Balancing family, work, social events is ongoing and on the whole, I think we all do pretty well. We all get it right some of the time and we sleep well most of the time or pretty well! Your sleep quality is dependent on your job and your family life and so many other factors! Of course shift ... [ Read More ]
Sleep until your heart is content
He or she will sleep until the cows come home – maybe, or he will sleep until his or hers heart is content! Sleep can make you feel homely and safe, but also feeling homely and safe makes you sleep better. Some people feel homely under the stars or on a train, in a clean place, in a not so clean ... [ Read More ]
I miss my neighbour
I know we are told to look inside ourselves when we have a feeling and I am working on that, while I also miss my neighbour. I live in a duplex and in the seven years I have been here, Annette has been my favorite. She was so kind and sweet and just a perfect neighbour, but she had to move out. I ... [ Read More ]
4 Methods of Curing Bedwetting without Drugs
Bedwetting occurs when kids wet the bed involuntarily, while they are asleep. The passing of urine unintentionally is experienced by young kids mostly because their bladder control is not fully developed or if their parents were also bedwetters. Studies show that if parents were wetting the bed when ... [ Read More ]
Clean sleeping is not new
In a recent article by Gwyneth Paltrow: http://www.self.com/story/gwyneth-paltrow-clean-sleeping, she said we need to get good quality sleep. Why would we treat this as news? Clean sleep, quality sleep, sound sleep, healthy sleep – yes it is all the same thing! It’s like being told it’s necessary to ... [ Read More ]
14 sleeps till Christmas but giving never stops
Schools are finishing, work parties are continuing and shopping is happening all day and night, because Christmas is near. It is an exciting time because the people who have so much can give to those who have a little and then everyone feels blessed. In every day, whether it is Christmas or ... [ Read More ]
Don’t be a hero when nodding off at the wheel
Holidays are so exciting, but so horrible when they end because of a tragic accident. Driver fatigue effects young and old drivers and it can hit you even when you didn’t even think you were tired. It doesn’t really matter when it happens; it just matters that it does and people need to be ready for ... [ Read More ]
Go to bed angry, it is OK
Many marriages have survived ‘going to bed angry’ so don’t think this is what will break you. Not everything can be solved quickly and if two people are tired and exhausted from the day, sorting things out the next day sounds quite positive. Chairman of the board of the National Sleep ... [ Read More ]
Catch thoughts during the day to rest better at night
Do you find yourself replaying what has happened during the day? I said this and he said that and I should have said this or that? Well, there is a way to stop before you react. Megan Ward, who has studied science and naturopathy and is the Author of: ‘A State of Mind – Happiness Beyond all ... [ Read More ]
Another reason to get more sleep
Eating healthy, exercising and sleep help people live a healthy and fulfilling life, but they also help prevent diseases, including Alzheimer’s Disease. About 850,000 Alzheimer’s patients are in Britain, more than 5 million in the US and almost 400,000 in Australia. It is the little things that ... [ Read More ]
Doctor told me to sleep on the floor
Years ago I had a sleep-over party for my step-daughter and the 11-year-olds all slept in their sleeping bags, on top of blankets on the carpeted floor and I remember thinking mattresses would be much better, but now I am not so sure! John Durant is author of The Paleo Manifesto and founder of Wild ... [ Read More ]
There is no such thing as a sleep life balance
Do we get the kids to bed and not worry about their school work? Sometimes, the most organised parents in the world run out of time and it’s not good to skip homework because that can affect other things? I think it’s occasionally okay to write a note to excuse homework, but what is that teaching ... [ Read More ]
People who look within can make a marriage last
Psychologist Eli Finkel said people today expected a lot more out of their marriage than people did in the past, which is probably not a bad thing and goes with all of the other world changes. We expect a lot more out of most things now! Finkel is a professor of social psychology at America’s ... [ Read More ]
I want a divorce because you are a snorer
Some of the causes of snoring include: nasal congestion, sedatives, obesity, alcohol and smoking. Snoring causes many disruptions and the major one is divorce which is quite rare, but nevertheless, it has happened! Laser treatment has helped thousands of people with their eye-sight, but now it is ... [ Read More ]
The hardest part about raising children is the work parents have to do on themselves
Never under-estimate the job you are doing as a parent; the Author of Raising Girls, Gisela Preuschoff states: “the most difficult part about raising children is the work you have to do on yourself.” Children look to us for every thing and our behaviour will determine their behaviour and so much ... [ Read More ]
A post office box gives peace of mind when using the internet
Telstra had to apologise to its Australian customers in March this year after a long night without the internet. While this angered users, in years to come, people may wish their privacy was spared. The director of national intelligence, James Clapper, said:“In the future, intelligence services ... [ Read More ]
Kids who go to sleep dreaming of the parent they are not allowed to see
Sometimes it takes years for family matters to go to court so children can be re-united with their other parent. This time can never be made up and a little piece of the child is taken away. Our children need to spend time with their parents. Of course, it is a totally different matter when parents ... [ Read More ]
People sleep better because they are unique not due to happiness
Researchers thought for years that happy people slept better. However, they then found that happy people, having a not so happy time, actually found it caused more sleep problems for them than for more negative type people who could handle negative emotions better! Anthony Ong, Ph.D., a positive ... [ Read More ]
I am 3 and I will sleep where I want
In a Facebook community page, a desperate Mum asked members what she could do about her 3-year-old refusing to sleep in her own bed, but after many comments and three helpful ones, her thoughts hardly changed! Hi Mummas, Any tips on getting a 3 year old to sleep in her own room? I've tried ... [ Read More ]
It is her fault she is tired, she stayed up too late
Once teens are in senior high school their bed time changes because they self regulate to achieve everything. While parents might not be saying ‘bed time now’ like they did a few years before, ideally the foundations of needing a good night’s rest have already been set. It is still vital for ... [ Read More ]
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