"Promoting better baby sleep from the
perspective of Chinese medicine is very different from the standard American approach.Modern pediatric sleep
advice is an incredibly contentious subject as any trip to the bookstore will
demonstrate. There are books on the many different behavioral modification
methods, from the cry-it-out approaches to the
attachment-parenting styles. And if you go to any online parenting discussion
board, there will be heated discussions among parents who defend their choice
of sleep method for babies. Regardless of parenting style and culture, Chinese
medicine techniques can help improve sleep because they alter the energetics of sleep and focus on
physiology rather than behavior. While a reliable sleep routine will be enough for most babies to establish
a healthy sleep pattern, others may need additional support. This is when
Chinese medicine and its attention to individual energetics can come to the
rescue."
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Posted by Sharon Wyse L.Ac.
