I Can’t Sleep at Night!
Do you have a problem sleeping? According to a recent issue of Psychotherapy Networker, somewhere between 9 and 30 % of the population has trouble sleeping. This isn’t a new problem, but it may be an...
View ArticleSteps for better sleep
As promised, here is a summary of some very useful tips for better sleep, as published in The Psychotherapy Networker, March / April 2008 edition, vol. 32, no. 2, pg 37. 1. Pay attention to your daily...
View ArticleChildhood ADHD linked to teen sleep problems
In a study reviewed in May 2009 on the Psychcentral.org site, a diagnosis of ADHD in childhood was linked with sleep problems in teenagers. This was found to be true even if the teens were not...
View ArticleActive kids sleep better — common sense wins again!
Here’s an article in a recent Parade magazine that quotes a recent study in the professional journal Archives of Disease in Childhood. The sy looked at 600 7-year-olds in New Zealand, and found that...
View ArticleMuscle training to help snoring and sleep apnea
As a therapist, I have found that one of the best-kept secrets in marriage is …. how many couples in the 40′s and upward end up needing to sleep apart, at least some of the time, due to snoring....
View ArticleDoes letting your baby “cry it out” cause harm?
Here’s a link to a post that was being share on one of my therapist email lists recently. http://www.drmomma.org/2009/12/crying-it-out-causes-brain-damage.html For us “old moms” it can be upsetting to...
View ArticleMost relaxing song of all time? You decide.
There’s a new song making the rounds that is supposed to be “the most relaxing sound of all time”. Wikipedia says, On October 16th 2011, Marconi Union created an eight minute track, ‘Weightless’ [6]...
View ArticleTeens and late-night sleep : a possible disorder
It seems that I hear from more and more teens who have great difficulty falling asleep until 1, 2 or 3 am in the morning, which of course then disrupts their school attendance and performance. I ask...
View ArticleTeach your toddler how to settle into sleep
Parents of babies and toddlers are sometimes the most sleep-deprived people you’ll ever meet. It’s not an easy time of life for sure, and anything that can help is a big plus. I found an article with...
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