To help your toddler cope with separation anxiety, create a bedtime routine that starts with snuggling and cuddling and gradually moves you out of his room, recommends Judith Owens, director
of the pediatric sleep disorders clinic at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, in «Parents» magazine.
There are studies in Western cultures that find high rates
of pediatric sleep disorders — upwards of 40 % [1]-- commonly defined by night wakings in infancy and then night wakings and bedtime resistance in childhood.
Her particular areas of interest are the neurobehavioral and health consequences of sleep problems in children, pharmacologic treatment
of pediatric sleep disorders, and cultural and psychosocial issues that affect sleep.
Not exact matches
Jill, a mother
of two children, went on to develop a sub-specialty in
pediatric sleep disorders while working in New York City at a parenting center after experiencing
sleep problems with her first child.
I entered the world
of pediatric sleep shortly after my son was diagnosed at age 6 with a genetic
disorder, one
of the clinical symptoms
of the syndrome is
sleep disorders.
Largely as an outgrowth
of the focus on adult
sleep problems in the last decade,
pediatric sleep disorders have emerged as a bonafide specialty.
Our
Sleep Center, founded by renowned childhood sleep specialist and former director Richard A. Ferber, MD, is recognized as one of the leading pediatric sleep disorder programs in the United St
Sleep Center, founded by renowned childhood
sleep specialist and former director Richard A. Ferber, MD, is recognized as one of the leading pediatric sleep disorder programs in the United St
sleep specialist and former director Richard A. Ferber, MD, is recognized as one
of the leading
pediatric sleep disorder programs in the United St
sleep disorder programs in the United States.
Areas
of particular passion include:
sleep disorders (cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia - CBT - I, medication tapers, behavioral interventions for
pediatric sleep disorders), chronic or severe health conditions (e.g. chronic tinnitus, fibromyalgia, heart disease, cancer, neurological conditions), and psychological conditions that have strong behavioral or physical symptomology, such as anxiety, panic
disorder, borderline personality
disorder and depression.