September 25, 2006
The debate about co-sleeping in the United States is growing. Here at Child-Works we believe co-sleeping can be a wonderful situation in the early months as long as it is done safely. It is a tremendous benefit to a mother who is nursing every hour or two. It can also be an incredible bonding time. As with all decisions around your child it is family specific and what works best for you may look different than other families. We encourage parents to negotiate the best solutions for their particular family. The following is an article that outlines the pro and cons as well as some of the safety issues: http://www.rctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060925/FEATURES01/609250306/1004/MTCN0303
Category(s): Infants
Posted by Child Works at 09:27 AM | Comments (1639)
September 18, 2006
More and more information is coming out on the importance of sleep for both adults and children. I have written an article that consolodates much of the recent research on sleep for children which can be found under Sleep Information/Articles. The following article also provides information on the importance of sleep: http://babyzone.com/features/content/display.asp?ContentID=2098
Experts always give a range of how much sleep children should get at certain ages. To know where your child best fits within this range observe his/her behavior. The most common signs of not getting enough sleep is if your child falls asleep in the car, stroller or couch during non sleep periods (sleep periods include naptimes and bedtime). For a complete checklist on overtired behavior look under Sleep Solutions/Overtired Sleep Quiz.
Category(s): Parenting News
Posted by Child Works at 08:05 AM | Comments (5540)
September 14, 2006
Babies become interested in books at various ages and in different ways. Some babies like to hold the book and "read" themselves, others want to focus on the pictures while others enjoy hearing every word read to them. A literacy group located in Pittsbourgh gathers specialists together to determine the 10 best books for babies and toddlers among hundreds of books. For a list of these books, please visit: http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/13045
Category(s): Infants, Category(s): Toddlers
Posted by Child Works at 10:15 AM | Comments (66)
September 12, 2006
Recently a mother was telling me about her six year old daughter who was sleeping in their bed due to nightmares. Since she had recently started Kindergarten, the parents decided for the first two weeks of shcool she could crawl into their bed at night if she had a nightmare. During that time she came to their bed every night around 1:00am. Two weeks of waking in the middle of the night and walking to her parents bedroom to continue sleep took a tole on this six year old. She was clearly suffering from gradual sleep deprivation.
Category(s): Parenting News
Posted by Child Works at 07:58 PM | Comments (58)
September 05, 2006
