Summer vacation means freedom for most kids. However, sleep schedules tend to fall by the wayside during the summer months. Many parents worry about teen summer sleep. Learn how you can help your child and teen develop healthy sleep habits during the summer months. Sleep schedule changes in the summer months Younger children (think from…
When I see children or teenagers with sleep difficulties, the first questions in my mind are, “What is bedtime like? What time is it? How long does it take to fall asleep?” Often, one of the best treatments for insomnia is adjusting the timing of bedtime at night. It does not entail any prescriptions or…
Parents often wonder if solids will help baby sleep better. A new research study was released this week about solid food and baby sleep, and is already generating headlines: The study is entitled “Association of Early Introduction of Solids With Infant Sleep”, with a lead author of Michael R Perkin. (Perkin, M. R. et al….
Teenagers are more sleep deprived than ever before— about 85% don’t get enough sleep at night. There are lots of reasons for this: excessive homework, too early school start times, and the intrusion of the internet into the bedroom. Here are some of my best teen sleep tips which I suspect you haven’t heard before….
Last week I published my Good Sleep Manifesto. This week, I’ve put together a list of ways to sleep better for your family. Think of them of rules of thumb, and not absolute. Good Sleep Rules for everyone No electronics in the bedroom. No TVs, phones, tablets, laptops, or game consoles Electronics are absolutely corrosive…
It’s time to stop settling for bad sleep and insufficient sleep. I spend a lot of time thinking about sleep. My sleep, my kid’s sleep, my wife’s sleep. Everybody does. I also have the privilege of working with families who are struggling with sleep problems. As a result, I’ve developed some pretty strong feelings about…
If you met me at a party, and wanted to know my best single piece of advice to keep your child from having sleep problems, here it is: 1. If you child has technology (television, computers, smartphones, tablets, video game systems) in his room at night, TAKE IT OUT. 2. If your child does not…
“And then came Holiday Season 2014, the apex of #TheYearOfNoSleep. Everything felt frenetic and frantic. I drowned in a vortex of inefficiency. Everything took forever, and nothing got done. Rock bottom was hit. Reality set in of just how awful I felt. The quality of my life in every aspect imaginable had plummeted. Epic fail. How could a sleep doc let this happen?
So I went back to my old ways a few weeks before the New Year… I resumed my previous drug of choice, sleep. And it has been wonderful”
I first met Dr. Valerie Crabtree several years ago at the Sleep Meeting in Boston after going to a great talk which she gave. Since then she has been a great help to me as I try to learn more about behavioral sleep medicine. Like Dr. Honaker, she is a psychologist. She is knowledgeable about…
Terra Ziporyn Snider writes eloquently here on the importance of creating sleep friendly communities. This is one of my favorite things I’ve published.
Most sleep advice is around going to bed earlier, but here Dr. Sarah Honaker talks about ways to make your mornings run more smoothly which can help you sleep a bit later.
My friend Dennis Rosen offers some advice on why quieting your mind before getting into bed can be important in helping you fall asleep at night.
Smartphones, tablets, and e-readers may be corrosive to your sleep. Here’s some great advice from Meir Kryger, a world renowned sleep expert, on why this is and the importance of controlling your use of these devices.
This year, I’m making it a New Year’s Resolution to commit to getting 30 minutes more of sleep. Will you join me? Many people choose losing weight, exercising more, or improving relationships. Sleeping more will help with all of these goals.
What would you say if I told you that there is one thing you can do to avoid sleep problems in your child as they get older, even into adulthood? It’s really easy. In fact, if you are lucky, you just have to avoid doing something. An added side benefit is that this intervention will…
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