Archive for 'Sleep'
Fear of the Dark
Helping children overcome their fear of the dark. Fear of the Dark Does your child dread going to bed because of a fear of the dark? It’s not uncommon for children to feel this way. In [...]
How Personality Affects Children’s Sleep
A look at how your child’s temperament affects his sleep cycle. Temperament and Sleep Many experts say that sleep is a learned behavior and that as parents part of our job is to help our children [...]
Signs that Your Child No Longer Needs Naps
How to tell if your child is ready to give up naptime. Outgrowing Nap-Time By the time babies are three months old, they’ve settled into a more regular sleep pattern, generally sleeping longer periods at night. [...]
Sleep & Immune System
A look at how sleep can keep our children’s immune system strong. Sleep & Immune System More and more research is pointing to the fact that that sleep is a vital component in keeping disease at [...]
Helping a Child with Nightmares and Night Terrors
Is your child having frequent nightmares? It may have more to do with where your child is at developmentally than anything else. Sleep researchers have discovered that children dream far more than adults. For example, studies [...]
Effective Bedtime Routines for Kids
How to get kids to go to bed without a fuss. Bedtime Routines No matter how cozy and comfy your child’s bedroom is, young children can still hate to part from mom and dad and head [...]
Helping Children With Fear of the Dark
When the bogeyman just won’t go away. When does that fear of the dark become a true phobia? Is your child afraid of the dark? For many children, especially preschoolers, the bogeyman is a very real [...]
Sleep’s Role on Good Parenting
How a little extra shut eye could make you an even better parent. Sleep’s Role on Good Parenting Because it is so difficult to accomplish all of the things we need to in a day, many [...]
Nightwaking
Why do children sometimes wake in the middle of the night? Night Waking Just when you thought your baby was finally sleeping through the night, you’re rudley awakened, literally. Night waking is a common complaint among [...]
Baby Bottles, Pacifiers and Thumb-sucking
That bedtime bottle may soothe your baby tonight, but the milk or juice inside it could lead to major dental problems tomorrow. Sucking is a normal, natural reflex for infants. Besides the fact that without this [...]
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