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 24, 2012 | body clock, Children's sleep, circadian rhythm, Events, health education, parenting, school success, sleep deprivation
So . . . how many of you are driving to work at 6:30ish? Ever see a kid suddenly caught in your headlights as they are waiting for the bus? Over the last months the Start School Later movement has been gathering steam as almost 3,000 people across the nation have...
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 | Sep 26, 2009 | bedroom, Children's sleep, parasomnia
Sleepwalking As an 11 year old child, I had a champion sleep walking event – let me tell you about it. Growing up in the Seattle suburbs, we lived in a one story rambler. We were friends with the neighbors, who were our age, and also lived in a rambler. One...
by drcatherinedarley | Sep 21, 2009 | Children's sleep, performance, school success, sleep deprivation
Children are sleep deprived just as adults are – 27% of children get less sleep than they need each school night. How much sleep does a child need? Preschoolers (ages 3 to 5) need about 11 to 12 hours, children aged 6 to 12 need 10 to 11 hours, and high school...
