Thursday, October 27, 2016

American Academy of Pediatrics Updates

Recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics released updated guidelines on two important issues related sleep. The first update concerned sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Here is a link to the guidelines.

The second update concerned media use in children and adolescents. The recommendations discuss sleep and other aspects of how media affects children. For younger children, here is the link. For older children and adolescents, here is the link.