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UPDATED IN 2024 Many parents feel pressured to "train" babies and young children to sleep. But kids don't need to be trained to sleep--they're built to sleep. Sleep issues arise when parents (with the best of intentions) over-help or "helicopter parent" at night, overshadowing their baby's...

The Science of Sleep, by developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina, gives you the facts - and the prescription to sleep well - in his signature engaging style. Adapted from Medina's Brain Rules for Aging Well: 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp, in this chapter, you'll learn how the sleep cycle is born of a constant tension between hormones and brain regions vying to keep you awake and hormones and brain regions trying to make you go to sleep. This is called opponent-process theory.

In Why Do We Dream?, author Rowanze Belrose takes listeners on a fascinating journey through one of science’s greatest enigmas—the strange and beautiful world of dreams. Blending accessible neuroscience with a sense of wonder, this book reveals what’s happening inside your head when you drift off to sleep—and why your dreams might be more important than you think.

Downloaded the apps, opened the books, repeated the phrases. Yet every time, life gets in the way. What if the time you don’t have — your sleep — is actually all you need? We’ve been conditioned to believe learning must feel like work. But neuroscience proves the opposite — your brain absorbs new information most effectively during rest, not effort.

Does your mind race with worries and worst-case scenarios, especially at night? Have you tried deep breathing or positive thinking, only to have anxiety return stronger than before? You are not broken, and you are not alone. The Ultimate Toolkit to Rewire Your Anxious Brain blends neuroscience with relatable stories. Journey with Sarah, Lisa, and Grandpa John as they face panic attacks, social anxiety, and lifelong worry—showing that relief is possible at any age.

How to Sleep Well is a guidebook that can change your sleep and help you live your life more fully. Whether you struggle to fall asleep, sleep too lightly, wake too often, or simply cannot wake up, this book can help you get on track to sleeping well and living better.

You probably didn't click on this page by accident. You may well be feeling irritable, stuck in a continuous loop of exhaustion. Your child's bouts of crying have you at your wit's end. You feel that you have somehow failed as a parent. And you finally want to have some sense of normality in your life again. Don't worry. As early as tomorrow, your child will be drifting off and sleeping through the night. We have created Baby Sleep Solution, a series of audios that have been designed especially to help calm your little ones down and put them to sleep.

Stress-Proof Habits reveals a revolutionary approach to stress management that goes beyond quick fixes and willpower-based solutions. Instead of fighting your stress response, you'll learn to work with your nervous system's natural capacity for calm and resilience.

Are sleepless nights leaving you tired, stressed, and longing for relief? The Sleep Solution by Sarah Klein is your comprehensive, science-backed guide to conquering insomnia, improving sleep quality, and waking up energized.

Do you remember the last time you woke up feeling truly refreshed and full of energy? Or do your mornings begin in a fog, relying on coffee to function and battling fatigue that drains your patience and joy? You’re not alone. Millions live in a silent sleep crisis, where exhaustion is normalized and burnout is glorified. You've tried stricter routines, fewer screens, better pillows—but real, restorative sleep remains elusive.

Sleepscapes | Sleep Meditations and Stories to Help You Relax into Your Ultimate Health, Well-Being, and Success. Sleepscapes is yet another wonderful podcast that is a part of our Gratitude 365 Podcast Network! Join Leslie for a beautiful sleep journey to calm the mind and relax the body. Each journey is unique and designed to help you relax into your ultimate health, well-being, and success. Each session is 60 minutes long, with 30 minutes of Leslie's soft voice and 30 minutes of music to gently lull you to sleep.

Make your bed and actually sleep in it. The Book of Sleep provides dozens of quick, easy, and evidence-based strategies that are more effective and sustainable than sleep medication for people who suffer from insomnia. Based in CBT-I (cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia), the techniques in this book were developed by a clinical psychologist who specializes in insomnia treatment. Find the relief you need and wake up feeling truly restored. A good night's sleep isn’t just a dream anymore.

Learn from Dr. Sarah Mitchell, an experienced sleep coach and member of the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, how to put your baby to sleep with ease. If you are tired of the sleepless nights, the endless cycles of soothing, and the exhaustion that's taking a toll on your family, then this book is your ultimate lifeline.

A Guide to Sleep Your Way to Balance Nighttime Rituals to Recharge Your Body and Mind — Tips and Science-Backed Strategies for Improving Sleep Quality By Andrea Sinclair. As a busy mom of two, Andrea Sinclair knows firsthand how challenging it can be to prioritize sleep. In A Guide to Sleep Your Way to Balance, Andrea shares her personal journey and practical advice on how to build a sleep routine that works for you. This concise, easy-to-follow guide offers a collection of simple, actionable tips and science-backed strategies to help you improve your sleep quality and overall well-being.

A guide, a lesson, and a tool. This audiobook might just identify the source of your problems. Mindfulness and meditation can seem like an impossible maze. Let us unravel the mysteries and lift the fog surrounding these most prevalent deep relaxation techniques, and discover not only how to master age old methods of mental healing, but understand exactly how they work. We will discover how the simplest of exercises can free you from the shackles of anxiety, depression, and insomnia.

Paul Bright is a certified sleep science coach and military veteran who answers common sleep questions and provides strategies to overcome insomnia, sleep anxiety and other sleep disorders. Paul also interviews other experts in related fields that can help you maximize your sleep one night at a time. Get free sleep coaching advice and show updates to your inbox https://subscribepage.com/sydsignup

Have you ever wanted something so badly that you'd do anything to get it, even something bad? This is the story of Once Upon a Time, based on Hans Christian Anderson's The Wicked Prince. This story is a translation of a classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen. While this is considered by some to be one of Andersen's darker stories, there is still hope throughout. In this story, a wicked, arrogant prince plunders and conquers first his own land, and then the neighboring nations, enslaving the vanquished kings. When he tries to conquer God, he meets his match.

Kerry has been working with infant sleep for the last 20 years and has supported 1,000s of sleep-deprived families all across the globe to a settled nights sleep. Through her sleep services and E-course she's supported parents and their Smalls to sleep to the best of their ability without tears, training or techniques. Kerry loves to talk all things infant sleep, in this fun and bitesize podcast that can be picked up between feeds and catnaps! New episodes fortnightly