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Introduction

A Healthy Child Needs a Healthy Brain, A Healthy Brain Needs Healthy Sleep

Blog Posts 1–5, based on the United States of America Department of the Army Field Manual: Holistic Healing and Fitness, describe what really matters for your child’s sleep. If sleep is an important enough topic for national defense than surely sleep should be considered a serious topic for parenting!

Blog 232 | Benefits of Sleep

  1. Taller (Blog Post 23)
  2. Slimmer (Blog Post 81, 225C)
  3. More athletic (Blog Post 224)
  4. Smarter (Blog Post 121)
  5. More academically successful (Blog Post  215)
  6. More creative (Blog Post 141)
  7. Happier (Blog Post 79)
  8. Easier Temperament (Bog Posts 92 & 217)
  9. Healthier Brain and Healthier Brain Development (Blog Posts 72, 73, 148–151)
  10. Better Mental Health (Blog Posts 76, 99, 100, 108, & 218)
    A. Fewer Emotional and Behavioral Problems (Blog Posts 75, 226)
    B. Better Emotional Self-Regulation (Blog Post 217)
    C. Less Psychosis (Blog Post 235)
  11. Mothers sleep better and reduces the normal fatigue that many mothers experience from pregnancy, labor, delivery, and perhaps lactation (Blog Post 203)
  12. Parents sleep better and have stronger bonding with their child, a stronger marriage, and more ability to cope with the normal stresses that might occur in the transition to parenthood (Blog Posts 116 & 117)
  13. Enhanced sexual well-being in new parent couples (Blog Post 134)

Comments

  1. Hi Dr. Weissbluth,

    I am on vacation with our 1 year old. He sleeps great, hes still on 2 naps a day, and goes to bed around 7 15. However he absolutely will not stroller nap when we’re out. I obviously don’t want to be constrained by naps on vacation but he just refuses to sleep anywhere other than his crib! Any tips for stroller napping?

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