Family Sleep

Debunking Intermittent Reinforcement in Relationship To Child Sleep

by Mar De Carlo Book Excerpt, “Awakening Through Sleep” Nov 17 2015 Intermittent Reinforcement Intermittent reinforcement is a commonly used term in the world of child sleep and parenting in general. Intermittent Reinforcement is when rules, rewards or personal boundaries are handed out or enforced inconsistently and occasionally which usually encourages another person to keep […]

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International Maternity & Parenting Institute to Launch First Free Online Maternity & Child Sleep Summit for Expecting and New Parents in Response to Reuters

Recently on December 4 2014, Reuters Health posted an article on Children Sleep Coaches, how they vary in background, training and price. They wrote,” A new review of online advertisements from pediatric “sleep coaches” finds that more than half do not have any previous health care or educational experience, and most have no more than a […]

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Why New Parents Fight More & What Birth Professionals Can Do About It

by Rhona Berens, PhD, CPCC Newsflash: 9 in 10 couples report a drop in relationship satisfaction after their first baby is born. Many say the drop is steep. Plus, conflicts increase exponentially. If you work with new parents, or have children, this information is old news. While babies might enhance relationships by deepening our connection […]

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Evidence that prenatal and early childhood nutrition play a role in proper brain function and the development of mental illness

by Jess Sherman Thanks to a pioneering researcher in Australia, we have some solid, published evidence that prenatal and early childhood nutrition play a role in proper brain function and the development of mental illness. Dr Jacka’s groundbreaking 2013 study looked at the diet of 23,000 mother/child pairs from pregnancy through to age 5. Among […]

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International Maternity Institute Expands and Launches Parenting Education Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2014 SAN FRANCISCO – The International Maternity Institute (IMI) expands to the International Maternity and Parenting Institute (IMPI) and is proud to announce their new Parenting Education Program. The IMPI’s Parenting Education program will officially launch January 2015 and will be led by their Director of Parenting Education, Teresa […]

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IMI and Nurturing Sleep Partner to Raise Child Sleep Consultant Standards

To continue raising the bar for child sleep consultant professionals, and to address the root of child sleep challenges, the International Maternity Institute (IMI) has teamed up with Ann Caird, founder of Nurturing Sleep. Going forward, IMI has determined it will implement “emotional wellbeing” as a standard sleep hygiene component, one that all IMI Maternity […]

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Special Presentation: The Relationship Between Parent and Child Sleep, with Dr. Rubin Naiman, Ph.D.

The International Maternity Institute (IMI) invites members to a special presentation exploring the parent-child bonding power of sleep, with Rubin Naiman, Ph.D. Dr. Rubin Naiman is an internationally recognized leader in integrative sleep and dream medicine and research. He is the esteemed sleep specialist at the University of Arizona’s Center for Integrative Medicine under Dr. […]

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Maternity Institute Welcomes Child Sleep Expert of Babies to Sleep, Karen Schwarzbach

Press Release For Immediate Release: Friday, April 5, 2013 Media Contact: Mary Oscategui: 415-937-1602 or info@maternityinstitute.com Maternity Institute Welcomes Child Sleep Expert of Babies to Sleep, Karen Schwarzbach The International Maternity Institute (IMI), a leading maternity and birth educating organization represented in twenty-six countries, welcomes Karen Schwarzbach, child sleep expert of Babies To […]

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Getting Stronger for Labor with Sleep

an interview with Mar De Carlo for Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine (for highlights of this interview purchase Pregnancy and Newborn magazine’s April 2013 issue) Why is it important for an expecting mama to try to catch her 40 winks? From the moment a woman becomes pregnant; her body is undergoing many physiologic and biochemical changes. […]

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Mom on a Mission to Revolutionize the Child Sleep Consultant Industry

Typically child sleep consultants are known to work with parents during postpartum to provide “sleep training”, tools, resources, and education in order to get their child to sleep. Sleep Training is most commonly introduced when an infant reaches four months of age or shortly thereafter. Occasionally families begin introducing sleep training earlier on, however very little […]

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