Research published in the peer-reviewed medical journal Pediatrics, on long-term effects of controversial sleep-training techniques, found that there was no harm on children’s emotional development, their mental health and ability to deal with stress nor the child-parent relationship. The study did not include infants younger than seven months old. The researchers noted that behavioural techniques are known to effectively reduce infant sleep problems and associated maternal depression in the short- to medium-term.
For more information on the study and a detailed explanation of the research and its conclusions, read the NHS Behind the Headlines article on it.
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