Sleep
Sleep Terrors, Sleepwalking and Bedwetting: The Effect of Naps
Sleep terrors, sleepwalking, and bedwetting all fit into the category of "partial-arousal parasomnias". Although there is a genetic predisposition to each of these conditions, a report at the 2001 ann…
The Most Common Form of Bed-Wetting!
Children who can control their bladders during the day, but who have never been dry at night for at least a six-month period, have what is medically known as primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE), the most…
Bad Breath and Children
Dr. Greene's perspective on bad breath in kids... Most kids would go out of their way to avoid eating garlic or onions, yet it is not unusual for a child to wake up with very smelly breath. Throughout…
Smoking, Snoring and ADHD?
To snore�is fairly common among school-age children, but snoring�is more than twice as common among children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to information presented at…
Tired Parents
Parents suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome are often made to feel as if it is all in their heads. Family, friends, co-workers, employers, and even health care providers seem to believe that those…
School Start Times
In most school districts across the United States, the buses begin rounding up high school students very early in the morning and then make a later trip for the start of elementary school. (more&helli…
Could SIDS Be Contagious?
Doctors first scoffed at the now-accepted idea that ulcers were often caused -- not by excess acids -- but by infections with the bacteria called Helicobacter pylori. Now evidence suggests that infect…
Ear Infections and Pacifier Use
We've known now for several years that discontinuing the use of a pacifier can reduce ear infections in children. A study published in the September 2000 issue of Pediatrics looked at the effect of si…
Sleep Deprivation in Medical Residents
Dr. Greene's perspective on sleep deprivation... We all know it's true - interns and residents in medical training programs don't get enough rest. The Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Educati…
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 its own as young children grow. The two peak periods of bruxism are as the baby t…
Mark McGwire Steps Up to the Plate for Kids
Almost 7 million school-age children (in the United States alone) go to bed dry and wake up wet. Most of them feel like they are alone. They often feel guilty, inadequate, and ashamed. And their paren…
Fruit Juice Causes Restlessness
One of the most common topics I'm asked about from parents all over the world is how to get babies to rest better. Parents certainly don't want to do anything to make their children's rest worse. (mor…
Get Out of Bed Free Card — A fun way to keep kids in bed!
The October 1999 issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine reports success with giving preschool and school-age children a free pass to get out of bed once each night. Originator, cl…
SIDS Cause Uncovered: Dr. Greene Reports
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome leads all other kinds of death�in wrenching infants from their parents. What constitutes a SIDS cause is still not very well understood. One study uncovered the cause in a…
TV and Sleep!
The average child in the United States watches about 2 hours of television each weekday. We know that those who watch much more than this are at increased risk to eat poorly, be obese, perform poorly …
Misshapen Heads Due To Back Sleeping
The successful campaign to encourage babies to sleep on their backs has saved many lives by often preventing the tragedy of SIDS. But when babies sleep in the same position each night their heads can …
Safe Bedding to Help Prevent SIDS
The following are the safe bedding recommendations put out by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the National Institute of Child Health and Huma…
Guidelines for Easing the Transition from Crib to Bed
She learns to pull herself to standing. Soon she is cruising 'round and 'round the crib, instead of going down for a nap. Then she begins to bounce up and down. Before long, she catapults over the top…
Sleep Deprivation and ADHD
As if it shouldn't have been obvious, research has shown that the sleep deprivation associated with medical residents' on-call schedules brings about significant "impairment of physician mood" as the …
Fast Facts about Thumb Sucking
Children who suck their thumbs are able to begin at an early age to meet their own need for sucking. These children fall asleep more easily, are able to put themselves back to sleep at night more easi…