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The “research base” for crying-it-out isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

In our information-centered world, where answers are a click away, the term “evidence-based” carries a lot of weight. This is especially…

13 min readAug 4, 2023

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The “research base” for crying-it-out isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

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Macall Gordon MA

Rather than “sink or swim,” self-soothing should be like learning to ride a bike

Self-soothing develops as the brain develops and with parents’ help. Babies really can’t learn these skills by themselves.

6 min readSep 7, 2022

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Rather than “sink or swim,” self-soothing should be like learning to ride a bike

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Macall Gordon MA

Low ferritin: The little-known reason for chronic sleep issues in children that’s more common than…

As a sleep coach, I often see clients only after they have tried everything under the sun with no luck. Recently, I have had a run of…

5 min readSep 6, 2022

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Low ferritin: The little-known reason for chronic sleep issues in children that’s more common than…

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Macall Gordon MA

Big brains, thin skins, and oceans of feelings: Is your little one a “livewire”?

Understanding temperament and why that’s important

7 min readSep 6, 2022

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Big brains, thin skins, and oceans of feelings: Is your little one a “livewire”?

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Macall Gordon MA

Sleep advice is full of parent-shaming and it needs to stop.

I recently met a woman who told me that when her baby was roughly four months old, she was constantly fussy and just wouldn’t sleep…at all…

5 min readSep 5, 2022

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Sleep advice is full of parent-shaming and it needs to stop.

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Macall Gordon MA

Temperament may be the reason your child isn’t sleeping

Most of the popular advice on sleep will tell you that the difference between children who are “good sleepers” and those who aren’t is…

5 min readSep 4, 2022

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Macall Gordon MA

7 questions to ask when you have literally tried everything to get your baby to sleep.

The books make it sound so easy, don’t they? A few nights of 10–15 minutes of crying and your child will be sleeping through the night……

6 min readDec 4, 2019

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7 questions to ask when you have literally tried everything to get your baby to sleep.

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Macall Gordon MA

“You’re amazing. I’m exhausted.”

The experiences of parenting children who are temperamentally “more”

4 min readNov 5, 2019

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“You’re amazing. I’m exhausted.”

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Macall Gordon MA

Sleep hacks for tired parents of babies and children who are just “more”

I remember reading about parenting when I was pregnant. I remember asking someone how long the sleep deprivation would last. “Oh, six…

4 min readOct 25, 2019

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Sleep hacks for tired parents of babies and children who are just “more”

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Macall Gordon MA

Macall Gordon MA

Macall researches and writes about temperament and sleep. She’s also a certified sleep coach and mom to two young adult livewires who never slept as children.

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