Sleep Habits

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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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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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Night Terrors
True sleep terrors are a more intense form of partial arousal. They are considerably less common than confusional... »
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Separation Anxiety
Separation anxiety and stranger anxiety both coincide with a new intellectual skill called object permanence. Babies... »
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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... »

Blog entry

Breast Cancer and Night Light
Uninterrupted hours of nighttime darkness encourage healthy melatonin levels in the blood that dramatically suppress... »
Bruxism - Helping Children Who Grind Their Teeth At Night
Like sucking on pacifiers and thumbs, grinding the teeth (called bruxism) is a common habit that usually disappears on... »
Confusional Arousal
A confusional arousal begins with the child moaning and moving about. It progresses quickly to the child crying out and... »
Digital Childhood, Physical World
Today's generation of children is growing up unlike any previous generation in history. In the last 10 years there has... »