When it comes to their kids, most parents will try just about anything to get them to sleep, and we mean anything.
A new poll finds:
- 78% of parents are willing to do whatever it takes to make sure their baby sleeps well.
- 68% of parents admit that when it comes to getting their kids to sleep they believe sleeping myths and urban legends.
- 59% of parents say they’ve learned these sleeping myths from their parents, while 49% have read them online.
- The average parent will test out these myths for five months in order to determine whether they work or not.
- So, what are some of the sleep myths/urban legends parents are most likely to believe?
- They include:
- Babies will sleep later in the morning if they go to sleep later (70%)
- Babies need to have a strict sleep schedule (67%)
- You shouldn’t wake a sleeping baby (66%)
- Sleep training works better if the baby is very tired from not napping or staying up late (64%)
- The “camping out” method will help my baby become less dependent on me (60%)
- I have to be quiet when my baby is sleeping (60%)
- Adding rice cereal to a night bottle will help them sleep better (60%)
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