Sleeping Angels

Placebo

Your Mother Was Right (Again!)

Dennis Rosen M.D. on March 8, 2015

A group of scientists recently confirmed that a widely-used home remedy for treating the common cold is, in fact, quite effective.

A group of scientists recently confirmed that a widely-used home remedy for treating the common cold is, in fact, quite effective.

Environment

Why Cleanliness Is Not Always Next To Godliness

Dennis Rosen M.D. on March 4, 2015

A study published this week in Pediatrics found that children in households in which dishes are washed by hand—rather than by dishwasher—are much less likely to suffer from allergies

A study published this week in Pediatrics found that children in households in which dishes are washed by hand—rather than by dishwasher—are much less likely to suffer from allergies

Sleep

The Effect of Napping on Toddlers’ Nighttime Sleep

Dennis Rosen M.D. on March 1, 2015

A recent review of 26 different studies on how napping during the day effect the sleep of toddlers at night found that there is, indeed, a connection between the two.

A recent review of 26 different studies on how napping during the day effect the sleep of toddlers at night found that there is, indeed, a connection between the two.

Sleep

Insufficient Childhood Sleep And Teenage Overweight

Dennis Rosen M.D. on December 12, 2014

A new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics on December 11th 2014 found a strong connection between insufficient sleep in early childhood and overweight in adolescence.

A new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics on December 11th 2014 found a strong connection between insufficient sleep in early childhood and overweight in adolescence.

While most of us wouldn’t think of giving our kids a double espresso alongside their yogurt and banana for breakfast, it turns out that many people’s preconceptions about the negative effects of caffeine may be based more on fiction than on fact.

Sleep

Training A Seven-Month-Old To Sleep

Dennis Rosen M.D. on October 14, 2014

"My 6.5-month-old son is not sleeping normally. What form of sleep training is suitable for my son?"

"My 6.5-month-old son is not sleeping normally. What form of sleep training is suitable for my son?"

Dreaming

The Dreams Of The Dying

Dennis Rosen M.D. on September 3, 2014

Coming to terms with death extends beyond conscious thought, and is reflected in the visions and dreams of the dying. These can be so vivid as to disturb others, but are in fact a natural part of death.

Coming to terms with death extends beyond conscious thought, and is reflected in the visions and dreams of the dying. These can be so vivid as to disturb others, but are in fact a natural part of death.

It’s happened to most of us: the night before a big test or presentation, our sleep is plagued by disturbing dreams in which we oversleep, miss our bus, or arrive three hours late.

A reader asks whether the headaches she has been experiencing could causing her to talk in her sleep especially vividly.

A reader feels that her daughter is mistreating her grandchildren by not actively helping them to fall asleep.

A reader worries that her eight-year-old cousin’s addiction to horror movies and violent video gaming may be disturbing his sleep

A reader wrote in with a question about a friend’s very eccentric behavior during sleep,and is worried that she may be the victim of an elaborate hoax.

Advice to a reader on how to get her three-year-old daughter to sleep.

Sleep

Scared Sleepless

Dennis Rosen M.D. on January 21, 2014

…Everything was going fine until recently. He would indeed talk in his sleep every now and then, mostly about things that had happened to him during the day, or about other ordinary topics.

This changed several nights ago…

…Everything was going fine until recently. He would indeed talk in his sleep every now and then, mostly about things that had happened to him during the day, or about other ordinary topics.

This changed several nights ago…

Sleep

Lower Your Blood Pressure by Getting More Sleep

Dennis Rosen M.D. on January 7, 2014

One more reason to get a good night's sleep.

One more reason to get a good night's sleep.

I meet a fair number of parents whose kids don’t fall asleep as fast, or stay asleep as long as they’d like, and certainly not as long as other kids they know. Or so it seems.

Preventing night terrors and other confusional arousals in children.

Sleep

Limit-Setting And Better Behavior In Kids

Dennis Rosen M.D. on October 23, 2013

A recent study found that kids whose parents set regular bedtimes for them were better behaved. But why? There’s probably more than just one reason.

A recent study found that kids whose parents set regular bedtimes for them were better behaved. But why? There’s probably more than just one reason.

If your teen is like most, he enjoys staying up late, and sleeping in even later during the summer. That can make getting him back on a regular schedule in time for school really daunting. Tired of nagging for him to go to bed earlier in the evening and to get him out of bed earlier in the morning? There's another way that will probably prove a lot easier for both of you.

Summer’s almost over, and the kids are headed back to school in just a few short weeks. Here are seven things you can do to help make your child’s transition an easier one by getting their sleep back on track.