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.
Review: The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Newborns by Elizabeth Pantley
Elizabeth Pantley has created perhaps her best book yet in the popular and much-needed No-Cry series. A book that helps families gently navigate sleep from the start, it's an excellent (and easy) read for all parents.
Worried About How Much Your Child Sleeps? Don’t, According to New Research
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.
Review: Stress-Free Discipline by Sara Au and Peter L. Stavinoha, PhD
Stress-Free Discipline promises techniques to help parents that will build the parent-child relationship. Unfortunately, it seems to be more of a behaviourist handbook than anything that will help families parent and discipline gently and meaningfully.
Guest Post: A Baker’s Dozen of Gentle Sleep Aid Attempts & Our Partial Weaning Story
"I am writing this at a pivotal moment in our nursing, sleep, and general parenting relationship with our 20 month old daughter. I always thought I would wait until the story was complete to write this down (when is that really though?), but I find myself hearing the story being written in my head right now at this turning point."
Guest Post: Finding What Works for Sleep
"He would wake after two hours of being in the crib, though he had been sleeping longer stretches while in our bed. I attributed it to him realizing it was a different sleeping environment. Once he would cry, I would put him back in our bed for the rest of the night. I tried it again the next night and the same thing happened. So, we gave up the crib for a while."
Guest Post: Learning To Trust Our Children Through Sleep Struggles
"In some ways, I wish I didn’t have the story to even share, but the fact that it happened can’t be changed and I hope that by sharing, I’ll encourage other families to listen to their instincts and to their babies."
Risky Parenting
We are Risk Averse. We don't even like to acknowledge that we may make choices that increase the risk to our kids. But we all do it. And we need to own it.
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.
Setting Boundaries
Setting boundaries is one of the more difficult things we do as parents. Not only because it's hard to say no to those we love, but also because it's complicated to know what constitutes a healthy boundary and what is unhealthy for our kids.