When we customize a sleep plan for a family, we always give recommendations for the timing of bedtime. In many cases, we ask parents to put their child to bed earlier. Why? Wouldn’t an earlier bedtime cause them to wake up super early in the morning? Won’t it confuse them if they are crawling into bed before the sun is … Read More
Five Child Sleep Tips for Back to School Success
As we stretch out into the middle of August and share those last few carefree days and barbecues, it’s time to start thinking about preparing our kids to go back to school. It’s great to be able to sleep a little later in the summertime, but some children have trouble sleeping when they go back to an earlier school schedule. … Read More
The Daylight Savings Time Drag
In a life without kids, the end of daylight savings time is a great night. When the clocks get turned back, you get an extra hour to sleep on Sunday morning. Oh, how the perspective changes when you become a parent! Many view that particular night as the undoing of everything that is right in their world of sleep.
A Little Extra Sleep Makes a Difference
A new study in the November issue of Pediatrics finds that a even a short amount of extra sleep each night helps children’s behavior and alertness in school. While this study was fairly small, it does show that making little changes to improve your child’s sleep can have a big impact.