Recently another blogger asked me for the five most things I thought that all parents should know about sleep. It was a bit hard for me to narrow it down, as this whole site is basically my answer to this question. After some reflection, here is my most critical sleep advice for parents: A good bedtime…
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children is both common and serious problem. Although I write a lot about insomnia and sleep training issues, much of my practice concentrates on evaluating and treating children with sleep disordered breathing, the most common type being OSA. OSA is the most important diagnosis which we look for in our…
I gave a talk last fall at a roundtable organized by the Jett Foundation for parents of boys younger than ten with muscular dystrophy. If you are unfamiliar with this disorder, it is characterized by muscle weakness which is progressive over time. It is due to a mutation in the gene encoding dystrophin, a protein which…
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