One of the most harmful myths the sleep training industry continues to spread is the idea that if you don’t sleep train early, you’ll be trapped in your current sleep situation forever. But this simply isn’t true — not developmentally, not emotionally, and not from a neuroscience perspective.
Let’s face it: sleep as a parent is limited, regardless of how ‘good’ or ‘bad’ your kids sleep. Maximizing the amount of sleep – and more importantly, the quality – we’re getting as parents is crucial to being better equipped to handle interrupted sleep, and to be more intentional about the nighttime parenting choices we are making with our children. Improve your sleep with these 5 helpful tips.
Not all sleep needs are created equal: temperament can significantly affect your sleep, and sleep trainers have been misusing the research for years. Here’s what you need to know.
The old adage, ‘never wake a sleeping baby’, is one of the many pieces of parenting advice that should have been left in the 20th century. Here’s why.
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