Sleep and Health

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Guidelines for Easing the Transition from Crib to Bed
Unless you have decided that you want to have a family bed, teaching your child to sleep through the night in her own... »
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Safe Bedding to Help Prevent SIDS
Before you put your baby to bed tonight, click here for the list of new safe bedding recommendations. »
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Sleep Deprivation and ADHD
Children with sleep apnea might be misdiagnosed as having ADHD. Furthermore, children who have ADHD may need treatment... »

A-Z Guide

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Head Banging
Head banging, head rolling, and body rocking are all common rhythmic habits (as is thumb sucking). Many theories have... »
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Headache
Headaches are quite common in children. An older child will say, “My head hurts…”A toddler, though, may just act cranky... »
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Night Terrors
True sleep terrors are a more intense form of partial arousal. They are considerably less common than confusional... »
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Sleep Apnea
Children with sleep apnea do not get sound sleep. They may also get suboptimal oxygen to the brain at night.... »
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, is defined as the sudden, unexpected, and unexplained death of any infant or... »
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Thumb-sucking
Children who suck their thumbs are able to begin at an early age to meet their own need for sucking. These children... »

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Bumpers Bumped?
Do those ever-popular crib bumper pads protect babies' heads? Or put them at risk? Do they make the crib cozier for... »