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Napping Schedules for Babies Development

by Gingras Sleep Medicine | Sep 15, 2020 | Kids Sleep

Regular napping schedules for babies and toddlers contribute largely to their physical and emotional growth and development. Babies and young children are developing at fast rates. All that growing and learning can make them a little tired, and usually very cranky....

An Infant Sleep Study Can Ensure Lifelong Health for Your Child

by Gingras Sleep Medicine | Apr 26, 2019 | Kids Sleep, Sleep Testing

Interrupted sleep patterns that lead to sleep deprivation are usually dismissed as an annoyance for many adults. Rarely do we think of problems sleeping as an illness, a serious health hazard, or even a potential cause of death. Moreover, sleep disruptions with kids...

Is It Growing Pains or RLS?

by Gingras Sleep Medicine | Feb 22, 2019 | Kids Sleep, Restless Leg Syndrome

Leg pain in children is a common complaint. Many kids describe their leg pain as either “behind the knee” or in their calves and thighs. And when a routine examination finds nothing wrong their legs, it’s often just chalked up to normal childhood growth spurts. But...

Sleep Deprived Children ARE NOT Sleepy Kids

by Gingras Sleep Medicine | Jun 1, 2018 | Kids Sleep, Sleep Deprivation

Amy was an avid reader. At 10 years old she prided herself on reading a book a week, and was partial to what she liked to call “old school” books – Nancy Drew, the Little House series, and anything by Judy Blume. While other parents worried that their kids were...

Better Nights & Brighter Days for Sleep Deprived Children

by Gingras Sleep Medicine | May 11, 2018 | Kids Sleep, Sleep and School, Sleep Deprivation

To say sleep is important, would be a vast understatement. Everything from our mental and physical health – to the way we think, work, learn, and associate with others – is affected by what transpires during those crucial hours of shuteye. However, according to a 2014...

Reducing The Risks For SIDS

by Gingras Sleep Medicine | Mar 1, 2018 | Kids Sleep, SIDS

What is Meant by Risk Factors? Risk factors by themselves do not cause Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, but can have a negative effect on infant well-being. In fact, as many as two thirds of SIDS victims have no known risk factors, and, most babies with one or more of...

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