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@fromtheearth Thank you! I read this piece (though not the book) which has an extensive citation list, but I have a few qualms (though I need to read it in more depth so these qualms may well be unfounded). First, it's relatively self referential - while the reference list is extensive, the...

@pulickalbrothers OP, I don’t know if this will reassure you or not but I recently asked a question hear around the data surrounding extended rear facing and the answers are here. TL;dr: extended rear facing (past age 2) does not appear to confer any statistically significant reduction in...

@simondarok Both Weissbluth and Ferber you could say popularized the modern concept of sleep training (Ferber's first book was in 1985, Weissbluth's in 1987). The distinction between the two is generally that Ferber advocated for graduated extinction (timed checks) and Weissbluth advocated for...

@simondarok Thanks, this is a great point. I partially compare it because it comes up so commonly in sleep training conversations but also because Douglas herself lays out her method as an alternative to sleep training and calls it a "parent baby sleep program." It also seems pretty specific in...

I regularly see Possums Sleep recommended as a science-based infant sleep approach, rooted in research. Data on its effectiveness appears to be mixed. This study (157 mother infant pairs), for example, found that while breastfeeding rates increased in the group exposed to the Possums sleep...

@timothythe2nd Why would they move him down instead of keeping him in the 4-5 year olds class (and letting other, new kids move up to him)? If his behavior was good, I'd propose trying him in that class again. It could be boredom, as you state. I'd be leery to move him before the OT...

@jasonavery08 Safety is a spectrum not a binary. There is not a scientifically proven age where being put to sleep by someone else is appropriate. You don’t need science to validate the choice you want to make for your kid and your family - you can just choose what you want. Practices vary...