Schoolage Sleep
The “Free Pass”: Getting your child to sleep in their own room
At 3am a triangle of light slices the darkness in two, and a child's tired, raspy voice whispers "Mom? Moooooom?" It's now that you realize, this will not be the night of restful sleep you've been fan…
Secondhand Smoke and Kids’ Sleep
Who would want to give their children nightmares? Or night terrors? Who wants to make bedtime battles worse? Who would want to make it take longer for their children to fall asleep once they get in be…
How Much Sleep is Needed?
I'm asked almost everyday by some concerned parent whether their child is sleeping enough or too much. That's not a simple answer and sleep needs vary from child to child and even from day to day. (mo…
Snoring, Memory, Attention, and Learning
Would you rather your kindergarten-age child had blood lead levels 3 times the safe limit (like children living next to a lead smelters - double the level of most kids with lead toxicity), or would yo…
Can you leave the light on?
Dr. Greene's take on leaving the light on at night... Is it dangerous for kids to sleep with the light on? Lots of interesting news has been coming out of the 2004 Children with Leukemia conference in…