerous.
Helping Baby Sleep: Does Extinction Sleep Training Improve Baby’s Sleep?
Many people report trying extinction methods of sleep training to "help" their baby sleep better, but what does research tell us in terms of the efficacy of these methods for baby's sleep? Does the reasoning hold up?
Sleep Training Yourself
For those families considering extinction sleep training methods, I want to ask them to try something first. Something that I hope will change their minds.