Jonathan Kushnir
Fears and Anxiety in Children
Fear and anxiety are different concepts. Fear occurs when the threat is certain or visible, and close in terms of time and place. It is...
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Jonathan Kushnir
- Feb 2
- 3 min
Night Wakings in Children
Night wakings in children are one of the common sleep problems that parents face. By the age of 6 months, most babies are physiologically...
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Jonathan Kushnir
- Jan 21
- 4 min
The Importance of Sleep Assessment and Treatment in Children
Sleep problems in children are extremely common, between 25%-40% of children aged 1-5 will develop some form of sleep problem. Studies...
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Jonathan Kushnir
- Jan 9
- 4 min
Sleep Problems of Children with ADHD
The relationship between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and sleep disorders/problems is complex. The effects of sleep...
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Jonathan Kushnir
- Jan 5
- 5 min
Separation Anxiety in Children
Thoughts of parents of children with Separation Anxiety "I want to think that Shira is a happy girl. But, every night I find myself...
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Jonathan Kushnir
- Dec 27, 2022
- 2 min
Why Distractions Do Not Help Coping with Scary Thoughts for the Long Run
Some of the methods children (and adults) use to try to control frightening thoughts in order to relax (or that’s what their parents told...
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Jonathan Kushnir
- Aug 16, 2022
- 3 min
Night terrors in children
Night terrors are a sleep phenomenon that occur during sleep mainly in young children. A child with night terrors will usually scream and...
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Jonathan Kushnir
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
Sleep difficulties and behavioral problems in children
A question that repeats many times, is whether the child not sleeping enough because of problematic behaviors especially around sleep, or...
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Jonathan Kushnir
- Jul 18, 2022
- 1 min
Should we forcefully try to sleep
Sleep, in order to "arrive", requires us to do nothing, unlike many other things in life. For most of us, most of the time, we get into...
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Jonathan Kushnir
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
What impacts more adversely sleep in children and adults, short sleep time or waking up at night?
The question is often asked which is more "difficult", or which is more disruptive to the sleep of children and adults. Is it that we do...
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