Mothers, but not fathers, with multiple children report more fragmented sleep

Published: 12 January 2021

Mothers with multiple children report more fragmented sleep than mothers of a single child, but the number of children in a family doesn't seem to affect the quality of sleep for fathers, according...

Parents shouldn’t worry about their baby’s inconsistent sleep patterns

Published: 2 December 2020

New parents often expect their baby to start sleeping through the night around the time they reach six months of age. But according to a new study led by Professor Marie-Hélène Pennestri, parents...

THE GLOBE AND MAIL | Is the COVID-19 pandemic keeping you up at night? Here’s expert advice on how to get some sleep

Published: 2 April 2020

Keeping a routine is important for everyone, including children and adolescents, says pediatric sleep expert Reut Gruber, an associate professor in the department of psychiatry at McGill University...

Dr. Steven Shaw interviewed by CBC Radio: "How to get your kid to go to bed...and actually sleep"

Published: 10 April 2018

Professor Steven R. Shaw, of our Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP), spoke to CBC Radio's All In A Weekend, hosted by Sonali Karnick, earlier this week. The topic was "How...

Time for bed: Bad sleep habits start early in school-age children

Published: 20 March 2018

Bad sleep habits in children begin earlier than many experts assume. That’s the takeaway from a new study led by McGill University researchers. The findings suggest that official sleep guidelines...

Dr. Reut Gruber's research featured in Time Healthland, CBS News and CNN Health

Published: 19 October 2012

Time Healthland: More Sleep Means More Focused, Emotionally Stable KidsRead full artcile: http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/15/more-sleep-means-more-focused-emotionally-stable-kids/#ixzz29kYl97FI...

The Great Canadian Sleepwalk – the road to good nights

Published: 16 August 2016

"To sleep - to sleep, perchance to dream”, these words made famous by William Shakespeare, in the play Hamlet are familiar to many of us. But did you know that sleep is just as important as diet...

Putting sleep disorders to bed

Published: 21 August 2013

Overnight flights across the Atlantic, graveyard shifts, stress-induced insomnia are all prime culprits in keeping us from getting a good night’s sleep. Thanks to new research from McGill...

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