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Summer and vacation sleep tips
I hope you having a great summer, and perhaps have a cool vacation ahead of you. Summer can be a tricky time for parents and kids in terms of sleep, so I want to share a few articles I wrote on this topic.
- Vacation “Sleep”: Remember when vacations were restful, relaxing affairs? Me neither. Here are some tips on how to survive and keep your child’s sleep on track.
- Our Accidental Screen Free Vacation: In which I recount the time we forgot to bring our kids devices on a trip to the beach. It actually wasn’t a disaster. This is an older post-- but I think with affection of this time in our lives when our kids were younger-- and life was perhaps a bit simpler.
- The Parents and Kids Back To School Sleep Tune-Up: Believe it or not, some kids will be starting school soon. My kids are dreading going back to sleep. My wife and I are (secretly) looking forward to it a bit. If your child’s schedule has drifted a bit, here’s some information on how you can make some small adjustments to ensure your child is well rested on the first day of school.
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Craig
Craig Canapari MD
Pediatric sleep Expert
I'm a pediatric sleep doctor, author, and in my day job I run the Yale Pediatric Sleep Center. I've been writing about pediatric sleep issues for tired parents since 2012. Join my newsletter to get the best information about sleep problems (and solutions) in children.
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