Sleep

  • Co-Sleeping, Public Policy and Parents Civil Rights, New Vid

      Dr. James J. McKenna, PhD, director of the Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame shares: – The science and history of co-sleeping, – The need to define the terminology – Why public policy is based on social norms instead of science, – Why public policy is unethical, as it withholds [...]

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    Nap It In The Bud! New Study Says Napping Parents Means Hap

    The recommendation to “sleep when your baby sleeps” may have additional benefits than just helping parents feel more rested. A recent study examined the association between maternal napping postpartum and mother-child interactions. There were 2 goals of this study. The first was to describe postpartum mothers’ sleep patterns at about 5 months postpartum. The second [...]

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    Leaving Home: The Journey From Birth to Adulthood, Part 2

    Leaving Home, Part 2 Leaving Home is a video series accompanying the book of the same name by John Breeding, PhD.  See the other videos here: Part One: The Psychology Around Birth and Pregnancy Part Two: The Psychology of Babies and Bonding Part Three: Toddlerhood, Leaving the Mother’s Arms Part Four: The Psychology of Parenting [...]

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    Memo to Moms: It’s Eat, Pray, SLEEP!

    Are there any other moms out there besides me up for changing Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat, Pray, Love” mantra to “Eat, Pray, Sleep”? This feels more appropriate for moms caught in the pursuit of peace and happiness, no Bali in our crystal balls, and running around like pet gerbils to make spaghetti dinners, help with homework [...]

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    How Do You Get Children To Sleep?

    Q: How do you get children to sleep? I can finally say that I think I know something about this. My son is now 7 and my daughter is now 5. I started having success when we started getting into daily rhythms (which I have to work very hard at because I would love to [...]