The Healing Power of Sleep

This is such an important video with a message that is close to my heart, as it speaks volumes about the power of sleep. I always ask every client if their child is a mouth breather. If your child snores or is a mouth breather, I recommend that you video your child while sleeping to show your pediatrician and dentist.

 

Denmark is NOT going to ban cry-it-out:
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Persistent sleep difficulties in infancy linked to heightened risk of childhood anxieties:
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Leaving your baby to ‘cry it out’ has no adverse effects on child development, study suggests:
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Is your child sleep-deprived? Here’s how it can affect their development:
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The next time you get sleep advice from your pediatrician, you may want to ask a sleep expert instead:
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You’re not evil if you sleep train your baby:
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What happens to a child physiologically when they are sleep deprived?
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Melatonin For Children? A Guide for Parents:
Pediatricians frequently recommend melatonin for children with sleep problems, or parents might try it themselves. However, the proper use of melatonin is frequently misunderstood. Here is a guide for parents and pediatricians to decide if a child should try it, and to understand how it should be used.
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Toddlers’ sleep problems tied to behaviour issues later:
Toddler sleep plays a vital role in behaviour later in childhood
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You read what? Well, read this and be assured:
I try not to court controversy because I don’t actually see parenting as all that controversial.
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Regular naps are ‘key to learning’:
The key to learning and memory in early life is a lengthy nap, say scientists. Trials with 216 babies up to 12 months old indicated they were unable to remember new tasks if they did not have a lengthy sleep soon afterwards.
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New scientific findings on the importance of sleep and the sleeping brain:
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The side effects of sleep deprivation:
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Importance of napping in toddlers:
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The Purpose of the Sleeping Brain:
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ADHD or Sleep Disorders? Are we getting it wrong?
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Bedtimes that vary lead to behavioural problems in kids:
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Helping Babies Cope With Stress and Learn to Sleep

What Children Need From Parents

Bad sleep ‘dramatically’ alters the body

Memory-Reinforcing Benefits Of Sleep Are Even Greater In Kids, Study Finds

A Firm Grasp on Comfort

Infants Should Be Allowed To Cry Themselves Back To Sleep: Researchers

Diagnosing the Wrong Deficit

Does the Cry-It-Out Method Harm Kids?

Cry, Baby, Cry