I have enjoyed enormous success in helping many little ones sleep better at night, but some of their parents are wanting help as well. This is not my specialty as adult sleep issues can be a result of a variety of sources from poor sleep habits to stress to medical conditions. The following is a brief article offering natural remidies adults can implement to help when sleep is elusive: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/sleep-better-with-acupressure-points.html

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Posted by Child Works at 05:03 PM | Comments (2013)

If you are reading this blog then you most likely have a good idea that sleep is important to our children's overall health. All my clients have learned that sleep affects a child's behavior, emotional development, learning ability and physical health. More and more research is being done on pediatric sleep. The following article discusses how lack of sleep and too much television in very young children can set them up for early obesity issues:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080407/ap_on_he_me/infant_sleep_obesity_5

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Although sleep apnea affects a small percentage of children, it can have devasting effects on a child's behavior, learning and brain functioning. The following is an article touching on this issue:http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2007/11/19/news/local/acover1116.txt

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Many parents who work very hard to establish a healthy sleep routine can dread daylight savings time. Parents worry about how this one hour change in time will alter their well preserved sleep schedule. The good news is the change in time should not significantly alter your child’s sleep habits. The even better news is the “spring forward” time change is easier on children’s sleep than the “fall back” time change.

Since the time change occurs in the wee hours of Sunday, March 9th this year, I recommend beginning making changes to your routine starting Saturday, March 8th. If your child does not nap then put her down 15 minutes earlier at bedtime starting Saturday evening and continue to do this nightly until she is at the appropriate bedtime. If your child is still napping then put your child down at her normal naptime on Saturday, but wake her about halfway through her final nap. For example, if your child naps from 1pm to 3pm then wake her at 2pm. If your child takes a morning and afternoon nap then put her down normally for her morning nap, but wake her from her afternoon nap after 45 minutes of sleep if she typically naps for an hour and a half. That evening put your child to bed 15-30 minutes earlier than normal. How much earlier you are able to do is dependent on your child, but the earlier the better.

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Many times when I finish helping parents get their child's sleeping on track they ask if I can help them. Although I do not work with adults, I do suggest they follow many of the basic ideas behind their child's sleep plan. The New York Times recently published an article on basic behavioral changes to implement to help an adult suffering from insomnia. If you suffer from insomnia it is worth trying these ideas and hopefully you will be surprised at how beneficial it can be. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/curing-insomnia-without-the-pills/?WT.mc_id=HL-D-I-NYT-MOD-MOD-M003-ROS-1107-HDR&WT.mc_ev=click&mkt=HL-D-I-NYT-MOD-MOD-M003-ROS-1107-HDR

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