Doesn’t Bedtime EVER Get Easy??

When the kids were babies, I expected to lose sleep.  As they got older, I made it my mission to instill good sleep habits and a regular bedtime routine.  A nice warm bath, reading a book and soothing music.  I was relentlessly determined to teach them the value of a good night’s sleep.  Invariably there [...]

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Our Teens aren’t Sleeping…but Neither are We.

Last week, I attended a lecture about sleep. The lecturer was Dr. Mark Rosekind, PhD.,  the founder and President of Alertness Solutions (see link under “resources”).  He is the former head of Ames Research Center’s Fatigue Countermeasure Program and a NASA scientist.  He is also the former Director of Center for Human Sleep Research at [...]

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My Daughter Negotiates

I hear so much about sleep these days, particularly regarding teenagers.  Every day, I hear or read something about sleep deprivation and specifically how teen-agers are not getting enough sleep.  So, being a diligent parent I’ve tried to educate myself (call that: update my brain) on all the current research.  I am now an expert [...]

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