There are studies which show that usually only one parent will develop this extremely light sleep to care for the baby. The other will be able to sleep through. Often it is the woman who will wake up easier. But it isn’t tied to gender.

Interestingly when homosexual couple adopt infants one of them will develop the same light sleep while the other won’t. Usually the parent who spends more time with the child will be the one to wake up iirc. Thought that was super interesting.

That makes a lot of sense. I noticed with my partner and me we wouldn’t ever come to lay on our kids during sleep. Subconscious simply avoid them it seems. Which makes absolute sense when you think about it from an evolutionary perspective.

But of course being inebriated might change that.

What kind of homework does a 4 year old have to do that is 15 minutes long?

I find it pretty normal for such a young kid to struggle doing unwanted tasks for 15 minutes straight.

Maybe go to a museum. Hard to deny cavemen existed when you can look at their bones and see their tools right there in front of you.

When did this become a contentious topic. I always thought of it as a do what works for you as parents, your kids and your living circumstances. And luckily that’s what the article also seems to conclude.