Tips and Tricks to Sleep Like a Baby Hello and welcome to the first in a series of blogs about, you guessed it, sleep. As a pediatric health psychologist whose main focus is to help children and their families sleep better, I find myself talking about sleep in some capacity almost every day. This is […]

I usually see an increase in nighttime fears in my Behavioral Sleep Medicine practice around this time of year, and I bet you can guess why: it’s Halloween season. Some kids love to be scared and are fascinated by the many sights and sounds of Halloween. For other kids, Halloween can be more scary than […]

Tips and Tricks to Help Alleviate Children’s Nighttime Fears I think everyone can remember from their childhood at least one nighttime fear. In fact, research indicates that almost all children experience nighttime fears, with peak occurrence between 3-6 years of age. Children in this age group tend to be afraid of things like imaginary creatures, […]