10 reasons kids develop sleep problems, and how parents can help

Jul 1, 2020

The Conversation – Adam T. Newton

For some parents, getting their child into bed is a struggle that can take hours. Others get up at midnight to help their child fall back to sleep. Sleep problems like these affect one in four kids — and their parents, too. As a pediatric sleep researcher, I’ve grappled with the question of why these sleep problems happen. My team’s research delivers the largest synthesis of why kids develop these sleep problems, capturing over 30 years of research. We have identified the 10 biggest reasons these sleep problems occur for kids ages one through 10 years.

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Playtime with dad may improve children’s self-control

Jul 1, 2020

Medical X-Press – Staff Writer

The study, by academics at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge and the LEGO Foundation, pulled together fragmentary evidence from the past 40 years to understand more about how fathers play with their children when they are very young (ages 0 to 3). The researchers wanted to find out whether father-child play differs from the way children play with their mothers, and its impact on children’s development.

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