What can you do if your child is waking during the night from a bad dream and refuses to go back to sleep? What if your child refuses to go to sleep at bedtime due to a several nights in a row of bad dreams? What if your child has been waking inconsolable at night, but you aren't sure if he or she is waking due to a nightmare or a night terror? Nightmares All children have nightmares at some point, and as long as children are dreaming regularly, they will most likely also have nightmares consistently. Even infants dream, and according to one landmark study, newborns dream more than any other time in a young person's life. Nightmares are bad dreams and can happen at any point in a toddler or child's life, especially if a child has just been through a traumatic event or situation. Several different studies have shown that children may have nightmares following surgery, tooth extraction and motor vehicle accidents. Nightmares can also begin during periods of developmental phases...

Shonishin (pronounced show-nee-shin), a form of acupuncture still relatively unknown outside Japan, is a wonderful way to keep your kids healthy. Shonishin originates from Japan, where it is considered an essential — and recurring — massage treatment for children. Painless and gentle, the acupuncture technique uses non-inserted silver tools to stimulate the meridians and acupuncture points. The massage tools never penetrate the skin and are designed to tap, rub, and brush the skin in order to strengthen the child’s developing meridians and organ systems. A treatment can be performed...