Restfully Begins And Ends With Science.
The Science & Data behind Restfully
Restfully’s foundation starts with science; everything we do related to sleep coaching begins there. REST Academy & REST Coach Practice Standards are based on peer-reviewed scientific publications that describe the effectiveness of sleep training. Our team of scientific and medical advisors are health experts with MDs, PharmDs and PhDs that have firsthand experience in the science and practice of behavioral based sleep medicine. Restfully continually evaluates behavioral data and scientific discoveries that impact pediatric and adult sleep.
Medical Advisory Board
Our medical advisory board comprises of distinguished experts that enhance our mission of successful sleep & behavioral outcomes.
Craig Canapari, MD
Director, Yale University Pediatric Sleep Center
Physician, Pediatric Pulmonary New Haven Hospital
Dr. Canapari is Director of the Yale Pediatric Sleep Center and an attending physician in Pediatric Pulmonology at Yale-New Haven He is the author of “It’s Never Too Late to Sleep Train”: The Low Stress Way to High Quality Sleep for Babies, Kids and Parents. Canapari’s work has been published in numerous academic journals as well as publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, US News and World Report, and the Boston Globe
Cynthia Ward, Psy.D
Director, North Atlanta Pediatric Psychology
Dr. Ward is a leading pediatric psychologist who is an expert in therapy for children, adolescents, young adults, and families coping with acute and chronic medical conditions and related emotional, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Dr. Ward has worked in a variety of medical and mental health settings where sleep was a primary referral concern, including academic medical centers, children’s hospitals, and pediatric medical subspecialty clinics. She has held faculty positions, supervisory, and leadership roles at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Michael R. Ujhelyi, Pharm.D.,
Associate Dean, University Of Florida
Dr. Ujhelyi has over 30 years of scientific and education experience. He is trained as a clinical pharmacologist and has research experience
in mechanisms of sleep disturbances and psychosocial determinants of healthy sleep. Dr Ujhelyi has over 22 years of industry executive experience leading scientific and medical organizations at Medtronic and Boston Scientific. He has led large clinical research initiatives, developed cardiovascular device-based therapies and has published over 70 research papers, presented more than 100 research papers at scientific meetings and has 26 issued patents; one patent was recently FDA approved and commercialized.
Peer-Reviewed Sleep Publications
Restfully continually analyzes scientific research. Explore the links below to read summaries of validated studies we utilize in our digital products.
“Examining Sleep and Mood in Parents of Children with Sleep Disturbances”
Parents of children with sleep disturbances experience poor sleep and high presleep arousal, indicative of insomnia. Given that these parents experience cognitive arousal and insomnia, it is recommended that parents’ sleep problems are addressed
“Behavioral interventions for pediatric insomnia: one treatment may not fit all”
Pediatricians should incorporate evaluation of infant separation anxiety to assessment processes, and favor more gentle treatment approaches, such as Camping-out, over Graduated extinction for highly anxious infants
Sleep in pediatric primary care: A review of the literature, Sleep Medicine Reviews
These findings raise serious concerns about current practices addressing pediatric sleep in primary care settings. It is important to note that sleep is only one of many areas that are not sufficiently addressed in primary care
Get Involved In Research!
Restfully is conducting prospective studies to shine light on the world of pediatric sleep.
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Peer-Reviewed Sleep Publications
Restfully continually analyzes scientific research. Explore the links below to read summaries of our growing list of validated publications.
Impact on Parents
Date Published
2020
Citation
Summary
Parents of children with sleep disturbances experience poor sleep and high presleep arousal, indicative of insomnia. Given that these parents experience cognitive arousal and insomnia, it is recommended that parents’ sleep problems are addressed
2020
When children have sleep problems, they often awaken a parent, impacting parent sleep and parent daytime functioning. Behavioral treatments that improve sleep in children are also likely to result in improvements to parental sleep and subsequent daytime functioning.
Sleep Training
Date Published
2016
Citation
Summary
Both graduated extinction and bedtime fading provide significant sleep benefits above control, yet convey no adverse stress responses or long-term effects on parent-child attachment or child emotions and behavior
2016
DVD intervention suggest that this is a promising self-administered treatment for pediatric insomnia. Clinic-based treatment offers potential advantages over self-administered materials, including opportunities to build rapport with parents and to tailor sleep recommendations to an individual family’s circumstances
2016
Both graduated extinction and bedtime fading provide significant sleep benefits above control, yet convey no adverse stress responses or long-term effects on parent-child attachment or child emotions and behavior
Child Sleep Issues
Date Published
2009
Citation
Summary
Parental interventions that encourage independence and self-soothing were associated with extended and more consolidated sleep, especially in comparison to more active interactions that were associated with shorter and more fragmented sleep.
2016
Both graduated extinction and bedtime fading provide significant sleep benefits above control, yet convey no adverse stress responses or long-term effects on parent-child attachment or child emotions and behavior
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