Crash Course: The business of baby sleep is booming online

A growing, unregulated industry awaits anxious moms desperate for help getting their babies to go the f*** to sleep [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmQKFCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZWxoa3I1dWg0cS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWw0ZmZhcGh0bHRXA3NwY0IKZFFCHF5kRVftXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmQKFCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNnQxN3F5YnU4dy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWw0ZmZhcGh0bHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZFFCHF5kRVftXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). The business of baby sleep is booming online “If I paid them money, if I just did this one thing, in two weeks he’ll start sleeping better.” Getting a baby to sleep can be the greatest challenge of early parenting. Tired, desperate mothers go online and find women who give targeted sleep advice and support — for free, and then for a price. Welcome to the unregulated industry of baby sleep experts, led by influencers and branded consultants. Their promise is that baby’s sleep woes can be solved with a credit card and a click. The reality is much different for the mothers we spoke to for our deep dive into this growing industry.“When you're desperate and sleep deprived, it's so easy to lose your sense of skepticism and critical thinking,” one woman explained. [Read “The Online Baby Sleep Boom” by Nicole Karlis.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmQKFCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZ3NoY2QxdmYwcC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWw0ZmZhcGh0bHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZFFCHF5kRVftXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) Elon Musk announces new Twitter CEO [Elon Musk](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmQKFCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvazBzank2cXA0Zy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWw0ZmZhcGh0bHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZFFCHF5kRVftXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) has been making questionable changes to Twitter's functionality since he purchased the social media platform in 2022, but soon it will be someone else's problem. Sort of. In an announcement made — fittingly — on Twitter, Musk revealed on Thursday that he's chosen a new CEO who will begin heading things up within a six-week time frame. "My role will transition to being exec chair & CTO, overseeing product, software & sysops." Musk clarified in his statement, driving it home that he's not taking his hands off the steering wheel entirely. [Read the rest from Kelly McClure.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmQKFCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMva2U0Y3l6cXhvai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWw0ZmZhcGh0bHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZFFCHF5kRVftXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) - This [Mother's Day](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmQKFCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMzdlY292c2R2aC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWw0ZmZhcGh0bHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZFFCHF5kRVftXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), turn a typically sweet treat into something rich and savory - "It would change our politics": [Emilio Estevez](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmQKFCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveTZsOTdsbG1ueS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWw0ZmZhcGh0bHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZFFCHF5kRVftXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) on why we should all take a pilgrimage - This [lemon meringue pie](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmQKFCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdzA2Mmd1NW1yei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWw0ZmZhcGh0bHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZFFCHF5kRVftXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) helped me both celebrate and mourn my mother - The question isn't why cast a [Black Cleopatra](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmQKFCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdmxud2FxY280Ny8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWw0ZmZhcGh0bHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZFFCHF5kRVftXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) but rather why not profile another African queen? - Gosh, how do the Trumps keep "accidentally" hanging out with [Hitler fanboys](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmQKFCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNnBkcW82bnBwci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWw0ZmZhcGh0bHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZFFCHF5kRVftXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)? - Confronting [the gun lobby's biggest myth](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmQKFCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvajdwbXM5dDA3dy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWw0ZmZhcGh0bHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZFFCHF5kRVftXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - From celiac to asthma to eczema, how did [autoimmune diseases](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmQKFCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYnluazM2NzI0YS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWw0ZmZhcGh0bHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZFFCHF5kRVftXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) become so common? 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Those who wish to wield power against everyone else have [listened to our fears and are leveraging them against us](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmQKFCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNWg3Y2g4ejExai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWw0ZmZhcGh0bHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZFFCHF5kRVftXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Thus, the more we yell, the more violent our mania seems. 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When the [The New York Times](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmQKFCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvempjOW1vY2xqNS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWw0ZmZhcGh0bHRXA3NwY0IKZFFCHF5kRVftXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and [The Boston Globe](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmQKFCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveHJmM3RyZmxiNC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWw0ZmZhcGh0bHRXA3NwY0IKZFFCHF5kRVftXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) recently published exposés in which employees of award-winning chef Barbara Lynch described their abusive work environments, we weren't surprised. Anyone who has spent years working in restaurants probably wouldn't be surprised, either. As sociologists who study the culinary industry and its workers, we recently published research showing that many kitchen staffers [come to view mistreatment and abuse as a mundane](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmQKFCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdzZqd3p6OHBpNi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWw0ZmZhcGh0bHRXA3NwY0IKZFFCHF5kRVftXlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) – and often inevitable – part of working in restaurants. [Read the rest from Eli R. Wilson and Ellen T. 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