Sleep regressions are a major pain point for parents. I've covered there elsewhere What is the first thing parents should do if their child is now having sleep issues? Check and see if your …
Toddler Early Morning Awakenings: What To Do About Them
Toddler early morning awakenings are one of the most challenging sleep problems for parents to deal with. They can also be a big problem in preschoolers. Fortunately, you can get your child to sleep …
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Melatonin Overdoses Are On The Rise: Why Parents Should Worry
A recent study shows that melatonin overdoses have risen a whopping 530% in the last ten years, with a more rapid rise since the COVID-19 pandemic began. As a parent and a sleep physician, this is …
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Lack of Sleep is A Cause of Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity is common and has become even more of a problem during the COVID-19 pandemic. So has short sleep and sleep difficulties. Interestingly, lack of sleep is a cause of childhood obesity, …
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Toddler Night Wakings: What Causes Them and How to Fix them
Toddler night wakings are especially painful as they can cry longer than infants, and are harder to reassure than older children. One of the most common causes of night wakings in infants, toddlers, …
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The Top Ten Sleep Training Mistakes You Need to Avoid for Better Sleep
What do the families who come into Sleep Clinic have in common? Almost all of them have tried sleep training and failed. There are some common sleep training mistakes that parents make. Knowing about …
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At Long Last: Sleep Training Tools For the Exhausted Parent
Are you tired? Not sure how to help your kid sleep through the night? Here is my comprehensive guide to sleep training tools and methods to help tired parents and kids sleep better. These sleep …
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Sleep Training Doesn’t Hurt Your Child
One of my most important jobs is giving families permission to sleep train their children because parents often feel very guilty and selfish about this. The fact is, sleep training your child is not …
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Is Your Toddler Screaming at Bedtime? Here’s a Plan for You
Fighting Over Bedtime Happens A Lot-- Even To Pediatricians Bedtime battles are a common cause of stress for parents and kids. Sometimes your child may stay calm but use delaying tactics such as …
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“Curtain Calls,” Limit Setting and Bedtime Battles
Behavioral insomnia in children, part 2 "Bedtime" conjures up images of warm milk, cuddles, footie pajamas, and Goodnight Moon. It should be a lovely capstone for parent and child. For some families, …
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Toddler Night Waking: “Why Does My Baby Wake Up Crying?”
One of the biggest questions I get in Sleep Clinic is, "why does my baby wake up crying at night?" Infant and toddler night waking can cause serious sleep disruption for the whole family. There are a …
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Do Toddler Naps After Age 2 “Spoil Sleep”? Not So Fast
Recently, week, a study was published with the innocuous title of “Napping, development and health from 0 to 5 years: a systematic review”. From the media coverage, you would guess that toddler naps …
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