10 Sleep Sex Tips for Seniors
[Translate] 1. Wear your glasses. Make sure your partner is actually in the bed. 2. Set timer for 3 minutes, in case you doze off in the middle. 3. Set the mood with lighting (Turn them ALL OFF!) 6. Keep denture adhesive close by so your teeth don’t end up under the bed. 7. Have Tylenol ready in case you [...]
Continue reading...19. January 2010
Lucid Dreaming Technique
[Translate] The technique described below has been suggested by one of our readers who is practicing Lucid Dreaming for quite awhile. Here what he wrote: First, I want to say that I’ve been using this method for quite a while, and it’s been showing some AMAZING results. I think it’s the easiest approach and has shown the [...]
Continue reading...18. January 2010
Dream Recall
[Translate] Dream recall could be a very good indication of any sleep problems that may be developed during one’s life time. Please read this article and try to undersand the concept of Dream Recall: It is usual to have around 40 REM sleep episodes each week, but only to recall two to three dreams each week. Dream [...]
Continue reading...17. January 2010
How Do You Sleep
[Translate] Do you actually know how sleep at night? See for youself!
Continue reading...27. December 2009
Insomnia Treatment in Children
[Translate] General Sleep disturbances in infants, children, and adolescents, particularly bedtime problems and prolonged night wakings, are among the most common and challenging complaints in pediatric practice: difficulty settling and frequent night wakings in up to 40% of infants bedtime resistance delayed bedtime sleep disruptive night wakings in 25% to 50% of preschoolers bedtime resistance in school-aged children ranging from 15% [...]
Continue reading...26. December 2009
Sleep Medication for Children
[Translate] Children can experience sleep problems just like adults. Because children are growing, medication should be a last resort to treat sleep disorders In general, doctors suggest behavioral treatments first Some simple sleep time strategies, such as starting a bedtime routine or limiting activity before bed, are usually the most helpful treatments. The following guide includes most of the medications [...]
Continue reading...25. December 2009
Sleep & Depression in Children
[Translate] Depression in childhood and adolescence Depression in childhood and adolescence becomes more and more alarming, especially for the last 10-15 years. There is a serious and growing concern, with prevalence rates of 1–3% in of school-age children and rising to 5–6% in adolescents. These rates more than double in clinical samples, with 8–15% in children and over [...]
Continue reading...24. December 2009
Panic Disorder in Children
[Translate] Let us examin the relation between sleep and panic disorder in children: Panic disorder is characterized by sudden and recurrent unexpected panic attacks It results in an individual developing a fear of future attacks and/or significantly changing their behavior as a result of having these attacks Sleep disruption in children Sleep disruption in children with panic disorder may be due to [...]
Continue reading...23. December 2009
Insomnia in Children
[Translate] Insomnia is a primary symptom frequently endorsed by children presenting with generalized anxiety disorder. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a condition marked by excessive anxiety and worry that is difficult to control and causes clinically significant distress or impairment in daily functioning. While individuals with other anxiety disorders such as social phobia or obsessive-compulsive disorder often complain [...]
Continue reading...22. December 2009
Post-traumatic Stress in Children
[Translate] A substantial area of research on sleep and anxiety in children relates to the effects of abuse or exposure to trauma upon sleep. Let’s analyze these efects: Stress is known to be a cause of transient insomnia a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is given when associated symptoms are particularly severe or persistent Symptoms of PTSD include the [...]
Continue reading...21. December 2009
Sleep and Anxiety in Children
[Translate] Sleep and Anxiety in children become more and more prevailant these days. Here is why: Anxiety sleep disorders are among the most common psychiatric diagnoses in children and adolescents with approximate prevalence rates of 17% among children and adolescents. A recent study by Alfano, Ginsburg, & Kingery in 2007 who examined sleep in 128 children and adolescents with anxiety disorders [...]
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