Among the many challenges parents face, arguably the most difficult is setting a sleep schedule for a new baby. Getting an infant to sleep at specific times can seem almost impossible, and each child ...

Q: When we were raising our babies (now 20- and 30-somethings), we followed the Ferber method, popularized by Richard Ferber, who instructed parents to let their children cry at night for gradually ...

Utter the words “sleep training” and a feeling of dread shoots through most parents. In popular culture, “sleep training” is often synonymous with leaving a baby to cry for longer and longer periods ...

What is the Ferber method? Sleep deprivation can be one of the most challenging aspects of parenthood. But there are ways parents can help babies learn to sleep for longer and more consistent ...