Many parents, especially nursing moms, want to co-sleep with their child. Here in Boulder, CO it is quite common, but this is not so accross the country. Now that Ferber has altered his views from his well known book, "Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems" parents are feeling a sense of relief. Ferber is advocating parents take a more individualized approach to their child, which has always been an underlying philosophy here at Child-Works. To read the full article: http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060221/LIFESTYLE/602210416/1005

Note that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a crib/bassinet in the same room or cosleeper for the baby so that the child is physically in his/her own sleep space. There has been a rising debate in the safety of cosleeping where infants have died as a result of sleeping in an adult bed. If you are interested in this subject you can read a recent news article: http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtWEST01022106.htm

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A parent the other day shared a terrific story of how he overcame a "sleep obstacle" with his 2 year old son. This family had successfully completed our sleep package. Their son had transitioned to his big kid bed and was sleeping 12 hours a night. All of a sudden, their son began waking earlier and earlier and getting out of bed. Both parents new that he was doing this in order to start his day as early as possible to play with mom and dad. After trying different strategies, the father finally figured out what worked.

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