In the intense debate over sleep training, even parenting books offer conflicting advice, with about two-thirds advising parents to use sleep training and one-third advising against it. But what does ...

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Why is sleep training so hard? I find myself asking this question over and over again. My son is 19 months old, and the biggest thing that still presents the most challenges is his sleep. It’s the one ...

Take a Cord Blood Banking Quiz. Get matched with an Authorized Partner. When you think of sleep training, you may think of the cry-it-out method, which dates back to 1894. The truth is, sleep training ...

Baby sleep is not only a big issue for parents but also a big moneymaker in the baby industry. According to a 2017 report, parents are shelling out roughly $325 million per year to get their precious ...

New babies are famously inconsistent sleepers, waking up often — day and night — to eat. They might struggle to nap during the day or get back to sleep after a 3 a.m. diaper change. And of course, if ...

Sleep training is any approach you take to help your baby learn to settle themself to sleep and to sleep for longer. The idea ...

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