It is 11:42 p.m. as I start to write this. I've been working some pretty late nights, lately (some of you know this because you have received some late e-mail from me in the Sleep Helpdesk), and over the weekend I started thinking about this article. I started thinking about how my late nights and 7-day work weeks (weekends limited) might be affecting my abilities to be a good great mom. Am I doing my kids a disservice pushing so hard? The mere fact I consciously thought about it actually made
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Why sleep more? And, how much?
In my last post, I discussed Harvard's findings that less sleep could be linked to obesity, so we know at least one reason you and your baby should get enough sleep. Let's explore other reasons as stated by Harvard Health. Learning and memory Have you ever tried to learn something new when you are tired? It's hard! Well, the old saying goes that "we learn something new every day". Babies and toddlers are learning new things probably every minute (I might be exaggerating...I didn't look it