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With Daddy Deploying, a Child’s Nightmares Echo a Mother’s Fears

In my daughter's nightmares, my husband has fallen off his boat and the bad guys have him. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2015 10:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Sleep, United States Defense and Military Forces, Deployment Diary, Military OneSource

Stay Close, Sleep Close, or ‘Stay Close, Sleep Apart?’

Bed-sharing was so important for us, but the New York City Department of Health advertises that parents and infants should "Stay close. Sleep apart." Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2015 4:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Sleep, Babies and Infants, Highlights, Beds and Bedding

Sleep Training at 8 Weeks: ‘Do You Have the Guts?’

"When we first told our in-laws what we were doing, they thought we were monsters. Now they think we’re geniuses.” Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2015 8:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Sleep, Babies and Infants, Highlights

Want to Ace That Test? Get the Right Kind of Sleep.

Sleep is learning, of a very specific kind. "Sleep Study Skills" can help our teenagers game the system—and get enough sleep. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2014 9:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Sleep, memory, brain, Teenagers and Adolescence, Tests and Examinations, Highlights

Thanks to Video Monitors, Parents are the New Big Brother

Parents who start using video baby monitors to observe infant sleep often continue using them long past a child's babyhood, and children are sometimes aware that they're being watched. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2014 11:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Sleep, Babies and Infants, Cameras, Highlights, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Twenge, Jean W

Simple Student Routines for Back-to-School Success

Establishing routines like a weekly regroup (with trash can and storage at hand), evening organization and nondigital bedtimes set the stage for a successful year. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2014 10:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Sleep, Education (K-12), Highlights, Parent-Teacher Conference

We Tell Kids to ‘Go to Sleep!’ We Need to Teach Them Why.

Sleep does so much more for our bodies than preventing us from being tired tomorrow, but most parents don't tell our children that. Educating kids about the importance of sleep leads them to sleep more. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2014 9:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Sleep, Brilliant

Getting Up in the Night Is Your Wife’s Job

When I complained to my mother about how little sleep I was getting when my oldest son was an infant, she asked me why I'd get up in the night — that, she said, was my wife's job. Six years later, I'm still getting up in the night, but now...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2014 7:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Sleep, Marriages, Highlights

What Do Students Need Most? More Sleep

I'm convinced that sleep is the single most important factor in ensuring my children’s health and academic success. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2014 3:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Sleep, Children and Childhood, Teenagers and Adolescence, Bronson, Po, Merryman, Ashley, Parent-Teacher Conference, Konnikova, Maria

Co-Sleeping, Reluctantly, With a (Wiggly) 3-Year-Old

We don't really want our son to spend the night in our bed. But it's the only way any of us can get to sleep. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2013 10:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Sleep, Families and Family Life, Highlights, Beds and Bedding

When Sports Defeat Homework

Looking for advice from the teacher when a child's sports schedule leaves him facing his homework in tears. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2013 7:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Homework, parenting, Sleep, Children and Childhood, Bronson, Po, Merryman, Ashley, Highlights, Parent-Teacher Conference

Are Teenage Boyfriend-Girlfriend ‘Sleepovers’ the New Norm?

If teenage sleepovers have really become a question of when, not if, across the country, then things have changed — maybe for the better, but in ways my friends and I, slipping out of windows and parking out by the lake, could never have imagined. Read...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2013 3:25 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sleep, Teenagers and Adolescence

On Sleep Research, My Children Didn’t Get the Memo

When my husband e-mailed me yet another study about the importance of enforcing bedtimes, I realized that our kids seemed to be the ones not getting the message. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2013 1:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Sleep

Do You Cheat Your Kids Out of Summer Sleep?

Longer daylight hours and fluctuating summer schedules can make it hard to ensure that children get all the sleep they need. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2013 7:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Sleep, Children and Childhood, Summer (Season), Brody, Jane E

A Repaired Lovey, and a Debt Unrepaid

At NYCLoveyRepair, they'll help rescue a beloved toy. But they won't take your cash. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2012 5:27 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Sleep, toys, _featured, Children and Childhood, New York City, Emotions

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