Category: Pediatric Sleep

Is Melatonin Right for Your Child?

What do you do when your child struggles to sleep? Often people talk to friends or family about parenting issues, or maybe they consult social media. One suggestion for sleep issues is melatonin. In the last few years, melatonin use

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Portable Sleep Monitors for Children

The most accurate measurement to determine OSA is level one polysomnography, which requires a night in a sleep lab connected to cords and monitors with someone watching you sleep. For a child, it can be overwhelming.  It can be so

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Curtain Calls

The Buzzword is Curtain Calls If you’ve been around kids at bedtime, you already know what a “curtain call” is: those repeated, sometimes dramatic performances designed to delay bedtime.  “I want a drink”, “I need to use the bathroom”, or

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Chronic Insomnia in Children

Chronic insomnia disorder can have a powerful impact on the quality of life for children and adolescents. People who suffer from chronic insomnia may have an increased risk of accidents and injury, impaired cognition, behavior, and overall health. But for

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Sleep for Parents and Infants

Sleep is a game-changer for the health and happiness of both babies and parents. The way babies sleep affects how well parents rest, and vice versa. Let’s untangle this important relationship and explore some practical tips for getting through those

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Sleep and the Developing Child Brain

The medical community has long recognized that the relationship between sleep and the developing brain in young infants and children is important. A greater understanding of sleep and the developing brain is still a work in progress because a lot

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How to Choose a Baby Monitor

Babies spend more than half of their day sleeping (at least that is the hope!), and many parents rely on baby monitors to keep an eye on their new bundle of joy. Lately, the market has exploded with an overwhelming

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Pediatric Sleep-Related Movement Disorders

Pediatric sleep issues affect millions of children to varying degrees. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, between 25% to 50% of preschool-age children have sleep-related problems. It is also estimated that 40% of adolescents also have sleep problems. Some

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Sleep in the Spotlight

Over the past several years, two hot topics have emerged, with an impact on health and safety, from issues associated with daytime sleepiness. The first calls for the elimination of Daylight-Saving Time. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine put out

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My Child Can’t Sleep

How to manage pediatric insomnia  Judith A. Owens, MD, MPH, is an internationally recognized authority on pediatric sleep and the author of numerous original research and review articles in peer-review journals on the topic. Her particular research interest is in the neurobehavioral and health consequences

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Sleep Disorders in Kids are Common

Differentiating the usual from the unusual. All parents are familiar with the stress of trying to get kids to sleep—as well as the worry that comes when that sleep isn’t sound. Children often experience more sleep disturbances than adults, but

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Nightmares & Sleepwalking

When is there cause for concern? Believe it or not, sleepwalking and excessive nightmares are related—and both could potentially require a visit to the doctor. Learn more about these common sleep disorders, and when to seek treatment. What is sleepwalking?According

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Melatonin

From hormone to over-the-counter supplement. Dr. Lourdes DelRosso is passionate about helping people find good rest. She has a particular interest in restless sleep and restless legs syndrome. Along with her work in sleep medicine, Dr. DelRosso has often been

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Sleep Challenges of Autism

One doctor’s quest to help families rest. Before Dr. Beth Ann Malow attained her distinguished roles at Vanderbilt University as the Chief of their Division of Sleep Disorders, as well as the Burry Chair of Cognitive Child Development, she was

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The Discovery of a New Pediatric Sleep Disorder

Recently, I was a member of a group of international sleep researchers who developed consensus diagnostic criteria detailing a new sleep disorder in children called Restless Sleep Disorder or RSD. With this new discovery, we intend to improve clinical practice

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Yes, Children Can Have Sleep Apnea Too

Understand the rates, risks and treatments for your little one. All around the world, parents worry about their children’s health. And while there is plenty of talk around how much sleep children should get, there is not always talk about

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10 Ways to Improve Your Child’s Sleep

Sleep. How can a parent help a child sleep better? First, by knowing that sleep is one of the most significant contributors to your child’s physical and mental health. Sleep is important. As parents, the primary point of action we

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