Sleep Articles

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• Infant Feeding Methods and Maternal Sleep and Sleepiness
  The choice to breastfeed an infant is intensely personal. Yet because of the well established health and psychological benefits of breastfeeding for both the mother and ...
• Resolving Infant Sleep Disturbance
  Q: Our 14-month-old son constantly awakens during the night and won't stop crying unless we hold him for long periods ...
• 3 Relationship Pitfalls When Entering Parenthood & Pointers to Help
  Couples are often surprised just how much a baby changes their relationship and their lives. In fact, ...
• Nothing: A Portrait of Insomnia
  From the first sentence, Blake Butler’s poetic voice is clear. He writes: “Into the version of the sky above my house one afternoon when I was twelve, the nearby high school released a flood of ...
• Into Your Dreams
  Into Your Dreams: Deciphering Your Unique Dream Symbology to Transform Your Waking Life, by Janece O. Hudson, Ed.D. is a comprehensive guide to unraveling the mystery of those nocturnal dialogues we call dreams. Unlike most dream ...
• 5 Ideas for Boosting Your Energy When Depression Strikes
  Depression is as much a somatic (physical) disorder as it is a psychological one. Energy loss is a ...
• 9 Common Questions About Dreams Answered
  Ever wonder why you keep having the same dream over and over again, what your nightmares actually mean and ...
• Hints To Help Kids Get Enough Sleep
  Setting healthy sleep habits when your child is young is key for their wellbeing. Here, Stephanie Silberman, Ph.D, clinical ...
• 7 Ways Parents Can Help Their Teens Get Enough Sleep
  You might be surprised to learn that teens actually need more sleep than adults. Unfortunately, they tend to be ...
• The First Line of Treatment for Insomnia That’ll Surprise You
  Whenever most people have serious trouble sleeping, they automatically reach for a sleeping aid, whether that’s ...
• Do You Believe These 10 Sleep Myths?
  Sleep is a natural part of our lives. It’s a subject that many of us instinctively assume we know ...
• 12 Ways to Shut Off Your Brain Before Bedtime
  Does getting to bed feel like a nightmare? For many of us, as ...
• Pregnancy Diary: Anxiety in Pregnancy
  I've been feeling strangely calm during this pregnancy, not too worried about things going wrong or having a difficult labor. There are ...
• How to Analyze Your Dreams (And Why It’s Important)
  When people think about analyzing their dreams, they usually think of psychics with crystal balls, dream ...
• 14 Strategies for Sleeping Better
  For you the idea of sleeping well might be as far-fetched as a unicorn sighting. And in our productivity-driven society, sleep is usually the first thing ...
• Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression
  Postpartum, or postnatal, depression affects a significant proportion of women after they have had a baby. It usually develops in the first four to ...
• Sleep-Deprived Nation
  The student who asked to see me looks exhausted. I’m used to sleepy students. It’s an occupational hazard of teaching the 8:30 a.m. class. But I’ve been worried about this young man for several weeks. ...
• Stages of Sleep
  Do you ever wonder why you don’t dream when you sleep? The truth is, if you are getting proper amounts of sleep in proper time periods, and not taking medications or using alcohol or ...
• The Transformative Power of Dreams
  Given the power of dreams to reveal ourselves to ourselves, why do relatively few take advantage of this opportunity? Early societies had symbolic and mystical explanations for every life experience, including dreams. In a postmodern, ...
• Where Clues Lie Sleeping
  Sleep disturbances and depression are anything but strange bedfellows. Nearly all depressed individuals experience sleep problems. At least 80% complain of insomnia — difficulty falling or staying asleep. Indeed, early-morning awakening is a hallmark of ...
• Children and Sleep Problems
  Many children have sleep problems. Examples include: Frequent awakening during the night Talking during sleep Difficulty falling asleep Waking up crying ...
• Tips for a Satisfying Sleep
  It's especially important to get enough sleep during stressful times. You may feel pulled in many directions by relationships, errands and work to be done. However, if you sacrifice sleep when you're stressed, you'll create ...
• If Your Child Has Problems, It May Due to Lack of Sleep
  If your child has frequent health or emotional problems, consider that a lack of sleep may be all or at least part of the problem. Every function in the body is affected by sleep. And ...
• Daylight Savings Time and Mental Health
  In the days that follow the twice-yearly "springing forward" or "falling back" of our clocks, you can count on lively coffee-break complaints about body clock confusion, taping the wrong show, or missed appointments. For the ...
• ADHD and Sleep
  Children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to have sleep difficulties. ADHD is a neurological condition characterized by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Three subtypes of ADHD generally are recognized by professionals: ...