Bedtime Fading: The “Secret Sauce” in Sleep Training
Bedtime fading (or moving your child’s bedtime later temporarily) can be really helpful with sleep training. Here’s some advice on how to do it.
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Dealing with Sleep As the Clocks Go Forward: DST and Your Child
Pretty soon, the clocks go forward as we “spring ahead” on Sunday, March 95h th at 2 AM. We set our clocks ahead an hour as we re-enter Daylight Saving Time. If you do not have children (and are not working overnight), this is a bit of a bummer and you lose an hour of sleep. If…
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Melatonin For Children? A Guide for Parents
Pediatricians frequently recommend melatonin for children with sleep problems, or parents might try it themselves. However, the proper use of melatonin is frequently misunderstood. Here is a guide for parents and pediatricians to decide if a child should try it, and to understand how it should be used. A common thread I find in children…
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Camping Out Sleep Training: A Gentle Technique That Works
If your child is struggling with sleep (either problems fall asleep, or staying asleep) they may benefit from sleep training. Cry-it-out (also known as CIO or extinction sleep training) is the most famous flavor of sleep training. It definitely works (and entails less crying than parents think) it’s not for everyone. “Camping out” sleep training,…
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Year in Sleep: 2020
Well, another year in the books for you and me. Certainly, although there were intimations of cases of a mysterious pneumonia in China one year ago, there’s no way that any of us anticipated the way the year would turn out. This year there are a few things that I did that I was especially…
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How Long Will My Child Cry During Sleep Training?
I get asked this question all of the time. Parents are understandably worried about how long their baby will cry during sleep training. It’s a terrible feeling when your child is crying even if you know it will help them sleep better long term. No parent likes to hear his or her child cry. Some…
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How do I start a bedtime routine? My child has never had one.
A mom recently emailed me an interesting question. Her three year old has never had a consistent bedtime routine and she is interested in starting one. In this video, I answer several questions: When is the best time to institute a bedtime routine? What time should bedtime occur? Where should bedtime occur? What are the…
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Adolescent Sleep In Crisis: Webinar and Slides
Here is the recording of the talk I gave 4/1/15 with Terra Ziporyn Snider at Yale Grand Rounds. Unfortunately the sound quality is not the best. Adolescent Sleep in CrisisWatch this video on YouTubeThis video is hosted by YouTube. By clicking play, you consent to YouTube’s use of cookies and data processing as described in their…
