Nov 2, 2011 | Kids and sleep, Sleep Articles
One of the most common fears of any new parent is the nightly threat posed by Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). This unexplained condition is the leading cause of death for babies between one month and one year of age and it affects children who are otherwise...
Oct 27, 2011 | Kids and sleep, Sleep Articles
For parents, it isn’t always easy to tell when you should be concerned about your child’s behavior and when it is just a normal part of their development. Bedwetting is definitely one of these circumstances. If your child starts to wet the bed or continues...
Oct 10, 2011 | Kids and sleep, Sleep and health, Sleep Articles
Don’t be too quick to diagnose your child’s rambunctious behavior as an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). It’s easy to look at the symptoms like trouble paying attention, impulsiveness or delayed learning and label it as a behavioral disorder like ADHD....
Oct 5, 2011 | Kids and sleep, Sleep and health, Sleep Articles, Sleep tips
Recent research from Australia may open a new front in the battle over bedtime. There is no doubt that parents have the most significant impact on the sleep hygiene and habits of young children. There is also significant research indicating that poor sleep patterns...
Sep 6, 2011 | Kids and sleep, Sleep Articles
While everyone knows that sleep is a necessary part of the day, especially for children, we don’t always have a good response ready when someone, like a child, wants to know why. The importance of sleep cannot be overstated. The damaging effects of sleep deprivation...
Aug 29, 2011 | Kids and sleep, Sleep and health, Sleep Articles
It is easy to believe that as long as there have been parents and teenagers these two groups have disagreed about when the latter needs to go to bed and how much sleep they need. Parents often struggle between what they were taught by their parents, what the latest...
