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Sleep issues concerning parents and their children, baby sleep advice, and sleep tips from toddlers to teens.

Parents left in the dark when it comes to health advice about melatonin

Melatonin children

Melatonin supplements are becoming an increasingly popular choice with parents whose children struggle with sleep. But health advice is patchy, inconsistent, and in some countries you may even face prosecution … Read more

Co-sleeping demystified: the pros and cons of bed-sharing

Co-sleeping and bed sharing: what's the truth?

What is co-sleeping? Co-sleeping is sleeping near enough that both parent and baby can easily touch, hear, smell and see each other. These recent years, a lot of scientists and … Read more

Here’s what nobody tells you about sleeping during pregnancy

Sleeping tips for pregnant women

When you find out you’re pregnant, a lot of people will tell you a lot of different things. Some good, some bad, and some a little strange – it can … Read more

ADHD or sleep apnea? Has your child been misdiagnosed?

Child sleep apnea and ADHD

Approximately 11% of children in the USA have been diagnosed with ADHD, but what if it’s not actually ADHD? What if something else entirely was responsible for these kids’ behavior? … Read more

Combination method: the key to successful sleep training

Also in the series: Cry It Out – why even the experts get it wrong When attachment parenting gets in the way of sleep New parents who shop for baby … Read more

Here’s why Dr Sears is totally wrong about baby sleep

Attachment parenting and sleep

See also: Part 1: Cry It Out – why even the experts get it wrong Part 3: The Combination Method – scheduling without a schedule What is Attachment Parenting? A lot … Read more

Everything you know about ‘Cry It Out’ is wrong

Cry It Out sleep method

Both parents and experts refer to ‘Cry It Out’ as if it’s a bona-fide method for sleep training. In the first of a 3-part series on sleep training, Rob Lindeman puts the … Read more

Night terrors are not the same thing as nightmares

Night terrors sleep

Lily is an otherwise happy and healthy 3 ½ year old girl. She’s the only child of Barbara, an attorney and Philip, a career counselor. Lily never had any difficulty … Read more

Fact or myth: do teenagers really need more sleep?

Teenagers sleep myths

As a parent of a teen and tween, it was quite disconcerting when their staying up late and sleeping late started to become the norm in our household. When I … Read more

Why dads are the secret to blissful baby sleep

father and sleeping baby

I remember when we brought my son home from the hospital, he cried excessively. He was a “High Needs” baby and the situation was nothing like my husband had envisioned. When … Read more

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