Sheryl Paul writes so many blogs that appeal to the masses because everyone struggles with their mind at different times. How can we not? Life is a struggle in some way to most and this is because we are working with unknown factors – including ourselves! http://conscious-transitions.com/ If I ... [ Read More ]
Child Abuse
A hard thought to digest Child abuse is doing something or failing to do something that results in harm to a child or puts a child at risk of harm. The best thing to do if you suspect a child is at risk is let the authorities know immediately. I was at a chemist recently and I heard a parent ... [ Read More ]
10 reasons why you can’t sleep
1. your mind is busy 2. you are angry 3. you are hungry 4. you are too tired 5. you are not in the mood to sleep 6. noises are keeping you awake 7. you are anxious 8. you are crying 9. you are homesick 10. you often have sleep issues ... [ Read More ]
Hungry and sleepy at the same time
Hungry and sleepy at the same time If someone is hungry that can bring on unwanted moods, if they are sleepy, that can also trigger extra tension. However, if someone is simultaneously sleepy and tired – which do you fix first!? Image Source If we are talking about a toddler I think forget ... [ Read More ]
Chiropractors
Chiropractors I have started going to a chiropractor and my daughter too. I just need a general straightening up, but I am hoping my daughter will get help with bedwetting. The chiropractor said it can sometimes take one visit, two or up to six. I will be very impressed if it works. My ... [ Read More ]
A $20 Cronut or Zonut for breakfast?
IN Sydney this week people may be able to buy, what people are queuing for 2 hours for, before the bakery even opens, in New York. It is a ‘Cronut’ - a cross between a buttery croissant and a deep fried donut. Image source New York pastry chef, Dominique Ansel, created the delicate layers of pastry ... [ Read More ]
Put your hand up if you go to bed after 2am
Research team: Scientists are not sure how to treat delayed sleep phase disorder. This disorder makes it hard for people to fall asleep at night and wake in the morning. Not going to bed before 2am or 3am is common in patients with this condition. Researchers in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide ... [ Read More ]
Golinski tackles WACape2Cape
Golinski tackles WACape2Cape Matt Golinski, briefly spoke tonight on Channel 7’s Today Tonight, since the Boxing Day fire in 2011, at his home on the Sunshine Coast, Qld, which killed his wife and 3 daughters. Image source Celebrity chef, Matt, is waiting on surgery and writing a cook book, but ... [ Read More ]
Tired scale balance
Tired scale balance When people are constantly turning up tired at work and then sleeping around the place whilst at work – how healthy can these practices be?? We do not make good choices when we are tired. So if we are tired sometimes we become more tired and it is a sliding ... [ Read More ]
Kids activities after school
Night time activities for kids can be good because it means the days are left free, but nights become late and kids become tired and adults too! When kids are overloaded this can effect their growth mentally and physically. Makes sure your child is not as busy as Johnny: Monday afternoon – ... [ Read More ]
Ways you might be ruining your sleep
The worst ten mistakes you might be making 1. eat a large meal or drink lots just before bed 2. your sleeping spot is too stimulating for your mind 3. you just lie there and suffer 4. alcohol, coffee or cigarettes just before bed 5. you might be too busy and therefore you sleep ... [ Read More ]
Depression
How do you know Depression doesn’t have to be a dirty word. And probably if you suspect a sufferer mention a different ‘d’ word. I have read lots of information on depression, have had friends and family as sufferers and slowly the media is trying to breakthrough to people and be informative ... [ Read More ]
Telling kids they will be tired the next day
Telling kids they will be tired the next day If a child stays up later than normal parents will often say: “You will be tired in the morning”. We can’t give this kind of responsibility to children. Children can’t think ahead too well because they live for the moment. If a child is tired in ... [ Read More ]
Jackson took 60 pills to replace 60 sleeps
The Sleep team: Being deprived of REM sleep for a long time causes paranoia, anxiety and depression and a loss of mental balance. A sleep expert has said that Michael Jackson was given 60 nights of propofol infusions by Dr. Conrad Murray to treat his insomnia. Harvard Medical School Sleep expert, ... [ Read More ]
Musts before bed checklist
This is a list you need to check and if you are using one of these excuses to stay up rather than sleep – think again! It is 10pm and you are thinking: 1. too tired to go to bed – just try it. 2. said I would knit that jumper – you will get more done tomorrow and with less mistakes! 3. have to ... [ Read More ]
Live each day
Don’t sweat the small stuff If the tennis is on, or the footy, or of course it is Friday or Saturday night, it is accepted that these nights are the social/ late nights and Sunday night is then the night to recover. It makes us all so predictable. If you choose to step outside the ... [ Read More ]
Keeping children safe
A book to help parents Everyone's got a bottom — a storybook for children aged 3 - 8 years This book is aimed at helping us keep our children safe. The message to children is we all have bodies and we want to keep our bodies safe. This is a good way to introduce children to the ... [ Read More ]
Sleep disordered breathing
Children can be at risk Large tonsils and/or adenoids may cause poor sleep quality. The most common symptom of Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) is snoring. Image Source When an individual, young or old, obstructs breathing during sleep, the body perceives this as a choking phenomenon. ... [ Read More ]
The sleep query
Again the sleep question of how much? The best answer I have come across about how much sleep we need is from Jim Horne, at Loughborough University's Sleep Research Centre. He said: "The amount of sleep we require is what we need not to be sleepy in the daytime." Scientists are still baffled about ... [ Read More ]
Carers exhausted at night
Carers exhausted at night They say the best thing you can do to support your child, who has a disability, is to look after yourself: 1.Learn how to manage stress in your own life which includes making daily time for yourself to relax and decompress. 2.Keep the lines of communication open ... [ Read More ]
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