Sleep Training?

pkp2

Interesting article about 'teaching' a baby to self-sooth. https://sarahockwell-smith.com/2014/06/30/self-settling-what-really-happens-when-you-teach-a-baby-to-self-soothe-to-sleep/

WasNotWas

All serial killers had to self soothe...

pkp2

I just thought it was an interesting article that others might be interested in reading. Just because our kids may be past a certain stage doesn't mean you stop learning or reading about it. Or maybe some of you do.

momofcatan

pkp2 said:

I just thought it was an interesting article that others might be interested in reading. Just because our kids may be past a certain stage doesn't mean you stop learning or reading about it. Or maybe some of you do.

This article has extremely negative things to say about sleep training. I'm sure you meant no harm, but as someone who sleep trained (and it is not an easy decision to make) it makes me extremely upset to read an article that says sleep training leads to SIDS. I'm guessing I'm not the only one.

WasNotWas

I tend to not do research on ways I messed up my kids with my previous parenting decisions

pkp2

@araziza‌ I didn't think about it coming across that way. I haven't followed who did sleep training and who didn't. I didn't mean to make anyone feel bad (or mad!) Thank you for pointing out that it could be taken that way. My apologies. I know each parent does what they feel is best for their family and kids and that isn't always an easy decision no matter the topic.

momofcatan

@cl8badB I'll confess I only skimmed, but when I saw that section at the end I read that whole part because I wanted to be sure I was reading it correctly.

GalLaura

I'm with @violet1183‌!

As others have said the articles on the pros and cons of sleep training are endless. Also, every baby is unique. I have found that most "anti" sleep trainers have babies that slept relatively well. No one is excited to sleep train or have to teach self soothe but for some it had to happen. It isn't healthy for the baby or the parents to not sleep.

TheTamedShrew

Falling asleep on their own is not the same as "emotional self regulation". I have never let my child cry longer than 45 minutes (and that was only once on the first night of sleep training) and I ALWAYS go to her if she cries longer than 10 minutes in the MOTN. She may not understand "self-soothing" in the way that it is often described in the sleep training debate, but she quickly learned to use a blanket/lovey/my shirt to soothe in order to fall asleep on her own and get a good night's rest. She was developmentally ready and needed to learn to fall asleep without the boob...it was that simple. This lady might want to study the effects of poor sleep on a child's brain development because I do not think that E waking up 3-5 times a night was healthy for her (or me). My child is perfectly healthy and knows that I will come when she needs me.

tl;dr...what a crock of sh*t.