Nightmare vs Night Terror: The Scary Side of Kids and Sleep

Getting good sleep is important for your child’s development and well-being. Unfortunately for some, sleep can be hard to come by, and for others, it can get down-right scary. If you have children, there has probably been more than one occasion in which your child has...

New Study Reveals Affect of Video Games on Sleep

A study in the April 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that playing a video game before bedtime has only a mild effect on the sleep of older male teens. Results show that after playing a stimulating video game it took adolescents a median of...

How Does Sleep Apnea Affect a Child?

By: Lauri Leadley, CCSH, RPSGT – Clinical Sleep Educator|Sleep Coach Sleep apnea is not an age-related sleep disorder. Even children can suffer from the condition and may exhibit the common symptoms of loud snoring, frequent pauses in their breathing cycle, and waking...

Help Your Kids Keep a Healthy Sleep Routine Over the Holiday Break

Maintaining a healthy sleep schedule for your child is essential over their holiday break. The holiday season can make maintaining a regular sleep schedule very challenging with all the activities, parties, and excitement. But to make the transition back to school...

How to Help Your Teen Get Their Best Rest

Life for a teenager can, at times, be filled with difficulties and changes. It’s the time in their life when they go from being a child to being an adult, so it is obvious that there will be challenges along the way. A lack of quality sleeping time is one such...

Tips to Get Your Child on a Regular Sleep Routine for the School Year

The lazy days of summer are about to end if they haven’t already. Kids are heading back to school which means busy schedules of homework, sports, and after school activities. If your kids are like most others, they have likely been staying up late and sleeping in...