by drcatherinedarley | Aug 9, 2010 | Children's sleep, health education, optimal sleep, performance, school success, sleep, Uncategorized
Children’s Sleep and School Success – How they are related School start is on the horizon. For those with children this can be a busy time, doing those last minute summer activities, getting school supplies, and preparing children for a successful year. Let’s...
by drcatherinedarley | Jan 6, 2010 | behavioral treatment, naps, performance, shiftwork, sleep
You can learn to handle shiftwork as well as possible. Here’s a few beginning steps: Educate your family or roommates about what you’ll need to sleep well. This includes quiet without interruptions during your sleep time, a dark and cool room, and as regular a...
by drcatherinedarley | Dec 4, 2009 | fall asleep, naps, performance, sleep
I get this question all the time from patients who ask “what about naps?” Let me give you a little information about naps and night time sleep. Another day we’ll look at the effect of naps on alertness and performance. There are several things to...
by drcatherinedarley | Nov 30, 2009 | PMS, sleep, Women's sleep
Women of all ages experience sleep changes in response to hormone fluctuations. Today let’s look at the sleep of women during their monthly menstrual cycle. In 1998, the Sleep in America poll by the National Sleep Foundation was all about women’s sleep....
by drcatherinedarley | Oct 21, 2009 | optimal sleep, overweight, sleep deprivation
The Most Common Sleep Problem Once again, in 2008, insufficient sleep was the most common sleep problem in America. More than 47% of adults and 57% of children get less than the recommended amount of sleep each night. This chronic partial sleep deprivation can...
