tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post8961834942728160677..comments2024-03-16T14:18:11.330-04:00Comments on peaceful parenting: Sleep Training: A Review of ResearchUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-45616464477260906232016-05-27T17:14:09.622-04:002016-05-27T17:14:09.622-04:00Great list of resources! You should definitely add...Great list of resources! You should definitely add "Sleepless in America" to the book section. It's such a helpful gentle sleep book!Jessica Marie Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16327938044249954038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-71562608767493322972014-04-19T03:17:42.711-04:002014-04-19T03:17:42.711-04:00My son is almost 6 and he still co-sleeps with me....My son is almost 6 and he still co-sleeps with me. I co-slept till I was 10. Right now, he is sound asleep beside me. <br /><br />He does have sleep issues and is on Remeron. As a newborn he might have only slept 9 hours a day (24 hour period). There are times now that he might be awake for 28 hours with maybe a 30 to 45 min nap. He was prob 3 before he slept through the night (midnight tillAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947292844679340504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-48357975332307540632014-01-19T17:07:39.804-05:002014-01-19T17:07:39.804-05:00There IS a correlation. An obvious relation. There...There IS a correlation. An obvious relation. There is also a link between crying-it-out to fatal depression, various anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder and so on and so forth. Yes, many of these disorders have a genetic component, but in most cases those genes will never be switched on unless there is early childhood trauma, such as experiencing ab.andonment repeatedly. Time passes slower when Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-26375377223236963382014-01-19T12:18:30.597-05:002014-01-19T12:18:30.597-05:00Thank you for this. Thank you for this. Daughter https://www.blogger.com/profile/02550850982345461603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-75257509343905366272013-12-11T04:05:48.691-05:002013-12-11T04:05:48.691-05:00When women stopped nursing their babies? !When women stopped nursing their babies? !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-3714409956133159562013-12-10T23:45:38.752-05:002013-12-10T23:45:38.752-05:00I had to deal with this issue in my own family. I ...I had to deal with this issue in my own family. I didn't understand how my sister could do it, my niece would sometimea scream for hours, and I was constantly condemned for sleeping in the bed with my son. He is now 3 years old and wants to sleep in his own bed so he does. There were a few stressful times when they would cry and I'd have to put them down and walk away, but never at the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-12351992513021487782013-12-10T22:32:14.937-05:002013-12-10T22:32:14.937-05:00Thank you for this list! I have been feeling bad l...Thank you for this list! I have been feeling bad lately for not sleep training my 13 month old. I am glad to know I am not a bad mom for doing something I dont feel comfortable with. I have been scolded for co-sleeping, not sleep training and still nursing my 13 month old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-79540099595710813202013-12-10T20:44:13.157-05:002013-12-10T20:44:13.157-05:00I just submitted my first graduate level paper on ...I just submitted my first graduate level paper on infant sleep, I hope I did the subject justice...I have read everything there is to read and the results are definitive. Hold your babies close as much as you can and sleep together safely. I deeply regret the sleep training I did with my own two now-grown children, and see the long-term effects in them still. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-68934325598004668732012-11-28T04:22:35.446-05:002012-11-28T04:22:35.446-05:00Amanda - your question was reposted here for other...Amanda - your question was reposted here for others to chime in as well: http://www.facebook.com/CoSleeping/posts/313074952139609 <br />Wish I had the answers! Kellhttp://www.facebook.com/CoSleeping/posts/313074952139609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-23121327897636788502012-11-27T15:25:03.477-05:002012-11-27T15:25:03.477-05:00Any suggestions, resources or thoughts on napping?...Any suggestions, resources or thoughts on napping? We co-sleep with our 7 month old, and have from day one, but he is a TERRIBLE napper! He really only naps when I am home with him and nurse him to sleep, and then nurse him BACK to sleep after his typical 30 minute cat-nap. For some reason, he almost always wakes up after 30-35 minutes, and will often go back to sleep if I lay down and nurse him AmandaMayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408761934223135311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-42270744790629822952012-10-07T19:32:35.277-04:002012-10-07T19:32:35.277-04:00Just have to say my son never ever cried it out. ...Just have to say my son never ever cried it out. And he is autistic. I don't believe autism can be simplified to one cause or blamed on a parenting style. My son is 4 and is welcome into our bed as he needs. He slept with us from day one. We always attended to his cries.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-22997089640221911212012-08-16T17:17:21.687-04:002012-08-16T17:17:21.687-04:00Brilliant thought!Brilliant thought!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-47849971402728573022012-07-13T19:35:33.676-04:002012-07-13T19:35:33.676-04:00Whenever I go to the doctor to try and find why my...Whenever I go to the doctor to try and find why my son refuses to sleep at night, and wakes up so much for no reason, all they say is 'cry it out' no wonder I am getting physically ill from not getting enough sleep and my sons development is a little behind from also being restless some days. I refuse to take CIO for an answer to all our problems. This is why US is so overruled with CIO, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-85278233928878577442012-01-28T18:09:40.264-05:002012-01-28T18:09:40.264-05:00I was also very disapointed to see an episode of &...I was also very disapointed to see an episode of 'Heartland', on cbc - a show that is generally positive and promotes respect and positivity relating to animals and people. The episode was of the older sister whos baby was having sleep problems - so they decided to do the crying it out method - was so disapointed to see that on a tv show that i had generally liked, and wondering how many Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-31478231776107807642012-01-28T16:28:40.958-05:002012-01-28T16:28:40.958-05:00I have seen similar effects, its exactly wehat i w...I have seen similar effects, its exactly wehat i would expect - if you teach your baby no will do anything when you cry, no one will comfort you if you need someone, can you really expect them to ha capacity for empathy/sympathy to anyone else as they grow up? Is absoluty heartbreaking, sad and scary to see what kind of people are being made out of these methods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-34394359442178923672011-12-14T03:56:00.519-05:002011-12-14T03:56:00.519-05:00I have a friend who lets her son "Cry it Out&...I have a friend who lets her son "Cry it Out" and I have NEVER in my life known of a child who is soooo detatched emotionally. He does not like to be cuddled, kissed, rocked, loved on, hugged etc. He seems extremely behind developmentally and doesn't say much at all. She also did the CIO method with her daughter and she is very whiney, needy, demanding, emotional, COMPLETELY Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-32897586869897636342011-11-29T16:43:09.539-05:002011-11-29T16:43:09.539-05:00That first picture is really disturbing. Absolutel...That first picture is really disturbing. Absolutely everything about it is wrong! Bumpers, a puppy pad (which means there is a PLASTIC liner), loose blankets, monitor with cord attached IN the crib... oh and the crying baby!meander.photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079408552824627175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-19058772401755299582011-06-13T22:27:41.589-04:002011-06-13T22:27:41.589-04:00I have never been able to understand how someone c...I have never been able to understand how someone could make a baby cry themselves to sleep. I never could. We slept with our oldest until he was 2, when his sister was born, then DH slept with him and I slept with the new baby. Now, at 7, DS usually sleeps in his own bed and DD (5) usually sleeps in hers, while DD (18 months) sleeps with us. I can't imagine doing it any other way. I Jolinar of Malkshurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12627696771120699563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-80403060448779994372011-05-06T04:49:07.813-04:002011-05-06T04:49:07.813-04:00Its abandonment. Its dangerous. Its cruel. And it ...Its abandonment. Its dangerous. Its cruel. And it has no basis is in science.Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-16855869384822165192011-02-08T09:57:05.752-05:002011-02-08T09:57:05.752-05:00Thank you for this! I am always looking for more r...Thank you for this! I am always looking for more resources to point parents (and their in-laws) to with regards to this topic :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-46097091829254977492010-12-09T19:39:37.919-05:002010-12-09T19:39:37.919-05:00Thank you SO much for compiling this! Now if only...Thank you SO much for compiling this! Now if only I could think of ways to warn mama friends who are given these sleep training books... (hint hint)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-82335334174487077422010-11-29T23:43:12.218-05:002010-11-29T23:43:12.218-05:00My husband and I co-sleep with our 3 year old and ...My husband and I co-sleep with our 3 year old and 8 month old in a king bed. We are all happy and sleep wonderfully. I wouldn't have it any other way.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001661596232354716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-77732454469369329352010-08-09T00:04:08.606-04:002010-08-09T00:04:08.606-04:00This is quite an extensive list..I will have to ch...This is quite an extensive list..I will have to check these out when I have time. I never realized "CIO" was such an issue, especially in early infancy. I have 2 sons and now an infant daughter...All three were kept in my bedroom next to the bed in a crib until at least 6 months, and I slept and napped with them in my bed at every opportunity. co-sleeping helps with night-time Katrinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-41453855235134229572010-06-26T08:09:50.710-04:002010-06-26T08:09:50.710-04:00I find it amazing that parents and caregivers look...I find it amazing that parents and caregivers look for so many remedies for baby to sleep better without considering massage. Why? I sleep much deeper, sounder and much better after a massage don't you? I just completed a critical review for my PhD prelminary exam on the many benefits of Infant Massage. IM is so powerful that even mothers who reported depression symptoms and "watched&marykaykeller.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02800644053726307521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-59368426959218044892010-05-20T18:02:54.348-04:002010-05-20T18:02:54.348-04:00We've done AP since the git-it's 11 years ...We've done AP since the git-it's 11 years later and we're doing it with the 3rd.<br />We have healthy, happy children as a result.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10831243895120844244noreply@blogger.com