Tag Archive for 'sleep-psychology'
Sleep Issues for Disturbed Toddlers
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung March 30th, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, SLEEP Psychology.
As parents, we will find ourselves blowing our tops on our kids at times because of a mischief now and then. While we all know that we scold or shout at them to let them know that they did something wrong, it would be likewise wise to analyze how we go about it.
Toddlers are in their developmental stage and it is only normal to find them groping for form as far as trying to figure out why “Mom is mad at me”. This can go as far as affecting their sleeping schedule since areas of fear or misconceptions are sure to arise. The next time you try to stress a point, do broaden your line of thinking. You should know better on what your child needs to get the proper sleeping habits they have.
A pediatrician from Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital has crunched data from 4600 families to analyse whether the parenting method has any effect on sleep behaviour of children between the ages of one and three.
(Source) The Age
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Women Suffer More from Sleep Disorders
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung March 12th, 2008 in How to sleep better, SLEEP News, SLEEP Psychology, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
Ordinarily, you would think that men would have sleep disorders due to work and some social issues that keep them awake at night. But apparently, based on this finding, it seems that women are getting the rawer end of the deal.
This does not mean of course that women have more shortcomings than men. It is just that they have to deal with mental and psychological anguish more than the male specie. A lot of it has to do with how they handle the mental deficiencies present in their lives today. You may say that its too much for their heart to carry when you talk about emotional stress.
“The study suggests that poor sleep — measured by the total amount of sleep, the degree of awakening during the night, and most importantly, how long it takes to get to sleep — may have more serious health consequences for women than for men,” says Suarez, an associate professor at Duke University’s department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences.
(Source) WebMD
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Never Leave Your Kid with Nannies
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung February 28th, 2008 in SLEEP News, SLEEP Psychology, Sleep Issues.
As far as getting good help is concerned these days, be careful when you want your kids to sleep soundly if you leave a nanny to attend to them. While you may think your nanny is doing a good job in putting the kids to sleep, she may be doing something suspicious which may be entirely dangerous to a child’s health.
Now this is not to generalize that all nannies should be put into question. But even if they may seem sane, it still remains that some nannies have “different” means of trying to tend to children. For one thing, there are nannies who are only concerned about being paid and the care for children will not be the same as concerned parents have.
Here is an article about a nanny who drugged kids to sleep (Source) FOXNews. It does sound crazy and absurd but perhaps this will help parents think twice about leaving the kids at the hands of hired nannies.
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The Factor of Sleeping in Cold Rooms
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung February 20th, 2008 in How to sleep better, SLEEP Psychology, Sleep Issues.
Room temperature has a bearing for people to sleep well. While some may do the necessary adjustments towards getting a good night’s sleep, there are people who just allow their psychological factors play an integral role towards sleeping comfortably. Of course, we cannot rule out the fact that some people really have an irritating time as far as sleeping in desired temperatures is concerned but for the people who can manage this area of consideration, hot or cold room temperatures can be adjusted to if they really want.
If you take the majority, a lot of people would prefer to sleep in cold room temperatures. This allows their bodies to relax and worry less about perspiration or sweat. Some may call it a psychological sleep factor but for some people who live in various regions, temperature does indeed play a vital role for it all.
(Source) Kansas State University-Counselling
Sleep in a cool room (60 degrees or so). Pile on another blanket or add one under the mattress pad rather than turn up the heat. A physician I know used this principle while in medical school; he kept an air conditioner on in his room all year. He said it helped him sleep better so that he needed less sleep. You don’t need to go to such extremes, but do keep it cool.
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Wasted Sleep on the Super Bowl
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung February 4th, 2008 in How to sleep better, SLEEP Psychology, Sleep Myths.
We have been hearing it and for people who watched the Super Bowl, a lot were really disappointed. The excitement was generated and even the die-hard fans sacrificed some sleep due to the big event. But as it turned out, it seems like the Super Bowl was only pure excitement. The outcome was not as expected.
So you can just imagine how many people stayed up, followed the game and ended up being dismayed. While many were obviously rooting for the New England Patriots, who were unfortunately showed up by the New York Giants. Due to the outcome, it seems not all people were happy of the outcome and many are perhaps still awake in dismay.
But that is just part of being an avid fan of football. You win some and lose some. In this case, you lose more, and that includes quality sleep. Oh well, it does only come once a year so what the heck.
You didn’t need a television close-up of a distressed Bill Belichick to sense something was amiss at the Super Bowl. A peek at the scoreboard wasn’t required, either.
All those grass stains on Tom Brady’s uniform clearly indicated perfection interrupted. Not once this season had Brady been so bruised, battered, befuddled and, in the end, beaten.
(Source) Bloomberg.com
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