Getting a baby to sleep is not just about a schedule or a method. It is a marathon of decisions, logistics, emotions, and middle-of-the-night math that rarely gets noticed ...

With our free press under threat and federal funding for public media gone, your support matters more than ever. Help keep the LAist newsroom strong, become a monthly member or increase your support ...

Every time Ashley publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox! Enter your email By clicking “Sign up”, you agree to receive emails from ...

In the intense debate over sleep training, even parenting books offer conflicting advice, with about two-thirds advising parents to use sleep training and one-third advising against it. But what does ...

Take a Cord Blood Banking Quiz. Get matched with an Authorized Partner. When you think of sleep training, you may think of the cry-it-out method, which dates back to 1894. The truth is, sleep training ...

Sleep training is a safe and effective tool that uses behavioral techniques to help babies learn to soothe themselves and sleep independently. Here are five tips for parents embarking on their ...

The idea that you can gradually train your body to function optimally on less sleep has become a badge of honor in our productivity-obsessed culture, but this belief is based on a fundamental ...

(WJW) – Ask any parent of a newborn how important it is to get their infant on a regular sleep schedule, and they’ll likely have a lot to say. “It’s rough, but it’s very important. It’s vital to get a ...

One night, I was rocking my 4-month-old son to help him fall asleep. Newly un-swaddled, he had his hands free and was rubbing his face and wriggling around. Lately, I’d found myself working harder and ...

A new clinical study revealed that therapeutic sleep training can ease symptoms of depression in older adults. The form of cognitive behavioral sleep training, tabbed CBT-I, helps teach adults how to ...

“What is exciting about these findings is that they are among the first to demonstrate that treating insomnia with a behavioral strategy, not a pill, can prevent the development of depression in older ...