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August 25, 2020
Sleep

Setting a Sleep Routine for Back to School

Today I discuss powerful research regarding how sleep deficiency can impact brain development. Having a calm conversation about the latest science of sleep and brain development before even broaching the ideas of new sleep rules can be effective.

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October 28, 2019
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People Share Rules for Screens and Sleep

Today I'm sharing with you dozens of rules and solutions other families have come up with around how to keep devices out of the bedroom during sleep hours.

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November 1, 2016
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Sleep: Is this one time you can separate from your phone?

A new meta analysis published in Jama Pediatrics confirmed how portable devices like cellphones and tablets are seriously affecting our children's sleep. Sleep is one of the biggest pediatric public health issues of our time. I hear this firsthand when I ask groups in the post screening discussions "who sleeps with their cellphones their room?" Most hands in the room go up.

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June 13, 2016
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New sleep time recommendations

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) just released recommendations for the number of hours a night that kids and teens need to sleep, to function at their best.

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January 21, 2016
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Sleep and screens: Get an alarm clock!

From the moment I brought my first child home from the hospital, sleep, for both him and me, took center stage. We spent years with him, and then my daughter, working on getting to sleep, sleeping through the night, sleeping in a big bed, going to sleep alone, and more.

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