Infant sleep problems: A troubleshooting guide
A scientific guide to common infant sleep problems, and what you can do to solve them. Cross-cultural and evolutionary insights.
Baby sleep
Baby sleep patterns: An evidence-based guide
How do baby sleep patterns vary by age, and what can we do to to help infants develop mature, healthy sleep habits?
Finding the right infant sleep aid: Evidence-based tips for getting your baby to sleep
The Parenting Science Guide to finding an effective infant sleep aid. Information about bedtime routines, infant massage, swaddling, rocking, and more.
Interrupted sleep: What are the effects, and how can we cope?
Interrupted sleep causes impairments in well-being and ability to function, above and beyond the total amount of time we spend sleeping.
Baby sleep deprivation: How to tell if your baby isn’t sleeping enough
Is there such a thing as baby sleep deprivation? How do we know if a baby is getting enough sleep? Here are the signs, and the reasons we should care.
What’s normal? An evidence-based baby sleep chart
How long do babies sleep at night? How many naps do babies take during the day? And what about night wakings? This evidence-based baby sleep chart explains the typical range of variation for babies up to 24 months old.
Baby sleep stages: What is active sleep and quiet sleep?
Like adults, babies cycle through a series of different sleep stages at night, and understanding these stages can help us cope.
Baby sleep problems caused by medical conditions: Does your baby suffer from GERD, cow’s milk allergy, or snoring?
Most infant sleep problems are caused by behavioral factors, but sometimes there are medical reasons why a baby won’t sleep.
How to soothe a crying baby to sleep
Science suggests we can soothe a crying baby to sleep with a few minutes of walking…and waiting. How does it work, and why?
Dream feeding: An evidence-based guide to helping babies sleep longer
Dream feeding is designed to reduce sleep disruption. But for maximum effect, parents should combine it with other sleep-friendly practices.
Infant sleep training: Gentle alternatives to “cry it out”
When parents hear about infant sleep training, they often think of babies left alone in their cribs to cry themselves to sleep. But there are alternatives to such an approach.
Melatonin, breast pumps, and breast milk: How the timing of milk production affects infant sleep
Morning breast milk is high in cortisol. Night milk is higher in melatonin. So feeding babies “mistimed” milk might cause sleep trouble.