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 ...

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Using behavioral training to help babies fall asleep doesn't seem to harm them emotionally or developmentally years later, but it also doesn't benefit them long-term either, ...

I hardly remember the first three months of my daughter’s life. Sleep deprivation — familiar to anyone who’s had a newborn — plays havoc with your mind, memory, and mood. Although there were ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michelle Stansbury is a San Diego-based travel and parenting writer. As a single working mom-to-be, I decided that the key to my ...

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 ...

A new book is taking on one of the biggest challenges for parents: getting their baby to sleep. 'The Peaceful Sleeper: An ...

A world of “experts” and journalists tell parents about the safety of “controlled crying” or “cry it out” techniques to make babies sleep. The advice has multiple mistaken premises and conclusions ...

Well, I'm back. After a lengthy parental leave, when publication of the Planet Money newsletter decreased in frequency, I'm now working full-time and the newsletter will go back to being published ...

When I think of baby sleep, I think of a certain picture I have stuck to my fridge: My husband is holding my infant son—age 3 months at the time—on his chest. My son is wrapped in a burp cloth. The ...

A common point of contention among parents is sleep. Beyond the effects of sleep deprivation, post-partum fatigue and arguments over whose turn it is to get up in the middle of the night in those ...