4 Back to School Tips for Getting Kids Back to Bedtime

Summer’s over and kids are back in school which means many a parent is fighting a nightly battle to get their kids back on track in terms of bedtime.  It can be difficult to shift a child’s sleep schedule overnight, but if you find yourself in this position, here are...

All the School Bully Needs is a Good Night’s Sleep

Almost every school has a bully. A new study completed at the University of Michigan indicates that making sure children get enough sleep may be one of the best ways to combat bullying in grade school.  Although the team originally set out to establish a link between...

When Family Relationships Keep You Up at Night

People all over the country will be tossing and turning, struggling to get the sleep they need tonight.  A new study published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior indicates that the reason many of these people can’t fall asleep is not an undiagnosed sleep...

How to Keep Summer Heat from Stealing Your Sleep

With daytime temps in the triple digits and nighttime lows barely dipping below 80 degrees, summer can make getting the sleep you need particularly challenging.  The majority of us are already suffering from some level of sleep deprivation at least once and awhile. ...

How Sharing a Bed Affects Your Sleep

Usually when you see news headlines about bed sharing, it is about whether or not parents should be sharing their beds with their children.  But new research shows that when it comes to sharing beds, the real question might be should parents share their bed with each...

4 Common Sleep Myths, Busted

It seems like everyone is talking about sleep.  We talk about not getting enough, we talk about what we would give for a good night of it, and we talk about the serious health consequences of the lack of it.  But even with all this talking, there is still a lot of...