Yesterday we look at our kids and sleep, but what about us? I don’t know too many people these days who complain about being over-slept and a lot who either talk about what little sleep they get or send those emails at 3:00 and 4:00 a.m. that let us all know just how late they were...
Are Your Kids Getting Enough Sleep?
posted by DJL
It seems like each year as our kids get older there are more and more opportunities – in sports, music, at school, with friends. But how much is too much? When does highly-scheduled become over-scheduled? One indicator, various researchers and pediatricians have suggested, is whether it affects our kids’ sleep. If they have a hard time either falling asleep at night or getting up in the morning, they are probably over-scheduled and under-slept to a degree that could be harming their development. If they’re falling asleep with difficulty, it could be because they are stressed, have spent too much time on a screen (TV,...