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Insomnia is an extremely common disorder in children, most often affecting children with autism, attention deficit disorder, and emotional disturbances. Stress and simple habits can also play a major role in childhood insomnia. Many parents are concerned about the implications that prescription or over-the-counter sleep aids may have on their children’s development. As an herbalist, [...]

There has been a lot of media claiming that sleeping with your baby in an adult bed is unsafe and can result in accidental smothering of an infant. One popular research study came out in 1999 from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission that showed 515 cases of accidental infant deaths occurred in an adult [...]

Through out the years sleeping with a baby in your bed was the norm. In Western culture this changed and more and more newborns were placed in cribs to sleep away from their parents. Though the family bed, or co-sleeping, is still the cultural norm in other parts of the world, it is not something [...]

Choose the safest baby sleeping position: on the back On the back is the baby sleeping position that best protects your baby from SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, also called cot or crib death). Worldwide Back to Sleep campaigns in the late 80s-early 90s made a huge effort to advise parents to put their babies [...]

OTC sleep aids and supplements: What’s best and safe? Over-the-counter sleep aids or supplements may help when stress, travel or other disruptions keep you awake. But if you have chronic insomnia, the best approach is usually lifestyle changes. By Mayo Clinic staff You’ve followed all the tips for getting enough sleep — sleeping on a [...]

Insomnia is a sleep disorder that affects more than one third of adults. It is the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep, and is often an indication of other problems. Insomnia is a serious condition and should not be ignored. Fortunately, it can be successfully treated. There are three basic types of insomnia. Short-term [...]

My Top Ten Infant Safety Aids for Sleep are products that I recommend you use for your baby to prevent SIDS and other sleep accidents from occurring in your baby nursery. Your little newborn is so fragile and delicate. She is relying on you to keep her safe in this big, wide world. I was [...]

For the past year, I have heard enough fatal infant accidents in my local news that makes me feel sick to my stomach. Those accidents should have never happened in the first place. For instance, an infant was put to sleep on his tummy and died in his sleep. Another tragic accident was a newborn [...]

Bedtime Routines for Toddlers Toddlers certainly have their own ideas about what they want or don’t want. Unfortunately, going to bed often falls into the “don’t want†category. Getting a cranky toddler to go to bed is no walk in the park. The best thing you can do is to establish a bedtime routine for [...]

Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers Getting Toddlers to Sleep Having trouble getting your toddler down to sleep? Here are some ideas for making the bedtime experience less stressful. “Go to sleep!” What parent hasn’t uttered those words? But where exactly is the land of sleep? For some toddlers it takes a lot more than the sandman [...]