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Evidence Shows Sleep Training Strategies Are Safe for Babies

Research indicates sleep strategies help babies and parents without causing long-term harm.

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A study involving 328 Australian babies beginning in 2003 found no evidence of harm to the child or the parent-child relationship after using sleep strategies. [1] Evidence shows sleep strategies can help babies and parents sleep better and do not harm the baby or their relationship with their parents when used properly. [2] The author prioritizes fertilizing soil with organic matter and beneficial microbes before planting any crops in their backyard permaculture patch in Adelaide. [3] Researchers followed two groups of 8-month-olds: an intervention group whose parents met with a trained nurse for advice on sleep strategies, and a usual care group whose parents received no advice. [4] Sleep strategies aim to help babies learn to settle themselves to sleep without the help of an adult. [5] Koren Helbig recommends 'chopping and dropping' weeds and spent winter veggies to create no-dig layers that feed the soil. [6] Koren Helbig states that citrus trees should not be planted in winter in cooler temperate regions like Adelaide because the frigid soil shocks the tree. [7] The author advises waiting until soil temperatures reach at least 16 degrees Celsius before planting citrus trees. [8]
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  1. A study involving 328 Australian babies beginning in 2003 found no evidence of harm to the child or the parent-child relationship after using sleep strategies. · Medical Xpress
  2. Evidence shows sleep strategies can help babies and parents sleep better and do not harm the baby or their relationship with their parents when used properly. · Medical Xpress
  3. The author prioritizes fertilizing soil with organic matter and beneficial microbes before planting any crops in their backyard permaculture patch in Adelaide. · abc.net.auAustralia
  4. Researchers followed two groups of 8-month-olds: an intervention group whose parents met with a trained nurse for advice on sleep strategies, and a usual care group whose parents received no advice. · Medical Xpress
  5. Sleep strategies aim to help babies learn to settle themselves to sleep without the help of an adult. · Medical Xpress
  6. Koren Helbig recommends 'chopping and dropping' weeds and spent winter veggies to create no-dig layers that feed the soil. · abc.net.auAustralia
  7. Koren Helbig states that citrus trees should not be planted in winter in cooler temperate regions like Adelaide because the frigid soil shocks the tree. · abc.net.auAustralia
  8. The author advises waiting until soil temperatures reach at least 16 degrees Celsius before planting citrus trees. · abc.net.auAustralia
The one we could place publishes from Australia. 1 could not be placed by their address. None is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.
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