Parents often think about their children's sleep, and the way parents think about their baby's sleep is related to depressive symptoms. [...]
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Melatonin is a hormone that, among other things, helps the body regulate its circadian rhythm- or body clock. Many families use melatonin to help settle their young children to sleep. But, is it safe for [...]
Alice Gregory In a study of over 2,000 twin children followed from 5 to 18 years old, about 12% had ADHD. Interestingly, 78% of those who had ADHD as a child did not have it at 18 years old. Although people with ADHD in childhood had worse sleep than those who did not, those who no longer had ADHD [...]
Michael Gradisar Two types of sleep training improve falling asleep and overnight sleep, do not relate to adverse stress responses in infants or mothers, and have no long term negative effects on attachment, emotion, or [...]
Jodi Mindell Watch Jodi Mindell help a family sleep better by getting their little one on a consistent sleep schedule on a TODAY segment. Also, Dr. Mindell’s answers some common questions that families often have about sleep for infants and [...]
Alice M. Gregory Learn more about the role of sleep and interventions in childhood psychiatric problems in the context of [...]
K. Hannan Sleep problems are common in childhood, but home-based behavioral sleep interventions implemented by caregivers can help. These interventions can be implemented by caregivers with community health practitioners playing a key role in describing strategies to [...]
Researchers find that poor sleep in young children may be a “red flag” for depression, anxiety, and other emotional-behavioral problems, yet sleep problems can be missed by caregivers and health-care [...]
Oliviero Bruni Study on sleep in the first year of life suggests that sleep shows the most stability between 6 and 12 months and prevention efforts should focus on the first 3 to 6 months. Approximately 10% of babies in the study were considered to have problematic [...]