Getting Your Kids To Sleep Without An Overcrowded Family Bed Our six-year-old and two-year-old have both made our bed their regular resting spot. And while we enjoy the many benefits of the “family bed,” we’d like to get the kids to sleep in their own room. What’s the best way to accomplish this? Bed-sharing, or […]
Military Mom
Comforting Your Child When Your A Military Mom I have a hard time getting my little girl who is almost three to go to sleep. Her Navy dad started sailing again after being home for the first three years of her life. What can I do? When drastic changes occur in a family’s routine, expect […]
Dad Travels
Cope When Dad Travels A Lot Why Your Child Can’t Sleep My husband travels a lot, and when he’s away our three-year-old is restless and often comes into my room in the middle of the night. How can I get her to sleep better during the times dad travels? When dad travels, children can usually […]
Nighttime Waking After Mom Returns To Work
Nighttime Waking After Mom Returns To Work Mom Returns To Work I’ve recently returned to full-time employment. Since then our toddler wakes up and climbs into our bed and she seems more reluctant to even go to bed. Any connection? This nighttime behavior is common and normal after mom returns to work outside the home. […]
Waking Up Too Early
Toddler Waking Up Too Early Our three-year-old wakes up at 5 a.m. to play. He’s bright-eyed and bushy- tailed and ready to go, but I’m not. Help! Here’s where your need to sleep takes precedence over your child’s desire to play. Enforce the rules: nighttime is for sleeping, not playing. “You may not wake up […]
Wakes Up To Play
Teach Your Child Nighttime Who Wakes Up To Play Or Nurse My 18-month-old wakes up wanting to nurse or even play in the middle of the night, but I want to sleep. How can I teach her that nighttime is for sleeping? Try “playing dead”. Baby wakes up to play or nurse and expects you […]
Bedwetting Facts Parents Should Know
Important Bedwetting Facts The medical term for bedwetting is “enuresis,” which refers to bedwetting that is not due to an abnormality of any portion of the urinary tract. Primary enuresis means the child has never been dry, whereas secondary enuresis is the term used for a child who has previously been dry, but then starts […]
Myths About Bedwetting
Learn The Myths and Truths About Bedwetting Throughout my career as a pediatrician, there’s one thing I’ve learned about bedwetting – people don’t like to talk about it. And because people don’t like to talk about it, families are usually quite confused and need a little more guidance on what bedwetting means to families. That’s […]
Hidden Medical Causes of Bedwetting
Bedwetting Medical Causes of Bedwetting Frequently Overlooked Causes Red flags of underlying medical conditions causing bedwetting are: Day wetting Dribbling Constipation Frequent urinary tract infections Noisy breathing Snoring Or a family history of urinary tract abnormalities 1. Food sensitivities It’s interesting that parents often report their child wets the bed a night after a birthday […]
7 Steps to Reduce the Risk of SIDS
Reduce the Risk of SIDS SIDS Research In light of new research, SIDS should no longer be considered a mysterious cloud that hangs over cribs and causes babies to take their last breath. Armed with a new understanding of SIDS, parents can at least do something to reduce their worry and reduce the risk of […]
3 Reasons Babywearing Reduces SIDS
Babywearing Reduces SIDS Babywearing vs. SIDS If SIDS is basically a disorder of respiratory control and neurological immaturity (and I believe it is), anything that can help a baby’s neurological system mature overall will lower the risk of SIDS. That’s exactly what babywearing does. While wearing our own babies, I noticed how my breathing affected […]
Night Terrors
Is Your Child Having Night Terrors? It’s the middle of the night and you are awakened by your child screaming from his bedroom. You rush in to see what’s wrong and you find him sitting up in bed with a blank stare but very agitated. You try to wake him, asking him what is wrong […]