Two sleep experts detail the detrimental effects of sleeplessness, including insomnia and sleep apnea.
Teaching kids the importance of a good night's sleep can yield more shut-eye and a boost in school grades.
With a device on nearly every nightstand, one in three Americans sleeps less than six hours a day, raising the risk for a myriad of health problems.
How sleep benefits your heart, weight, mind, and more.
The individual health benefits of sleeping naked are more than you'd suspect. Once you know what they are, you'll put away the pajamas forever.
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If you're not getting enough sleep, it could be due to your activities before you hit the hay.
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Contrary to popular belief we should actually wind our children up before sleep! Roughhousing, and lots of giggles, can help children release any stress or remaining tension from the day. It also helps to build the connection that children need to feel safe to separate from us and fall asleep. Continue reading →
Sleep is vital to your health, well-being, and productivity. So, why do we resist sleep and force ourselves to stay up?
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Keeping our bodies strong, flexible and toned is key to great physical health, but not to be underestimated is the importance of quality sleep. We spend approximately a third of our life sleeping, during which our bodies repair, rejuvenate and reset mental and physical functionality.
These routines are not ones commonly seen on mainstream parenting sites, but they have really worked for our family to transition my toddler to sleep alone and help all my children have a more peaceful bedtime.
It’s called “conditional arousal” — and you can beat it.
I happy to offer a guest post today from the team at Tuck Sleep. They have been researching the science behind sleep, and have some great information on how much sleep kids need and what to do if they're not getting it. Since I have toddles who love to fight bedtime myself I thought these tips could be helpful.
I am the absolute worst at this. I know I have to go to bed at a reasonable time, but when lights-out time hits, there I am: on the computer, on my tablet, or on my smartphone, usually doing another lap of YouTube/Facebook/Instagram/Twitter just to make sure I didn’t miss anything. And a half-hour later, I’m still doing it.
U-M pediatrician warns that if kids aren’t getting enough sleep, learning is difficult and other problems may arise. Learn how many hours of sleep kids need.
According to a new study, the less you sleep the more you overeat.