Thanks, Debbie, for posting the article.  How "professionals" can give
advice that goes against tens of thousands of years of human biology is
beyond me!


 


As it happens, Jim McKenna's new book just arrived (nothing like having a
thousands of books show up in the middle of a snowstorm!?!).  


 


I just sent in a letter to the editor.  I've pasted it in below.


 


- Dia


 



_________________________________________________ 
Dia L. Michels 
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Co-sleeping evolves into future nightmare


By John Rosemond
March 4, 2007 

HYPERLINK
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.htm 

 

 

March 7, 2007

Letter to the editor:

 

Cosleeping has enormous benefits!

 

Dear Editor:


            In “Co-sleeping evolves into future nightmare” [March 4, 2007],
Mr. Rosemond states that allowing children to sleep with their parents leads
to intractable sleep problems and advises strongly against the practice.


            I beg to differ.  As publisher of the upcoming book, Sleeping
With Your Baby: A Parent’s Guide to Cosleeping, by James J. McKenna, Ph.D.
[Platypus Media, May 15, 2007], we have studied the subject thoroughly.  In
fact, Dr. McKenna was the first scientist to undertake sleep laboratory
physiological studies of both mothers and infants.  Human children are
dependent physiologically, socially and psychologically on the presence of
the caregiver.  Mr. Rosemond show know this.  Most of the world does, which
is why fully 95%, of the world sleeps with their children.  Even Dr. Richard
Ferber, the pediatrician who wrote the book on the importance of solitary
infant sleep, has retracted his advice against bedsharing.  

            What Mr. Rosemond fails to understand is that independence and
autonomy have nothing to do with forcing children to learn how to sleep by
themselves.  Research has clearly shown that children who routinely sleep
with their parents become more independent socially and psychologically, are
able to be alone better by themselves, and have greater abilities to
interrelate and be empathetic.

                                                            Dia L. Michels

                                                            Publisher,
Platypus Media

                                                            Washington, DC

Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 22:52:54 EST

From: [log in to unmask]

Subject: Article: Co-sleeping evolves into future nightmare

For anyone who is in the mood to be very annoyed and subsequently spurred to


respond to the "family psychologist" author.......

The Washington Times

Section: Family Times

Article:

Co-sleeping evolves into future nightmare

By John Rosemond

March 4, 2007

_http://www.washingtontimes.com/familytimes/20070303-102943-3667r.htm_ 

(HYPERLINK
"http://www.washingtontimes.com/familytimes/20070303-102943-3667r.htm"http:/
/www.washingtontimes.com/familytimes/20070303-102943-3667r.htm) 

excerpts:

"the child sleeps/slept in the parents' bed because, Mom says, it is/was 

easier for her to nurse..... Proponents of co-sleeping claim it assists with


bonding and attachment and other such nonsense,....co-sleeping often leads
to 

intractable sleep problems just as pacifiers often lead to tantrums,
excessive 

crying and petulance.......co-sleeping and discipline problems in other
areas 

go hand in hand, ....move the infant out of the marital bed,"

then he recommends making up a story for the older daughter that blames the 

doctor: "inform (the older daughter) that her doctor found out that her 

brother was sleeping in their bed, and (the doctor) told us that no child
can 

sleep in our bed."

Family psychologist John Rosemond answers parents' questions on his Web 

site (_www.rosemond.com_ (HYPERLINK
"http://www.rosemond.com/"http://www.rosemond.com) ) 

 

Debbie Tobin

RN BSN IBCLC LCCE

 

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