Never feed your baby to sleep, say the ‘sleep experts’. And don’t start solids before six months. These are blanket rules, for all parents to follow. But shouldn’t there be some flexibility? Annie Ridout thinks so. Here are five parenting rules that are made to be broken…
co-sleeping
Sleep
As the mother of two young children, Shannon Cullen is all too familiar with not getting enough sleep. Here, she shares her thoughts on how to survive the early months with a newborn – and reassures new parents that they’re not alone during that 3am feed…
Mornings
“There came a point where I realised that rather than expecting them to change, I had to find a way to embrace the early hour.” Sam Toon on using mindfulness techniques to stop feeling annoyed (and to actually feel good) about being woken early by your children…
Sleep
Her firstborn was only brought into the bed for cuddles in the morning, but second time round the editor Annie Ridout caved in and started co-sleeping. She then realised that this might actually help her baby to sleep alone. Here’s how…