There are many ways to go about sleep training – helping your child learn to fall asleep on her own at bedtime and sleep for longer stretches overnight. Read Erin Chan Ding’s Washington Post article about types and the benefits of sleep training for children and the family. [...]
Wondering if your toddler is ready to transition to a bed? The New York Times gives some guidance along with Dr. Jodi Mindell. [...]
Older infants who sleep in their own room tend to sleep better than infants who share a room with their parents. [...]
Read Drs. Alice Gregory and Erin Leichman take on combining science and family preferences to help your little one sleep on The Conversation’s [...]
Jodi Mindell Information on newborn, infant, and toddler (0 to 36 months) sleep patterns was collected via a smartphone app. Sleep patterns developed at about 5-6 months old, later bedtimes predicted less sleep, and morning waketimes were generally consistent across children. Unique images from [...]
Jodi Mindell The research team analyzed more than 1,000 sleep-related questions that were submitted to an Ask the Expert section of a publicly available smart phone app for sleep in young children. Caregivers asked questions primarily about night wakings, sleep schedules, and bedtime [...]