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Sleep Tips
Wedding Season Part 2: Tips For Sharing A Bed With Your Significant Other Does your significant other snore loudly, mumble incoherently or sprawl across the entire bed, all while slumbering peacefully while you lie awake staring at the ceiling? -
Sleep Tips
Why You Should Add Reading to Your Child’s Bedtime Routine As a mother of two young children, I know firsthand just how difficult bedtime can be. Between the whining, clinging, begging and everything in between, there are some nights when enforcing a consistent bedtime routine feels like an uphill battle. But the benefits of a consistent routine far outweigh the frustration. Research from University College London found that 3-year-olds who had regular bedtime routines perform better on cognitive exams administered at age 7 than children with unstructured bedtimes. Although the exact bedtime was determined to be insignificant, consistency had a large impact on later cognitive success. The study concludes that a consistent bedtime routine helps streamline cognitive development in young children.