by drcatherinedarley | Mar 1, 2010 | Children's sleep, health education, parenting, sleep
Last month we discussed infant sleep health, today I’d like to follow-up with discussion of family sleep health. Whenever I’m working with a family to help them improve their child’s sleep, I also think about the parents sleep too. So many parents come in saying they...
by drcatherinedarley | Jan 13, 2010 | Children's sleep, Events, health education, mood, parenting, Women's sleep
Baby’s are born sleeping all hours of the day, and being awake in the night. This just doesn’t fit well with adult sleep-wake patterns, and is one of the reasons that new parenthood can be so challenging. A new research study just published this year...
by drcatherinedarley | Dec 14, 2009 | Events, health education, naturopathic medicine, optimal sleep, school success, Seattle, sleep
Talking with people about sleep health, giving them the facts, and the knowledge of how to promote healthy sleep for themselves and their families, is one of the things I love to do. Just last week we put excerpts from a recent PTA talk on YouTube. You can view it...
by drcatherinedarley | Dec 11, 2009 | bedroom, health education, performance, shiftwork, sleep
About 20% of Americans do shiftwork, starting work either in the late afternoon or in the middle of the night. Their health suffers, and their relationships can suffer too. If you are on a shiftwork schedule, here are some strategies to manage the shiftwork...
by drcatherinedarley | Dec 7, 2009 | fatigue, health education, optimal sleep, sleep
In our American culture, many words can be used interchangeably. This is even true of sleep words. Several years ago I had the honor of speaking at the annual Association of Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) meeting on the language of sleep medicine for the...
by drcatherinedarley | Oct 2, 2009 | Children's sleep, Events, health education, school success
Many people need more information and inspiration to improve their sleep. This fall I’ll be giving sleep health talks to many groups of people around Seattle. Here is a short listing of educational talks coming up. If you would like to schedule a sleep...
