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Feeling sleepy, Baby
Feeling sleepy, Baby? From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat. Being emotionally responsive to your baby at bedtime might help your baby go to sleep. Researchers say babies went to sleep easier if parents paid attention to emotional cues, such as looking back when the baby looked at them. At Penn State, Douglas Teti saw this in videos of infants and parents in bedrooms:
``Parents who can use sensitive and quiet and semi-structured routines during bedtime can help prepare the infant for sleep. All of this, including the ability to recognize when babies are ready for sleep, are part and parcel of being emotionally available to your babies at bedtime.’’ (13 seconds) Teti believes it reassures the baby that he or she is in a safe environment. The study in the Journal of Family Psychology was supported by the National Institutes of Health. Learn more at hhs.gov. HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I’m Ira Dreyfuss. Last revised: November 21, 2011
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