The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom · Dr. Mona Amin

The Follow-Up: Sleep Training Evidence

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Dr. Kansagra dismantles the social media myth that babies can't learn to sleep because their prefrontal cortex isn't fully developed.
Host Dr. Mona Amin revisits a popular conversation with pediatric sleep expert Dr. Sujay Kansagra to cut through the noise and fear surrounding infant sleep training. They examine the robust scientific evidence on when and how babies can learn to self-soothe, debunk common social media myths about brain development, and emphasize flexible, parent-led approaches.

As heard by us

A steady, evidence-minded sleep-training discussion that makes room for uncertainty and parental relief.

Sleep training gets a clear-eyed reality check in this return to Dr. Sujay Kansagra, a pediatric neurologist and sleep medicine physician at Duke.

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Why you'd press play

You want sleep-training evidence without feeling behind because someone else's baby sleeps through the night.

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