Posts Tagged ‘Sleep issues’

My 7-year-old Is Wetting the Bed Again

My 7-year-old Is Wetting the Bed Again

bedwetting, sleep issues, children

I recently heard from a mother who has a seven-year-old son who is having issues with bedwetting. She says that her son potty trained at three and wore Pull-ups® at night until he was about five. Finally, he was dry …

Help! My 8-Year-Old Is Waking in the Middle of the Night—Troubleshooting Sleep Problems in Your School-Age Child

Help! My 8-Year-Old Is Waking in the Middle of the Night—Troubleshooting Sleep Problems in Your School-Age Child

Today’s post is the second in a series about sleeping issues in kids. Read the first post on infant sleep here.

Your five-year-old starts kindergarten and suddenly wants to sleep in your bed. Or your previously easy-going, self confident …

My Child Won’t Sleep: Helping Your Baby Go to and Stay Asleep

My Child Won’t Sleep: Helping Your Baby Go to and Stay Asleep

Infant sleeping, baby sleeping, sleep training, infant sleep training

About one half of the kids I see experience difficulty with sleep at some point in their childhood. Most of these sleep issues occur during infancy, some around first or second grade, others in middle school, and finally after the …

Cell Phones, Kids, and Sleep Deprivation—One More Reason to Turn Them Off

Cell Phones, Kids, and Sleep Deprivation—One More Reason to Turn Them Off

boy texting

I was fortunate enough to have gotten two of my four kids through high school before cell phones found their way to school lockers and backpacks. But when my younger two kids landed on the high school scene, all of …

Ask Dr. Meg: Back to School Sleep Issues

Ask Dr. Meg: Back to School Sleep Issues

A reader recently wrote to ask my help with her 3rd grader’s newly developed sleep problem.  I think it’s particularly timely since it had a bit to do with transitioning back to school.

Dear Dr. Meg,

My daughter Susie is