For the majority of children, sleep problems steadily decline from infancy-5 years old. For a minority, continued problems with sleep regulation have been associated with adjustment and self regulation difficulties in school. Helping your child learn to sleep in their early childhood creates a lifelong skill! Sleep is part of your child’s social-emotional development, as Read More
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Music for Sleep…Maybe Not
Parents truly appreciate the importance of a good night’s sleep. A recent experiment shows that listening to music before bed-contrary to much current advice-can actually reduce your quality of sleep. The study focused on the phenomenon of “earworms”–when a song or tune plays over and over again in a person’s mind. Although this typically happens Read More
Physical Activity And Sleep
Even moderate physical activity helps with sleep. We know that physical activity benefits children’s health. But, did you know it also helps children sleep better? Even moderate activity can make a difference. Sleep Latency A 2009 study found that every hour of the day that children were inactive adds 3 minutes to the time it Read More
Sleeping Through The Night
What is Preventing Your Baby from Sleeping Through the Night? Here’s something that may really surprise you: As much as we may want our babies to sleep through the night, our own subconscious emotions sometimes hold us back from encouraging change in our babies’ sleeping habits. You yourself may be the very obstacle preventing a Read More
Wonderful Sounds For Sleep
The environment that your baby enjoyed for nine long months in the womb was not one of absolute quiet. There was a constant symphony of sound — your heartbeat and fluids rushing in and out of the placenta. (Remember those sounds from when you listened to your baby’s heartbeat with the Doppler stethoscope?) Research indicates Read More
Newborn Babies And Sleep
Congratulations on the birth of your new baby. This is a glorious time in your life-and a sleepless time too. Newborns have very different sleep needs than older babies. This article will help you understand your baby’s developing sleep patterns, and will help you have reasonable expectations for sleep. Read, Learn, and Beware of Bad Read More