What is Sleep?
A lack of this can cause poor attention, irritability, impaired reaction times, and poor coordination.
What is sleep?
It is recommended to do this at the same time every day, even on days off and weekends.
What is go to bed and wake up?
This common behavior, is one that most kids grow out of. To treat it, it is best to limit drinks in the evening time, remind your child to use the bathroom before bed, and not punish them if they do end up doing the behavior.
What is bed wetting?
This is caused by a partial blockage of the airways in your throat or mouth while sleeping, causing a loud or harsh sound when breathing.
What is snoring?
During this stage of sleep, the body is paralyzed, eyes dart back and forth, and dreams may happen.
What is REM or Rapid-Eye Movement?
It is best for this age group to limit screen use an hour before bed, not have TVs or video games in their room, and establish a night time routine to help them fall asleep.
What is all age groups?
Doing this can help a newborn feel more comfortable when falling asleep but it isn't recommended to use this strategy with babies older than 2 months or babies that can roll over.
What is swaddling?
This is a common condition where a person has trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or doesn't feel well rested despite getting enough sleep.
What is insomnia?
This stage of sleep is light sleep, when a person is in between being awake and falling asleep.
What is Stage 1?
If you are unable to fall asleep after 20 minutes, it is recommended to do this instead of laying in bed awake.
What is get out of bed and do something calming, relaxing or boring?
By 6 months to 1 year of age, babies are generally able to do this, though teething, growth spurts, and illnesses may cause temporary set backs.
What is sleep through the night?
This is a hormone that your brain produces in response to darkness. It helps with the timing of your circadian rhythm (24 hour internal clock) and with sleep.
What is melatonin?
A complete sleep cycle, which contains all stages of sleep, lasts about this long.
What is 90 to 120 minutes?
For adults with a normal sleep schedule, it is best to limit this to 20 minutes and do it before 3pm.
What is a nap?
For this age group, their internal clock shifts (melatonin is released later) so they tend to sleep and wake up later.
What is teenagers?
During this, levels of the hormone progesterone increase and a woman's metabolism is running high. This can cause daytime sleepiness and fatigue.
What is pregnancy?
This stage of sleep, also known as delta sleep, is when deep sleep begins. This is when most growth and tissue repair happens.
What is Stage 3?
It is recommended to avoid this at least 4 hours before going to bed as it may interfere with your ability to fall asleep, stay asleep or get quality sleep.
What are large meals, nicotine, alcohol, strenuous/rigorous exercise, and caffeine (coffee, tea, chocolate, some sodas and medications)?
Preschool aged children (3-5 years old) are recommended to get this many hours of sleep per night.
What is 10 to 13 hours of sleep?
This is a sleep disorder with loud and frequent snoring, pauses in breathing, or shallow breathing. This decrease in oxygen causes the person to wake up several times during sleep to get more air, leading to more tiredness during the day.
What is sleep apnea?