Posts Tagged ‘sleep’
Ways to Improve your Mental Health and Wellbeing
Good mental health and wellbeing mean different things to different people and every person has to find their own way to a life that is meaningful and satisfying for them. Things that can contribute to positive mental health and wellbeing include: spending quality time with close friends and family working in a job or finding…
Read MoreBaby Settle to Sleep
Babies need help to get to sleep and need much more sleep than their parents. They also need to sleep in shorter blocks of time, particularly in the early months of their life. Early on babies have short frequent periods of sleep throughout the day and it may feel you are spending all your time settling…
Read MoreOur Lifestyle and Wellbeing
Getting enough sleep, eating healthily, exercising regularly, and avoiding alcohol and other drugs can help you keep your mental health on track, and improve your overall wellbeing. Exercise Exercise is one of the most important things we can do for our health and wellbeing, but sometimes even with the best of intentions, exercise can slip…
Read MoreSafe sleep and SID reduction
Safe sleep practices help reduce the risk of sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUIDs). All staff, parents/guardians, volunteers and others approved to enter rooms where infants are cared for should receive a copy of the Safe Sleep Policy and additional educational information and training before they are allowed to care for infants. All staff, parents/guardians, volunteers…
Read MoreHow to Get More Sleep?
While you can’t stop a sick toddler from getting you up at 3am or change your baby’s around-the-clock schedule, you can improve the quality of what sleep you are getting. Here’s how in easy steps: Stay cool. Keep your bedroom at a comfortable temperature and block out noise and light, which can wake you from…
Read MoreFew Tips for Helping Sick Kids Sleep
When a kid is sick they just want their mum, it’s a well-known fact. Who can blame them? It is also a well-known, when kids are sick, they generally have trouble sleeping: pains and aches, high fevers and persistent coughing all turn a restful sleep into the impossible dream. And if your kid isn’t sleeping,…
Read MoreHow To Deal With Stress?
If you: Feel like there are too many demands and pressures on you? Eat on the run because your schedule is just too busy? Lose sleep worrying about schoolwork and tests? You’re not alone, everyone feels stressed out at times, teens, adults, and even kids. But you can avoid getting too stressed out by handling…
Read MoreHow much sleep do preschoolers and big kids need?
Sleep is very important to kids’ well-being, but the link between a child’s behavior and a lack of sleep isn’t always obvious. When adults are tired, they can be lack energy or grumpy, but kids can become hyper, disagreeable, and have extreme changes in behavior. There’s no exact amount of sleep that all children of…
Read MoreSleep – How Much Is Enough For Your Babies?
Probably the most-discussed aspect of baby care is sleep or lack of it. The quantity and quality of their baby’s sleep affect the well-being of everyone in the household. And sleep struggles rarely end when a child moves from a crib to a bed. Instead of cries, it’s pleas or refusals; instead of a 3 a.m. feeding,…
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