When Pregnancy is Criminal
By Tracy G. CasselsAn article just came out ahead of print in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law that deserves some discussion. It is an examination of criminal cases in the United States...
View ArticleRoutines vs. Schedules
By Tracy G. CasselsWith all talk about sleep these days, it seems like there are more topics than we have time to cover. But one of the things that I feel needs to be covered is this distinction...
View ArticleDo C-Sections Impair Maternal Responsiveness?
By Tracy G. CasselsI’m continuously amazed at how biased the popular media has become when it comes to parenting and infancy. Given how the media blasts you with information on it being good to CIO or...
View ArticleWhat is Normal Infant Sleep? (Part I)
By: Tracy G. Cassels Darcia Narvaez Wendy Middlemiss John Hoffman James McKenna Sarah Ockwell-Smith Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Helen StevensTo view the article in Spanish, click here.Infant sleep...
View ArticleWhat Is Normal Infant Sleep? (Part II)
By: Tracy G. Cassels Wendy Middlemiss John Hoffman Darcia Narvaez James McKenna Sarah Ockwell-Smith Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Helen StevensInfant sleep problems are some of the most common concerns...
View ArticleIs Bed-Sharing For You?
By Tracy G. CasselsOne of the more decisive topics in parenting these days is to do with where your baby will sleep. Modern society suggests infants have their own rooms from the first night whereas...
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The Vicious Cycle
By Tracy G. CasselsWe seem to be caught in a vicious cycle in our society these days and it’s starting to become more and more apparent. We are a society obsessed with “advancement” and “progress” and...
View ArticleQuick Sleep Links
Often I get many questions about sleep. It’s probably the most common things that I get private emails about and many times the individual is looking for specific information that I actually have...
View ArticleThe Effects of Parental Stress: SRCD Research
By Tracy G. CasselsThis second piece covering some of the newest research out there in child development will focus on what I have encountered to date on the effects of parental stress on a variety of...
View Article4 Steps to Help with Baby’s Transition to a New Caregiver
By Tracy G. CasselsOne of the hardest things a parent can do is leave their baby in the hands of another. Even when that other is a family member. Passing off your baby for any reason can be...
View ArticleBeing Vegan, Breastfeeding, and Infant Safety
By Tracy G. Cassels I was inundated this past week with people sending me links to articles about a French family who was charged with child endangerment for, what articles reported, being vegan. The...
View ArticleInterview with Darcia Narvaez
Many of you read the Moral Landscapes blog done on Psychology Today by Dr. Darcia Narvaez, Professor of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame. She regularly writes posts about infant well-being...
View ArticleReasons Babies Cry and Wake at Night
By Tracy G. Cassels With all the press scrambling to tell parents just to leave their kids to cry-it-out at night (see my response to the latest here), I thought I’d just present a few of the many...
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Guest Post: Living with a Reflux Baby
By Jennifer Harrell When the average person thinks about infant reflux, or GERD, they often equate it to spit-up – not a big deal, something “all babies do”. Speaking as the parent of a child with...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Air Canada
In the midst of all the publicity rightfully surrounding American Airlines’ disgraceful behaviour towards a mother breastfeeding on a flight followed up by a letter suggesting it’s inappropriate to...
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Gentle Sleep Resources
By Tracy G. Cassels Often when I write about crying-it-out or controlled crying, I get comments from people who have done it asking what else they should have done in their sleep deprived state. The...
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The Snooze Traps
By Tracy G. Cassels We all know about the “booby traps” that prevent parents from breastfeeding successfully, but what about the “snooze traps”? Those acts we’re all told to do by well-meaning sleep...
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Guest Post: Breastfeeding and Alcohol Consumption
By Jennifer Heisleman Ingalls Breastfeeding and alcohol…it’s the season for a holiday beverage or two. What’s a nursing mama to do? Many breastfeeding moms wonder if it is safe for them to have an...
View ArticleLucky
One of the things I hate is when others use the term ‘lucky’ with reference to one’s kids. It’s something I hear a lot of because I have a ‘good’ baby, but it frustrates me because I am not just...
View ArticleEvolutionary Parenting: Where History and Science Meet Parenting
Here is a summary of what Evolutionary Parenting stands for. In short, it’s the idea that the way in which we as humans (and other mammals) have parented over hundreds of thousands of years (i.e., the...
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