Somehow, our over-ambitious culture has embraced the idea that the more work we do, and the less rest we get, the better our work performance will be. When we become parents for the first time, we can feel even more pressured to succeed, and we may take on extra work to ensure all our children’s needs are met. Often, our sleep is hampered by colic, sleepless nights and toddler tantrums, yet we soldier on, impervious to the needs of our body and minds. Ironically, by pushing ourselves beyond
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5 Tips to Manage Sleep Deprivation (and Stay Married)
Today, we have a guest post from Gervase Kolmos, a Certified Life coach and the founder of Shiny.Happy.Human. As we approach Valentine's Day, we thought it would be a good idea to share some tips for how to manage sleep deprivation AND your relationship with your spouse at the same time. Be sure to read all the way to bottom to find out how you could win one of Gervase's Rise and Shine Coaching sessions. During our first days home with our newborn daughter, my husband and I weren’t really
How Being Tired Makes You Feel Like a Worse Parent
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
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