We do not really encourage the Santa thing but here is 7-year-old Ryan's letter to Santa on behalf of himself, 5-year-old Jacob, and 2-year-old Allie.
Two articles on the new study in Pediatrics on sleep training.
Sleep-training a crying baby isn't easy, but a new study finds that certain techniques work in the short term without causing later psychological harm
By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN | @acsifferlin | September 10, 2012 |
http://healthland.time.com/2012/09/10/its-o-k-to-let-babies-cry-it-out-at-bedtime/
September 11, 2012
By KJ DELL'ANTONIA
http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/sleep-training-wont-hurt-might-help/
Christmas Photo 2011. Andy, Amy, Ryan (6), Jacob (4), and Allie (18 months). Here is the Picasa link where you can download it.