Comments on: White Noise: A Parents Best Friend at Bedtime

By: VILandDad

VILandDad — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:12:36 +0000

That’s a good point, Daddy L. We did use a white noise machine with The Girl when she was younger. She does fall asleep on her own now, but we find that she falls asleep faster if we have the fan outside her bedroom going, so we are considering getting her a noise machine for her own room.

For us the goal is sleep for everyone with as little resistance as possible.

By: Daddy L

Daddy L — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:06:04 +0000

The danger of leaning too heavily on a White Noise machine is, will The Boy become so used to it he won’t be able to sleep without it on?

By: VILandDad

VILandDad — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:35:43 +0000

Apparently, they can! The American Psychological Association has developed the Parenting Stress Index. According to http://www3.parinc.com/products/product.aspx?Productid=PSI

“The PSI is designed for the early identification of parenting and family characteristics that fail to promote normal development and functioning in children, children with behavioral and emotional problems, and parents who are at-risk for dysfunctional parenting. It can be used with parents of children as young as one month.”

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:45:19 +0000

i laughed at the idea of a parenting stress index. they can actually quantify parental stress??

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:02:08 +0000

We recently put a sound machine in my son’s room and it’s helped him to fall asleep at night. Time to get one for my daughter too!