Blog Category: Sleep Issues

Article

There’s a light at the end of the baby/toddler tunnel… I promise!

This article was originally published at Essential Kids. I have been back in toddler land[...]

20
Sep

Article

A letter to a 21st Century teen: 10 things I want you to know

Dear Teen, There are so many doomsayers and negative voices speaking despairingly about what’s wrong[...]

27
Jun

Article

Become an energy detective for your child

Every parent will struggle at times to maintain their energy levels in order to keep[...]

22
Feb

Article

Top Tips for Bedwetting

This PDF contains some useful advice and resources for dealing with bedwetting. Download: Top Tips for[...]

03
Apr

Video

Sleep: Night Terrors & Bedwetting

In this “Maggie Moment”, parenting author, educator and resilience specialist Maggie Dent talks about sleep[...]

30
Mar

Article

Finding calm amidst the holiday chaos

Let’s begin by remembering that emotional contagion is real – we are influenced by the[...]

14
Dec

Article

Top Tips: Night Terrors

In February 2016, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent put a post on Facebook about[...]

23
Nov

Video

The Lost Hour of Sleep for Adolescents & Young Kids

In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie discusses how today’s children and young adults have lost one[...]

17
Jun

Article

The 3 Rs to family happiness: resilience, routine & relaxation

It’s something that’s easy to forget or hold on to in our busy lives, but[...]

23
Jan

Article

Our resistance to rest

I know I am like many of you when it comes to taking some rest[...]

28
Oct

Video

Teens & Sleep – The Today Show

Maggie talks to Channel 9’s ‘The Today Show’ on the subject of teens and sleep[...]

01
Oct

Article

The Nightmare of Adolescent Sleep

“One clear casualty of sleep deprivation is learning. That’s a tragedy—a recent tragedy.” — Professor[...]

06
Sep

Article

Adolescent Stress

In my book, Saving our Adolescents (2010), I wrote that I was concerned that today’s[...]

28
Jun

Audio

Free Audio Collection

Sleepytime and Safe’n’Sound audio tracks These 2 free audio tracks may be useful to parents[...]

10
Jan

Article

Sleep, glorious sleep

It never ceases to amaze me how similar parents’ concerns are about their children, no[...]

01
Nov

Video

Sleep deprived teens prone to depression

Maggie spoke to TODAY about the health issues associated with teens not getting enough sleep.[...]

25
Jan