Sleep is crucial to a child’s development, health, and well-being, regardless of age, and most experts encourage parents to support their children’s sleep needs however they can. Kids ...

Significant Rise in Mental Health Admissions for Young People in Last Decade Jan. 23, 2025 — There was a 65% increase in the number of children and young people being admitted to general acute ...

For kids, sleep problems ... store emotional memories during sleep. And if this, in turn, causes difficulty regulating emotions. To find out, she’s taking an up-close look inside anxious kids’ ...

And it makes sense that they would be – after all, you and I probably have very different sleep schedules, so why would two children be any different? That said, there are some basic guidelines ...

Kohyama, J. (2025) Breaking Free from “Sacrificing Sleep to Achieve”: Toward an Approach Grounded in Sleep Health Literacy. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 13, 359-377. doi: ...

The relationship between sleep and mental health—both positive and negative ... appeared to bolster their positive mood. Research in children has shown that sleep deprivation is linked to ...

These revelations not only deepen our understanding of conditions like anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder but also emphasize the importance of quality sleep for mental health. Sleep plays ...

The effects of sleep deprivation have been well studied. Sleep deprivation happens when you do not get enough sleep, or good quality sleep, to meet your body's needs. Not getting adequate sleep ...

Regularly sleeping less than you need at night can put your health and safety ... On a similar note, getting enough sleep can improve academic performance in children, adolescents, and young ...

During her time at CNET, Kim Wong-Shing loved demystifying the world of wellness to make it accessible to any reader. She was also passionate about exploring the intersections of health, history ...

Before starting at Forbes Health, she wrote for Sleepopolis and interned at PBS and Nickelodeon. She's a certified sleep science coach and member of the Peloton community. When she's not creat ...