Sleep Blog Posts

While paging through a recent Parents magazine (the ultimate in reuse-- my dear friend gives me all her old magazines, we're talking Parents, Rachel Ray, and sometimes even trashy People mag!), I found a small article that gave me pause.

Seems a new study published in Pediatrics found that children who don't sleep enough are more likely to show symptoms of ADHD (and other behavioral problems).  Now, this isn't rocket science, we've all seen what sleep deprivation does to us.  (Did I brush my teeth?  Where is XYZ?  Why did I come into this room?).  In the study, eight year olds who slept less than 7 and a half hours were more implusive and hyperactive than those who slept more.   Read more...