Discover essential tips for optimizing your child's sleep environment! Learn how to create a serene haven with dark bedrooms, cool temperatures, and decluttered spaces. Ensure safety and limit stimulating elements for quality rest. Explore white noise solutions and innovative alternatives like SlumberPod® for peaceful nights. Transform your child's bedroom into a tranquil sanctuary with these expert insights!

Navigate pediatric sleep health with insights on recognizing and addressing sleep apnea in children. Learn about symptoms, diagnostic tests, and effective treatments to ensure your child's well-being. Connect with sleep experts at The Restful Sleep Place for proactive steps toward a healthier sleep routine.

Discover a comprehensive digital detox guide for better sleep. Explore strategies like setting a technology curfew, utilizing smart device features, creating screen-free bedrooms, and embracing low-tech bedtime routines. Improve sleep quality for the entire family with these insightful tips.

Explore simple tips for a happier and healthier 2024 by prioritizing quality sleep. Learn how setting goals, making a promise to sleep, and creating a conducive sleep environment can transform your well-being, making each night a step towards a more rested and fulfilling life.

We've all experienced those challenging nights, where rest seems elusive, and the morning greets us with fatigue rather than vigor. As a sleep doctor who has navigated the personal hurdles of insomnia and sleep deprivation, I empathize with the trials that accompany a night of restless sleep. In the following blog post, I am eager to impart a collection of practical tips—inspired by both professional knowledge and personal experience—aimed at helping you recover and rejuvenate after enduring a less-than-optimal night's rest. Join me on this journey to regain energy and rediscover the vitality that a restful night's sleep can bring to your day.

Embracing the holiday season brings abundant joy, family reunions, and unforgettable moments. However, amidst the festive cheer, it's crucial to prioritize your child's sleep, recognizing that disruptions to their routine can impact their well-being. In this article, we delve into actionable tips designed to safeguard your child's sleep during the holiday season. From navigating travel challenges to creating a serene sleep environment, we've got you covered. Read on to discover practical strategies that will help your child enjoy a restful and rejuvenating sleep throughout this special time of year

Childhood obesity is an urgent and complex problem, and its relationship with poor sleep poses a major public health challenge.

As your child gets older, their sleep needs change. The number of hours they sleep usually varies as well. Also, most preschoolers may stop taking naps. On average, your preschooler’s sleep drops to about 10 to 13 hours, including naps. By age 4 years, they may start dropping their daytime naps. When it comes to getting your preschooler the restful sleep they need, patience and consistency is key. If they attend preschool, it is helpful to work with their teachers to maintain a consistent schedule. In this blog, I discuss the sleep goals for your preschooler as well as address common sleep problems in this age group.

As the summer rolls in, many families get to travel, go to the beach, or just kick back after a busy school year. Exploring the world is fun, but having a cranky toddler dealing with jet lag isn’t. Traveling with newborns does not pose as much of a concern regarding jet lag, as they spend considerable periods sleeping around the clock. However, toddlers and older kids tend to have a more challenging time as they adjust to the different time zones. While these adjustments only take a few days, they could be the longest days of your and your child’s travel experience.

At night, as soon as the sun begins to fade and darkness falls, Jennifer begins to dread going to bed because she knows that she won’t be able to fall asleep for several hours. She begins to worry about another restless night of sleep. Even when Jennifer tries to think positively about getting a good night’s sleep, she has difficulty blocking out negative thoughts such as, “Here we go again, I’m never going to fall asleep tonight” and “If I don’t sleep tonight, how am I going to make it through the day tomorrow?”

Parasomnias are unusual behaviors occurring during sleep. They start during childhood and tend to resolve during the same time period, however, some parasomnias persist into adulthood. Fortunately, most parasomnias are not harmful and often don’t require treatment.

In my last blog post found here, I reviewed the different types of parasomnias and the triggers. In this post, we will discuss how and when to treat parasomnias.

It is often hilarious to hear children talking in their sleep. However, it could be an alarming event if you are awakened to their shrill cry or in full-blown sleep terror. These behaviors are called parasomnias, a term used to describe unusual behaviors occurring during sleep.

These events disturb parents’ sleep more than the kids, as most children do not recall the episodes. Parasomnias are experienced before falling asleep, during sleep, and at periods of arousal from sleep. These events are seen frequently in children and can be seen in up to 17% of young children aged 3 to 13 years. Older children experience parasomnias less often, although some may persist into adulthood.

The holidays are a beautiful time of the year. It’s a time to reconnect and celebrate with family, old friends, and loved ones. But, it can also be a stressful time with disrupted schedules and sleep, particularly with our kids. 

Keeping a regular sleep schedule for ourselves and our kids amidst the parties and gatherings can be challenging. Additionally, travel, irregular meals, and late nights can further wreak havoc on our children’s sleep. 

In this blog, I share some causes of sleep disruption in kids during the holidays. I also highlight some tips to prioritize your child’s sleep during the holidays.

I had the privilege of chatting with Dr. Caroline Okorie, a sleep specialist and pediatric pulmonologist who cares for children with various respiratory and sleep issues. She is located at Stanford Children's Health in California.

Dr. Okorie has a great interest in all things sleep medicine and medical education, health literacy, and community engagement. She enjoys working with patients and families to help empower them to optimize their health and well-being. Dr. Okorie and I are underrepresented minorities in the pediatric sleep medicine field, a specialty that is already relatively small and unique.

In this blog, Dr. Okorie shares about herself as a sleep medicine physician, her journey so far, and some life lessons along the way.

While there is more than sufficient evidence on the physical, mental and emotional benefits of good sleep, many families are deprived of this beautiful gift of rest and restoration. 

There is a wide range of problems contributing to sleeping difficulties. Americans spend thousands of dollars investing in devices and other items on improving their sleep and are looking for the best mattresses, black-out shades, weighted blankets, sleep apps, to name a few. Unfortunately, while ensuring we have an ideal sleep environment, this is often not sufficient to address underlying sleep problems or habits that may be getting in our way of restful sleep. In this blog post, I discuss the components of restful sleep.