by drcatherinedarley | Feb 1, 2012 | Children's sleep, mood, parenting, sleep, sleep deprivation, Women's sleep
Pretty regularly, women who are desperate for sleep come to me. These women say things like “I’m losing it,” “I’m going to go insane if I don’t get some sleep” or “I can’t take this anymore.” Most of them are...
by drcatherinedarley | Jan 23, 2012 | mood, sleep
We’ve talked in other posts about sleep and emotional well-being. It’s well established that sleep problems contribute to depression, anxiety, anger, poor ability to read other’s emotions, among other contributions to emotional well-being. We also...
by drcatherinedarley | May 26, 2011 | behavioral treatment, Children's sleep, Events, health education, mood, naps, parenting, Seattle, sleep
With a new child in the family, sleep becomes a major issue, both for babies and for parents! If you are one of the many parents who need more good information about sleep, this is the perfect class for you. In this interactive class you will learn:- about normal...
by drcatherinedarley | Mar 2, 2011 | Children's sleep, mood, performance, school success, sleep, sleep deprivation
So, what has to happen to have a good social life? People need to think you are somewhat attractive, you need to be able to read others’ emotions, and you need to be a pretty good person. All these aspects of a good social life are impacted negatively if you...
by drcatherinedarley | Feb 9, 2011 | Children's sleep, mood, parenting, sleep, Uncategorized
So, we’ve known for a long time that there’s a connection between sleep disturbance and mental health, particularly depression. There’s been some research published this year looking at the connection between teens’ bedtime and mental health....
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...
