Great CIO information (thank you, Mothering.com, for compiling the information  – heaven knows I wouldn’t be able to find all the great links you do, what an amazing site of wonderful women you are!):

 

Responding to Baby’s Cries and why you shouldn’t let your baby “cry it out”Science Says: Excessive Crying Could Be Harmful to Babies
Dr Sears

 

http://askdrsears.com/html/10/handout2.asp

EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
What parents and caregivers need to know!
by Phyllis Porter, M.A.
http://www.educarer.com/brain.htm

Crying for comfort: distressed babies need to be held – Art of Mothering
Mothering, Jan-Feb, 2004 by Aletha Solter
http://www.mothering.com/articles/ne…onnection.html

The Dangers of Leaving Your Baby to Cry
By Margaret Chuong-Kim, M.A.
http://drbenkim.com/articles-attachment-parenting.html

The Science of Attachment:
The Biological Roots of Love
by Lauren Lindsey Porter
http://www.naturalchild.com/guest/la…ey_porter.html

The Emotional Infant Brain
Part 1: The developing emotional subsystems of the brain process various information, including how to relate the state of the world with xpectations.
http://www.fresnofamily.com/articles/aa040100a.htm

Stress in Infancy
by Linda Folden Palmer, D.C.
http://www.naturalchild.com/guest/li…n_palmer2.html

The Science of Attachment
By Kelley Shirazi
http://www.naturalfamilyonline.com/5…-parenting.htm

Mistaken Approaches to Night Waking:
Excerpt from Sweet Dreams: A pediatrician’s secrets for your child’s good night sleep, Lowell House, 22-28 By Paul M. Fleiss, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P., 2000
http://www.nospank.net/fleiss2.htm

8 INFANT SLEEP FACTS EVERY PARENT SHOULD KNOW
Dr Sears
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/7/T070200.asp

CONTROLLED CRYING:
AAIMHI POSITION PAPER
The Australian Association for Infant Mental Health:
http://www.gymealily.org/resources_paperva7.htm

Loving Responces to a baby’s cries
Copyright (c) 2001 By Ingrid Bauer:
http://www.natural-wisdom.com/lovingresponse.htm

Fatherhood Basic Instinc
A dad can do so much more than defend the cave. New research shows that he too has the biological goods to nurture baby
By John Hoffman
http://www.todaysparent.com/lifeaspa…1225399&page=1

A MENTAL HEALTH EXPERT WARNS THAT POPULAR ADVICE TO IGNORE YOUR CHILD’S TEARS MAY CAUSE LIFE-LONG HARM
Amelia Hill
http://www.pantley.com/elizabeth/con…ioarticle.html

Why babies should never sleep alone: A review
of the co-sleeping controversy in relation to SIDS,
bedsharing and breast feeding
James J. McKenna* and Thomas McDade
http://www.nd.edu/~jmckenn1/lab/arti…should%20n.pdf

Children Need Touching and Attention, Harvard Researchers Say
By Alvin Powell
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/…enNeedTou.html

CIO? No! The case for not using “cry-it-out” with your children
By Gale E.Ward
http://www.storknet.com/cubbies/atta…enting/cio.htm

Cosleeping is ABSOLUTELY safe…

 

Information for your review!  I’m so glad our family made this natural choice:

http://www.babyreference.com/Cosleeping&SIDSFactSheet.htm

Interesting information!

 

Sleeping thru the night:  http://www.kathydettwyler.org/detsleepthrough.html

Attachment Parenting improves baby’s security and health:  http://www.babyreference.com/attachmentparenting.htm 

Debunking “first food” myths:  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9646449/

Is Pain Free Birth really possible?  http://www.compleatmother.com/articles2/childbirth/pain_free.shtml

Spanking:  http://www.askdrsears.com/html/6/T062100.asp

I hope by posting some of these informational links, not only will some of you be influenced to try attachment parenting and gentle discipline, but also have some of your FTM concerns addressed, such as the eating and sleeping issues.

And rest assured, this time goes so fast.  Too fast.  You will be looking back in 5 or 6 years and truly miss those snuggle-filled nights, and will barely remember the sleepless ones!