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> "Because early experiences of stress may program the HPA (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis to be more stress reactive, increasing risk of physical and men
by rdtsc 4y ago
> "Because early experiences of stress may program the HPA (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis to be more stress reactive, increasing risk of physical and mental health problems in later life, our results suggest that parenting in infant sleep contexts may play an important role in shaping how the child responds to stress across childhood,"
I never liked the "cry it out". suspecting something like that. It was hard waking up at night but we did it anyway. It felt it was the right thing to do. I understand some might say it's evolutionary and just a way for kids to tug at our heart strings, and they may be fine otherwise. However, I sure wasn't going to experiment with that on my children.
- russdill 4y agoWhich child suffers more emotionally? The one that undergoes sleep training and has emotional distress for a few nights and afterwards occasionally wakes during the night and goes back to sleep on their own, or the child that for years, whenever they wake during the night undergoes emotional distress until their caregiver wakes, is able to get up, and get to the child?
- rdtsc 4y agoThe first one, because in the second case the caregiver actually comes and comforts them. Stress and damage during certain phases of growth and development might not be reversible. That's what the researchers were talking about "experiences of stress may program the HPA (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis to be more stress reactive,"