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The 10 Commandments of Good Sleep For New Parents
Many parents are worried about their baby's sleep even before their child is born, and with good reason.
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Finally! A Podcast All About Kids' Sleep Issues
I’m excited to announce the launch of my new podcast, The Sleep Edit, co-hosted with my friend Arielle Greenleaf, a noted sleep consultant. In this podcast, we'll explore common sleep issues affecting children of all ages, helping both kids and parents achieve better sleep. Our first episode, now av
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My favorite treatment for night time fears: meet “Huggy Puppy”
This intervention was originally created to help young children (ages four to six) cope with trauma experienced during wartime. Dr.
Parent Toolkit
Want to Stop Co-sleeping? Here's How
Crawling into bed with your child after a long day can be comforting. But this habit might interfere with her
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Resources from Covid Talk
Please share the The School, Sleep, and COVID-19 Survey with your teenage patients.
Here's a short video on
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Teenage Sleep Info and School Start Time Resources
I often get requests from students and educators interested in learning more about the start time issue. Here is my
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What Bedtime Means: A Short Essay for Parents
Not to be maudlin or morbid, but how many bedtimes do you have left with your children? Each night represents
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Saving Medicaid-- One Woman's Perspective
This is a guest post written by Cayla Lemire, a friend and former patient.
Over my 27 years of being
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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
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 Haven
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Good Enough Sleep
I have a confession to make. My children are not perfect sleepers. My five-year old boy used to always sleep
Sleep 101
Co-Sleeping In Infancy: Bed-Sharing is Not Safe
Co-sleeping is about as controversial as vaccination online. And that is saying something. But I think that is important to
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Looking Back and Forward: 2012 Highlights And Plans For 2013
I started this blog in March of 2012 with the goal of sharing some of the things that I'