Get Your Kid Who Fights Sleep To Bed Faster Our three-year-old fights sleep. It’s always a battle getting him to go to bed before 10:00 p.m., and by that time I’m more tired than he is. Tips to Get Your Kid Sleeping Faster Parents usually need their children to go to sleep earlier than the […]
Safe Crib-sleeping
Do’s and Don’ts For Safe Crib-Sleeping If your baby sleeps in a crib, follow these safe crib-sleeping suggestions: DO’S: Look for a Consumer Product Safety Commission label or a Juvenile Products Manufacturer’s Association (JPMA) label stating that the crib conforms to safety standards. Check the space between the bars of the crib rail. The bars […]
More Sleep-safe Precautions
Do’s and Don’ts For Sleep-safe Precautions Besides the crib safety precautions, to increase your baby’s chances of a safe night’s sleep, observe these do’s and don’ts: DO’S: Place baby to sleep on her back or side, whichever way she seems to sleep the best. Spread sheets and under sheets smoothly and tuck them in tightly […]
Worried About Back Sleeping
Ease Your Mind if You’re Worried About Back Sleeping For Your Baby SIDS Prevention My mother and mother-in-law think I’m crazy to put my son to sleep on his back. They’re worried about back sleeping and are sure he’ll choke. Until recent “Back to Sleep” campaigns, conventional Western wisdom taught that babies should sleep on […]
Side Sleeping
Side Sleeping, Back Sleeping, Or Tummy Sleeping? Back Sleeping Is it safer for baby to sleep on his back or side? New Zealand studies show that SIDS is least likely to occur when babies sleep on their backs, and most likely when sleeping on their tummies. Sleeping on the side falls somewhere in between. This […]
Back Sleep Training
How to Encourage Back Sleep Training What if your baby protests any position except tummy-sleeping? It’s time to encourage back sleep training. Try these tips to encourage back or side sleeping: Let the tummy-sleeper first fall asleep on her stomach; then after she is soundly asleep gently turn her over onto her back. Rock or […]
Beware of Sleep Trainers
Sleep Trainers Methods: Beware Following Sleep Trainers Advice Ever since parenting books found their way into the nursery, sleep trainers have touted magic formulas with a promise to get babies to sleep through the whole night. Most are just the old “cry-it-out” methods in disguise, and technology has also provided us with a variety of […]
Sleep Trainers: Buyer Beware!
Sleep Trainers Don’t Know Your Baby Do What’s Best For Your Baby Ever since parenting books found their way into bedrooms, authors have touted magical formulas promising to get babies to sleep through the night and follow a more convenient schedule. While babies have a lot of wonderful attributes, convenience is not one of them. […]
SIDS: The Latest Research on How Sleeping With Your Baby is Safe
Research on SIDS SIDS and Co-Sleeping Facts There has been a lot of media claiming that sleeping with your baby in an adult bed is unsafe and can result in accidental smothering of an infant. One popular research study came out in 1999 from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission that showed 515 cases of […]
Benefits of Co-Sleeping
Scientific Benefits of Co-Sleeping Popular media has tried to discourage parents from sharing sleep with their babies, calling this worldwide practice unsafe. Medical science, however, doesn’t back this conclusion and prove the benefits of co-sleeping (See Safe Co-Sleeping Research). In fact, research shows that co-sleeping is actually safer than sleeping alone (See Co-Sleeping: Yes, No, […]
Foods that Help you Sleep
What you eat affects how you sleep. One of the keys to a restful night’s sleep is to get your brain calmed rather than revved up. Some foods contribute to restful sleep; other foods keep you awake. We call them sleepers and wakers. Sleepers are tryptophan-containing foods, because tryptophan is the amino acid that the […]
Best Dinners for Sleep
Meals that are high in carbohydrates and low-to-medium in protein will help you relax in the evening and set you up for a good night’s sleep. Try the following “dinners for sleep”: pasta with parmesan cheese scrambled eggs and cheese tofu stirfry hummus with whole wheat pita bread seafood, pasta, and cottage cheese meats and […]