All my clients complete a detailed assessment prior to every meeting. It is important to ensure that if a child is not sleeping due to medical reasons these red flags are tagged and appropriately addressed. By in large the marjority of sleep problems have no medical basis, but it is always an important consideration. The following article discusses kid snoring and what sleep labs have found while studying kids who snore:

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Posted by Child Works at 06:58 AM | Comments (1)

In the news I cam across this new campaign to curb SIDS in Baltimore. Some of the recommendations were ones I hadn't heard about yet. I thought it worth sharing:

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Posted by Child Works at 03:47 PM | Comments (1)

The vast majority of my clients are exhausted moms. They feel they have lost control on aspects of their lives and feel desperate. After implimentation of a Child-Works sleep plan where their children are finally sleeping, these moms are quick to comment on how they are finally getting sleep again themselves and how wonderful that feels! Many of my articles and consults with parents focus on how lack of sleep affects children, but it is important, as adults, to consider how lack of sleep affects us as parents, partners, employees and friends. The following article from the UK made a big splash on this very topic: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/13/nmums113.xml

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Posted by Child Works at 01:05 PM | Comments (145)

I have told all my clients that teaching the skill to sleep is a one time deal, but managing sleep continues until their child is off to college. Here is a wonderful article on sleep for teenagers. Although most of us have young children, it is good information to keep in mind for down the road.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20643572/site/newsweek/

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