I'm surprised no one else has posted about this yet -- it is such 
happy news in my neighborhood that a great LLL dad called his wife 
*during* our meeting this morning to share the story, which he had 
just seen on the morning news.

Richard Ferber has a new edition of his book, _Solve Your Child's 
Sleep Problems_.  In it he revises his stance on cry-it-out (CIO) as 
well as co-sleeping.  Many news outlets are running stories about it 
today.  Some links and quotes are below.

Thinking this can only be a good thing,
Margaret
Longmont, CO

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<http://cbs4boston.com/seenon/local_story_320114636.html>
Dr. Ferber now says he has never advocated just one method for 
getting children to sleep.

The new edition of his book will offer additional sleep solutions for 
parents. He says the key to fixing your child's sleep problems, is to 
understand their needs. Crying to sleep may not be the answer for all 
children, particularly those who suffer serious separation anxiety.

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<http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=nation_world&id=3627735>
Ferber now says if a baby needs some tender loving care, or a bottle, 
or to fall asleep in your arms, that suddenly taking that comfort 
away can be harmful.

Dr. Richard Ferber: "The first need of that youngster is to feel 
confident at night and if that means a parent with them all night 
then that's the way it should be, the sleep problem can be solved as 
a secondary issue."

[My note:  what sleep problem?]

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<http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10056203/>
"Different problems call for different solutions," he says. "And the 
same problem can be solved in different ways."

Ferber will explain in a revised edition of his book that if you rock 
your baby to sleep, you don't have to stop cold turkey, that it isn't 
even appropriate to do so if your child has night terrors.

In other words, Ferber will echo the many pediatricians who tell 
parents there is no magic solution to getting a child to sleep.

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<http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Health/story?id=1317690>
Ferber said that the key to solving a child's sleep problems is to 
understand the child's needs. If the child has a great deal of 
separation anxiety during the day, that child will most likely have 
trouble sleeping alone at night. Dealing with a child's emotional 
needs must take precedent so a child can feel confident at night -- 
that might mean more physical contact at night.

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