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Strollerderby
Boy Lives Because Mum Let Him Sleep
The old adage, never wake a sleeping baby never sounded so good to a parent. A mum in Yonkers, NY, left her son asleep in their basement rather than wake him and send him up to bed - only to have a violent storm rip through their neighborhood and destroy the boy’s bedroom. If she’d sent him to bed, chances are, the seven-year-old would be de...
Bad Parent
Who Needs Bedtimes?
It's ten p.m., and I know exactly where my child is. Upstairs, in her bedroom. But she's not asleep. Last I checked in on her, she met me at the safety gate at the top of the stairs draped in her miniature surgeon's scrubs, her bug-hunting hat perched on her still-damp-from-the-bath hair. The contents of one of her two dress-up trunks are strewn a...
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They Say: Good Marriage = Good Sleep (For Women)
If you suffer from insomnia or feel like you never get a good night’s sleep, instead of giving up caffeine or doing yoga or (heaven forbid!) forgoing pre-bed emailing checking or book reading work on your marriage. A new study shows that women in stable marriages sleep better. From Science Daily: According to the study’s lead author, Wend...
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They Say: Women Need More Sleep Than Men
Live Science has set out to remedy the gender discrepancy in research, with more clinical trials focusing on men than on women. Their handy slide show on 5 Myths About Women’s Bodies may not be sufficient to tip the balance toward gender equality in research, but it does point out some fascinating stuff. Most of the myth busters center on repr...
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They Say: Bedtime Routines=Sweet Dreams
In our communal household, all the kids begin their bedtime routines around 7:30pm. My kids are asleep by 8pm. My sister's? Closer to 9pm. My bedtime routine is fairly brisk: bath, pjs, brush teeth, pee, pick out clothes for next day, two books, water, snuggle, lights out. I have no idea what my sister's routine actually entails to make it last a...
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Bedtime: Does Your Kid Have One?
Do your kids have a regular bedtime? Or do they just keep going and going, exhausted little energiser bunnies, till late into the night? Growing up in the freewheeling 70s, I remember being smug about my family's lack of set bedtimes -- and I remember falling asleep in school all the time. In fact, my bedtime-free childhood seemed less and less fun...
Droolicious
Flat Head Fix
Let’s face it; no one wants a kid with a flat spot on his head. It’s become a more common phenomenon now that it’s recommended babies sleep on their backs. Here’s a doctor-designed solution. Read more...
Arts & Culture
Baby Bliss
Due for release on February 1, Baby Bliss is a new Australian book which promises to help parents with sleeping, settling and that old chestnut — routines. Written by paediatric nurse, nanny and parenting expert Jo Ryan the book comes replete with celebrity endorsement by cookbook guru Donna Hay. The heart of the book lies in the 'Babybliss...
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They Say: Get Some Sleep or Die
CNN says that you need at least 7.5 hours of sleep every night. Otherwise you are "at greater risk of heart attack, stroke, and sudden cardiac death than their peers who get more shut-eye."Do these people have kids?In my case, I rarely get 7 hours every night. By the time the kids are asleep, I usually have other things to do, and then mo...
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