(Written over 10 years ago) A Note from a Mom of a 22-Year-Old To all the new moms out there — hello. I see you. You do not need to be perfect. You only need to be good-enough. And you and your family will be okay. I became a mother at 37 after years working in high-pressure IT on Wall Street. I was confident in my career. I could troubleshoot complex systems in the middle of the night. But I had never changed a diaper. Parenting required a completely different skill set — on

Sleep is one of the most common—and emotionally charged—concerns parents raise. This article brings together clinical experience, developmental research, and real-world parenting realities to offer a flexible, non-judgmental framework for thinking about infant and child sleep.