Ep. 69: Dispelling CIO Sleep Training Myths Part III: How does the context of sleep affect development?
Today is episode three of the special series covering our new book, "Dispelling Cry-It-Out Sleep Training Myths and What To Do Instead", pub...
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20 of 70 episodesEp. 68: Dispelling CIO Sleep Training Myths Part II: What's Normal For Infant Sleep? (Book Series)
Today is episode two of the special series covering our new book, "Dispelling Cry-It-Out Sleep Training Myths and What To Do Instead". When...
Ep. 67: Dispelling CIO Sleep Training Myths Part I: Why Should We Care About CIO? (Book Series)
What do you get when you put 7 academic women together who all want see an end to the sleep training era? A book, of course. I am thrilled t...
Ep. 66: Safe Sleep Education: Is Abstinence Only the Only Way?
If you have listened to a lot of my podcasts, you know I like to talk about sleep. It's one of the biggest topics for parents today. And par...
Ep. 65: How can nurture transform your parenting and your child?
When we think about raising our children, we often all have ideas of what is best and what we want to do. Not always are we able to achieve...
Ep. 64: How Is Breastfeeding Portrayed in Literature in Different Cultures?
Normalizing breastfeeding is an ongoing battle in some Western cultures. Even when someone starts out breastfeeding, many report not being a...
Ep. 63: How do we reconcile early intervention for Autism with neurodiversity?
Our understanding and acceptance of Autism has evolved over the years towards a greater awareness of what we call neurodiversity - broadly,...
Ep. 62: What do we really know about Crying It Out?
As we know, sleep is one of the most talked-about topics for new parents. None of them are getting enough, and everyone is worried about it....
Ep. 61: How does parental presence and contact affect children's stress and sleep?
Bedtime. It's one of the biggest struggles parents face. Everyone is tired, we just want our kids to calm and go to sleep. But how does our...
Ep. 60: How can we raise anti-racist children?
Raising good humans is hard. We all worry about if we're doing best and we don't always know how to do it. This is especially true when we s...
Ep. 59: Does the Sleep Training Research Apply To All?
External validity. It's a topic that many of us don't really talk about. It's the idea that certain research findings only apply to certain...
Ep. 58: How can we support LGBTQ+ parents?
When it comes to parenting, there are thousands of books with myriad bits of advice for soon-to-be-parents and those who are already parents...
Ep. 57: What happens to the couple when they become parents?
Welcome back after our break and I hope you enjoyed the last few weeks and maybe even used that time to check out some of our older episodes...
Ep. 56: What are the long-term outcomes associated with a state-run pre-K program?
For ages, policy makers have been pushing earlier education for children. In many previous studies, these have been found to be very helpful...
Ep. 55: What do we know about a child's sensitivity to their environment?
Orchid or dandelion? Highly sensitive or relatively robust? These are some of the ways that we have conceptualized the concept of how sensit...
Ep. 54: How can we assess the effects of prenatal stress on child outcomes?
I'll be honest that I don't know of a single pregnancy that didn't involve some level of stress. I think the entire act of carrying a baby a...
Ep. 53: Can maternal separation explain postpartum depression?
Postpartum depression is associated with a host of negative outcomes for mothers and babies alike, yet we still have very little understandi...
Ep. 52: How does media use affect our kids and what can we do about it?
One of the more difficult topics for many families these days has to do with media use. We are a tech-heavy society and that extends downwar...
Ep. 51: What is 'Uspavani' and how can it help us support our children's sleep?
When you think about your child's sleep, what are the words that often come to mind? I know in Western cultures, we often hear "independence...
Ep. 50: What are the experiences and beliefs of fathers who identify as attachment parents?
In the realm of parenting - especially attachment parenting - the focus has been on mothers. In fact, if you go to any attachment parenting...