On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 16:18:05 -0400, Kermaline J. Cotterman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Here is one that's sure to be interpreted the way the particular >practitioner or parent wants to interpret it: > >A review in the June 1005 issue of American Journal of Nursing, page 21, >by Fran Mennick, gives an overview of: > >Touchette E, et al Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 12005;159(3):242-9 > >It begins describing the population interviewed, parents of children, >some 5 months old, some 17 months old and some 29 months old. ". . . >several factors were found to be associated with poor sleeping patterns, >including staying with the children while they fell asleep; responding to >nighttime awakening of their children by feeding, holding, or rocking >them; and bringing the children to their beds rather than comforting them >in their cribs when they had trouble sleeping. . . . . .The authors >recommend addressing sleep problems by changing the behaviors of parents >and children simultaneously, in directions that promote children's >autonomy." The question is, does the parents' behavior cause the children's behavior, or does the children's behavior cause the parents' behavior? <http://skepdic.com/posthoc.html> Personally, if my little ones were restless I stayed with them, if they settled in and looked like they were going to drift off easily I left them alone. -Claire Bloodgood, IBCLC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html