Once your child is older, it can be a welcome relief to not have to worry as much about how and when they're sleeping. Your ...

Children need adequate sleep for optimal learning and for their mental and physical health. But a new study finds that few kids are getting the recommended amount of shut-eye, even though their ...

Sleep Cycles: One rapid eye movement (REM) stage and three non-REM stages that altogether last about 90 to 120 minutes Benefits: Physical and mental recuperation and memory consolidation Disorders: ...

The popular supplement has been linked to heart failure — but nearly half of parents rely on it to get their kids to sleep.

Sleep is a moving target. When you were a newborn, you slept for most of the day, then less as an older child; as a teen, you slept later. A senior’s bedtime is earlier—part of a lifetime journey of ...

My bed and I spend less time together than the experts say we should. Most nights, my head hits the pillow around 11:00 pm, and I’m up—without an alarm—at 5:30 am. That six and a half hours of shuteye ...

PLANNING YOUR CHILD’S DAY SO THEY CAN GET MORE SLEEP AT NIGHT. HERE WITH ADVICE, IS DOCTOR KATIE MCCULLOUGH, A SLEEP EXPERT AND POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW AT MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL. THANKS FOR JOINING US.

Sleep expert Dr. Raj Dasgupta offers recommendations on how to get children to go to sleep so Santa Claus can work his magic.

A summer of relaxation and fun can make for lifelong memories for kids in their journey through life. Although an important part of development, the leisurely pace to summer can get students off their ...

With the school year already under way, the importance of sleep can be overlooked as kids and parents get back into a different routine this time of year. In today’s Medical Minute, we go through tips ...