The Truth About Sleep Training
Sleep training is a method used to improve infant sleep, involving letting babies cry without immediate comfort to help them self-soothe. Studies have shown that sleep training can lead to better sleep for infants and reduced depression in mothers.
New parents often struggle with infant sleep. Sleep is physiologically necessary, and lack of it can lead to depression in parents. One method to improve infant sleep is sleep training, which involves letting babies cry without immediate comfort. This method is contentious, with some claiming it's detrimental to babies. However, evidence from studies over the past three decades suggests that sleep training can be effective. Randomized trials have shown that parents who used controlled crying reported better sleep in their children and were less depressed. A 2007 study with 328 mothers demonstrated improved sleep and reduced depression in mothers who received controlled-crying advice. The evidence supports the use of sleep training to improve infant sleep.
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