IS SLEEP TRAINING SAFE?!

As the parent of a new baby, the number of questions you probably find yourself asking are endless!

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Many parents question whether they should sleep train their baby. That’s normal! But I’d like to assure you that sleep training is perfectly safe!

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In 2012, Dr. Anna Price, a postdoctoral researcher, conducted an extensive study that followed a group of 226 children, measuring mental health, sleep, stress regulation, child-parent relationship, maternal health and parenting styles.

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5 years later, she followed up with the families to see the if the 1/3 of the children whose parents had employed some method of sleep training had experienced any ill side effects.

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The result… they had not. In fact, to quote the study, “There was no evidence of differences between intervention and control families for any outcome. Behavioral sleep techniques have no marked long-lasting effects.”

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In March of last year, Pediatrics published another peer reviewed study that showed sleep training to be both effective and safe!

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I don’t see any reason that you shouldn’t feel confident in the fact that getting your child to sleep well is important, safe, and beneficial to your entire family.

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Sleep training is safe. Sleep itself is glorious and rewarding to you, your baby, and your entire family! Focusing on your child’s sleep habits is something you can feel good about, and a commitment that will pay off exponentially!

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