Sleep hygiene
Do You Want Your Kid to Be a Good Sleeper? Don't Cosleep
As a sleep doctor, and a parent, I have a problem with cosleeping. Cosleeping in infancy has been found to
Patient Voices
One Patient, One Year After a Double Lung Transplant
This brings a smile to my face, and a tear to my eye. A former patient writes about her experience, one year after a double lung transplantation.
A Teenager's Guide To Sleep
Going on a "Light Diet": Avoid Insomnia By Managing Your Screens
Limiting light exposure at night is important for teenagers and adults to prevent insomnia. Here are some tips on why this is, and what to do about it.
Sleep hygiene
AAP Issues Call to Arms: Teens Should Start School At 8:30 AM
Let's perform a thought experiment for a moment:
if you knew that in your child's school
Sleep Training
The Best Curtain Call Ever?
As a sleep doctor, I hear a lot of creative excuses that children come up with as the try to
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“Vamping”, Poor Sleep Hygeine, and Social Media in Teens
I’ve written at length about the dilemma of the teenager: how large amounts of homework and early school start
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When Not To Sleep Train
There are lots of reasons that parents fail at sleep training their children. One of the most often overlooked is
Commandments of Good Sleep
"Social Jet Lag" and the Teenager
I was interviewed last month at Wellocracy about way your body clock can work for you or against you. For
Commandments of Good Sleep
Is Your Sound Machine Harming Your Child's Hearing?
I do not remember who recommended a sound machine for us as we were planning on the birth of our
Asthma
Why Asthma Won't Keep Your Child Out Of the Olympics
The Olympics are a bit deal in my house, especially for my wife, whose obsession with the Olympics is well
Presentation
An Overview of Pediatric Sleep Medicine for the Adult Provider: A 50,000 Overview
I'm giving a talk today here at Yale as part of the State Sleep Society Lectures, hosted by
A Teenager's Guide To Sleep
A Great Video on Sleep For Teens, By A Teen
The American Sleep Medicine Foundation held a contest for teenagers to put together a short film about sleep. The winner
Patient Voices
"Inhale. Exhale. Repeat." Waiting For A Lung Transplant With Cystic Fibrosis
Renu Linberg is a 25 year old woman living with cystic fibrosis. She is waiting for a life saving lung
A Teenager's Guide To Sleep
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Commandments of Good Sleep
Be A Bedtime Drill Sergeant
Like all parents, we have learned what works in our home through trial and error with our little boys, who
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Goodbye, MGH. So Long, Boston. Hello Again, Yale. . .
I'm excited to announce that I will be starting a new job at Yale University and Yale-New
Commandments of Good Sleep
Sleep Deprivation and ADHD in the New York Times
This past weekend, an article entitled, "Diagnosing the Wrong Deficit," , a psychiatrist named Vatsal Thakkar writes about the
Parent Toolkit
Good Enough Sleep
I have a confession to make. My children are not perfect sleepers. My five-year old boy used to always
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