Crawling into bed with your child after a long day can be comforting. But this habit might interfere with her ability to sleep alone. Learn how to transition a child out of your bed and stop co-sleeping for good, even if your child has always slept with you. In an earlier post, I reviewed reasons…
Sleep problems in children are some of the most common concerns which parents have, but frequently pediatricians (and other clinicians) may not have great information about how to fix these problems. I asked my good friend Dr. Valerie Crabtree, who works at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and studies sleep disorders in children with chronic…
Currently, we are booking months out in our Sleep Clinic. This is a common problem for parents and families given that fact that there aren’t a lot of pediatric specialists in many fields. If you are anxiously awaiting a trip to see a pediatric specialist for your child, here is a toolkit I put together…
I have a confession to make. My children are not perfect sleepers. My five-year old boy used to always sleep through the night. Then, about the time he started kindergarten, he started waking up at night and wandering into our room. Sometimes it was because he was afraid of something; on other times, he couldn’t…
As a specialist, I often prescribe medication to my patients. I take this responsibility very seriously. I spend a lot of time in clinic discussing concerns about medications with patients and their families. Many patients are skeptical about using medications in their children. I’d like to explain my thinking about using them, and mention some common misconceptions…
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