This is but one anecdotal experience, but Dr. Gozal does question whether children need tech gadgets to help them sleep, if they have the other necessary conditions for sleep.

Experts are helping families start the school year off right by slowly transitioning off of the summer sleep schedule. Sleep ...

While sleep aids can be useful, they can also be habit forming and may cause worrisome side effects. Sleep scientists especially warn against their use in children for extended periods of time and ...

Kids and teens who spend more time on screens and get less sleep may have higher risks for future heart and metabolic ...

Beth Malow, a neurologist and sleep medicine expert at Vanderbilt University Medical Center who has consulted for a pharmaceutical company that manufactures melatonin products, raised concerns ...

World Sleep Day is March 15. Infants need 12-16 hours of sleep, toddlers 10-14, elementary aged children 9-12, and middle school and teens need 7-9 hours of sleep.

Melatonin is a hormone produced in the brain that regulates a person's sleep cycle and is one of the most common supplements children consume in the U.S., according to Harvard Health.

“My dad always says if i sleep late my body needed it,” said a commenter from a sleep-supportive family.” “Non sleep ...

Melatonin may seem like a harmless sleep aid, but the supplement is increasingly sending kids to the hospital. Now experts are warning parents to be more cautious about giving their kids and teens ...

Allison H. Clarke, Ph.D., a pediatric psychologist specializing in behavioral sleep medicine at Lurie Children’s, explains why sleep is important for students and how parents can go about ...

Dr. Ken Sassower is a pediatric neurologist and sleep medicine expert at Mass General for Children.

Sleep products for kids are a tempting solution to a challenge that plagues many households. We spoke to pediatric sleep experts about when (and when not) to use them, and explored two popular ...