school kids

Wellness Wednesday: Time to reset the kids’ sleep schedules

August 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

If you can help your kids' sleep schedules as they transition back to school, it can make a difference. Strict bedtimes for young ones is called for; advice to university coeds for managing sleep without the confines of family habits can also be useful. [...]

Sleep News Weekly || Jan 26, 2018 Special Edition: Sleep Across the Lifespan

January 26, 2018 // 0 Comments

The way we sleep across the continuum of our lives changes depending on age and situation. This special installment focuses on the human lifespan, curating recent news links that reflect the concerns of these key milestones in our sleeping lives: Aging, Menopause, Sandwich Generation, Parenthood, Pregnancy, Fertility, Young Adulthood, Adolescence, Childhood, and the sleep lives of the newly born. [...]

Sleep News Weekly || Sept 15, 2017 || Marijuana and sleep, nap pods at airports, no dogs in bed, more

September 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

SHC has vetted the week's sleep news so you don't have to! [...]

Sleep News Weekly || Sept 8, 2017 || Beeswax for insomnia, Mattress King in Houston, the right to sleep, more

September 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

SHC has vetted the week's sleep news so you don't have to! TGIF, but... Please keep positive thoughts for hurricane victims from our Caribbean neighbors as well as Texas, Louisiana and Florida this weekend. [...]

Need better bedtime tips? Our all-ages Better Bedtimes hacks on Pinterest have you covered

August 27, 2017 // 0 Comments

sponge bob back to school sleep deprived

Young people are returning to school now and in the weeks ahead, whether it's preschool or grad school. Getting back into a healthy sleep schedule is critical to their success no matter how young, or old, they are. [...]

Sleep Health Watchdog: Check out these change agents for better teen sleep

August 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

Without the work of dedicated activists from the grassroots, the medical research field, and legislators, we might know a lot less about the sleep needs of teenagers and the disservice we do to this population when we ask them to start class before 830am. [...]

What happens when school kids don’t get enough quality sleep?

August 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

Some temporary symptoms or behaviors of sleep deprivation, if not addressed by getting more and better sleep, can become long-term problems as well. In addition, more systemic medical concerns can and will arise if you don't address your child's sleep loss. [...]