Depressed moms' behavior may play role in infants' sleep problems

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Sleep problems are common in young children and can lead to difficulties in families. Several factors likely contribute to these problems, and mothers' depression has consistently been identified as one. Now a new study has found that moms with higher levels of symptoms of depression might act in ways that disturb their infants' sleep.

"This study provides insights about maternal depression's effects on nighttime parenting, and how such parenting affects infant sleep," according to Douglas M. Teti, professor of human development, psychology, and pediatrics at the Pennsylvania State University, the study's lead author.

The research was carried out at the Pennsylvania State University and is published in the journal Child Development.

In the study, mothers with higher levels of symptoms of depression and more worries about their children's sleep had children whose sleep was more disrupted. But did those symptoms of depression lead mothers to behave in ways that interfered with their babies' sleep, or did the babies' night wakings lead their moms to be more depressed (perhaps because of sleep loss)?

It's most likely the moms and their behavior that are at play, the study found. Moms with more symptoms of depression and worries behaved in ways that disrupted their infants' sleepfor example, picking up babies who were sleeping. The authors suggest that moms who worry excessively about their babies' well-being at night may respond to infant sounds that don't necessarily require response or move their babies into their own beds to alleviate their own anxieties about whether their infants are hungry, thirsty, and comfortable. Mothers who are feeling depressed also may seek out their infants at night for the moms' own emotional comfort.

Researchers studied 45 mostly White moms and their infants, who ranged in age from 1 to 24 months, in home visits across seven consecutive days. They collected information about the mothers and their symptoms of depression, asked them about their feelings about their babies' sleep, had the moms keep a daily diary of their babies' sleep behavior, and video-taped mothers with their infants on the last night.

"Although we found greater support for mothers' behavior explaining the relation between depressive symptoms and infant night wakings, it's likely that both infants and parents influence infant sleep," notes Teti. "This helps us better understand what factors influence infants' sleep in homes in which mothers are depressed.

"Sleep problems often endure beyond early childhood and can have a negative effect on various aspects of development, including emotional, behavioral, and academic functioning," continues Teti. "Understanding how maternal depression and sleep problems combine to affect children's development is important to developing interventions to help reduce these negative consequences."

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The study was supported by a grant from the Children, Youth, and Family Consortium of the Pennsylvania State University.


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Contact: Sarah Hutcheon
shutcheon@srcd.org
202-289-7905
Society for Research in Child Development

Sleep problems are common in young children and can lead to difficulties in families. Several factors likely contribute to these problems, and mothers' depression has consistently been identified as one. Now a new study has found that moms with higher levels of symptoms of depression might act in ways that disturb their infants' sleep.

"This study provides insights about maternal depression's effects on nighttime parenting, and how such parenting affects infant sleep," according to Douglas M. Teti, professor of human development, psychology, and pediatrics at the Pennsylvania State University, the study's lead author.

The research was carried out at the Pennsylvania State University and is published in the journal Child Development.

In the study, mothers with higher levels of symptoms of depression and more worries about their children's sleep had children whose sleep was more disrupted. But did those symptoms of depression lead mothers to behave in ways that interfered with their babies' sleep, or did the babies' night wakings lead their moms to be more depressed (perhaps because of sleep loss)?

It's most likely the moms and their behavior that are at play, the study found. Moms with more symptoms of depression and worries behaved in ways that disrupted their infants' sleepfor example, picking up babies who were sleeping. The authors suggest that moms who worry excessively about their babies' well-being at night may respond to infant sounds that don't necessarily require response or move their babies into their own beds to alleviate their own anxieties about whether their infants are hungry, thirsty, and comfortable. Mothers who are feeling depressed also may seek out their infants at night for the moms' own emotional comfort.

Researchers studied 45 mostly White moms and their infants, who ranged in age from 1 to 24 months, in home visits across seven consecutive days. They collected information about the mothers and their symptoms of depression, asked them about their feelings about their babies' sleep, had the moms keep a daily diary of their babies' sleep behavior, and video-taped mothers with their infants on the last night.

"Although we found greater support for mothers' behavior explaining the relation between depressive symptoms and infant night wakings, it's likely that both infants and parents influence infant sleep," notes Teti. "This helps us better understand what factors influence infants' sleep in homes in which mothers are depressed.

"Sleep problems often endure beyond early childhood and can have a negative effect on various aspects of development, including emotional, behavioral, and academic functioning," continues Teti. "Understanding how maternal depression and sleep problems combine to affect children's development is important to developing interventions to help reduce these negative consequences."

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The study was supported by a grant from the Children, Youth, and Family Consortium of the Pennsylvania State University.


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1) My blog ? I finally updated?the ?about me? page?and changed the name of my blog. This is the third name, but that?s okay. It needs to grow with me. It?s now titled, ?Speaking of Words, Quilts, and Life.? In reviewing the collection of posts I?ve made,? most of my posts somehow address creativity in my life through writing, quilting, or even parenting, so I decided to expand the title. My goal for this blog is to write, consistently, twice and week for an audience, whoever they may be. So far, I feel good about what I?ve done here, and I?m also okay with not having a laser focus on my ?content.? If I was trying to monetize this, that might be a problem, but I?m not, so I feel perfectly comfortable writing about my writing, my creative process, my quilting, or even my kids if I feel like it.

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3) My?quilts -?this part of my life has become a big zero. I haven?t touched a needle or thread in several months, other than to sew a button on a pair of?pants last week, but that doesn?t really count. I wanted to sew this past weekend but ended up cranking out several thousand words on my novel, so?my fabric continued its lonely existence. Summer vacation is coming, however. I just need to keep that in mind!

4) WhereTeensWrite ? Another of my goals this year is to start a website for teen writers.? I am happy to say that this is in the works.? It will be a community for teen writers to share their writing, get feedback, and take online creative writing classes. I?ve had several students ?consulting? with me on it, and we?re all pretty excited though it probably won?t be live for a couple of months.? When it is, you?will be able to find it at whereteenswrite.com. ?That whole summer vacation thing really?needs to happen, so I have some time to dedicate to this project too!

5) This is not a goal, just proof that I?m still a ?work in progress.? I?ve been blogging for a year and I just discovered that WordPress has a Handy Blog Scheduling Feature! I?m sure this tool has been available since I started blogging, but somehow it escaped my notice, so I?ll share for those of you who haven?t found it yet either.?If, like me, you are busy and sometimes aren?t on the computer to post on your regular schedule, there is a solution.? The next time you finish a post, click the ?edit? button next to ?Publish Immediately? above the big blue ?publish? button.? You can then?schedule it to go out whenever you want it to and WordPress does the rest. How nice are they? This has made my life as a woman who works full time, has two teens, and tries to post regularly much easier, and I wish I had discovered it a year ago. Oh well, live and learn.

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Justin Bieber Reveals Believe Release Date On 'The Voice'

Plus: Ashley De La Rosa and RaeLynn are voted off the competition.
By James Dinh


Justin Bieber on "The Voice"
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If you tuned into Tuesday night's (April 17) episode of "The Voice," then you caught a roller-coaster episode, with Justin Bieber teasing his "Boyfriend" video and announcing that his new album, Believe, will hit stores June 19 and two more competitors biting the dust.

Rocking a simple jacket, jeans and gold pendent, a charismatic Bieber was welcomed to the "Voice" stage with overwhelming applause. "I'm really happy to be here, and I think you guys are going to really love the video," he told host Carson Daly of the "Boyfriend" sneak peek.

In the clip, Bieber is seen whispering the slick tune to a girl as shots of an icy realm flash. With a guitar in hand, the singer strikes a pose before a gleaming white sphere. Beliebers will see the first live performance of the track when he hits the "Voice" stage during the season finale.

Bieber also took time to jokingly chat with judge Adam Levine about a "supergroup" the two were planning, telling Daly, "Basically, we were going to do this supergroup, but he released his single, I released my single," to which Adam replied, "I'm sorry I quit, man."

Beyond the Biebs' announcement, the NBC series also had some unfortunate news to share, revealing the two contestants who were given the boot from the singing competition.

Following the previous night's "instant eliminations," Daly explained that the highest vote-getters would advance to the semifinals, with the remaining set of duos battling it out for their judge's save. And it was nothing but a relief for Chris Mann (Team Christina) and Jermaine Paul (Team Blake) when they were revealed as the highest voted of the week.

Shortly after the commercial break, Team Christina's Ashley De La Rosa and Lindsey Pavao went head-to-head, causing Miss Aguilera to shed some tears. While De La Rosa took on Lady Gaga's "Yoü and I," it was Pavao's magic that turned Mike Posner's "Please Don't Go" into a soothing slow jam and advanced her to the next round. Afterward, Erin Willett and RaeLynn were the remaining duo left to duke it out on Team Blake. RaeLynn tried to do her best with the Band Perry's "If I Die Young," but ultimately Blake favored Willett's energetic take on Ike and Tina Turner's "Proud Mary."

If JB didn't make the females in the audience swoon enough, boy-band phenomenon the Wanted riled up the rest of the gals as they performed their new single "Chasing the Sun." Unleashing a crew of dancers, the five-member act also shared the stage with Team Blake. Despite being barely audible while singing the hook, the trio at least looked excited to be performing during the high-energy number.

Moving On
Team Christina
» Chris Mann
» Lindsey Pavao

Team Blake
» Jermaine Paul
» Erin Willett

Going Home
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Team Blake
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