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Dr Pamela Douglas2nd of Jan 202418th of Jun 2024

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Hannah explains how she used sleep training methods with baby Ben. Dr Pamela Douglas 2016

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In the video below, Hannah doesn't necessarily know that she's been using sleep training techniques, because the advice she's received about baby Ben's sleep has been given to her as if it is the best, most evidence-based way. But when you listen to Hannah, you'll hear that the way she's been trying to deal with Ben's sleep comes from the sleep training approaches.

Sometimes the names given to sleep training methods are confusing. For example, sleep training approaches are often described as being gentle, or as a kind of responsive settling. Because the neuroscience clearly shows that responsive care is best for your baby's development, many health professionals trained in sleep training methods like to believe that sleep training can be made responsive. But sleep training methods inevitably advise you to ignore or...

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