Should You Use Medications To Help Your Child Sleep? “The initial response (and second and even third) to the question “Should I give my child (should my teenager take) something to help her sleep?” is NO (no, no). There are lots of very good reasons not to, chief among them is that there are no… Read more »
CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) for insomnia is used to address the thoughts and beliefs that contribute to the problem initiating or maintaining sleep. Common beliefs about sleep that do not help... Read More
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Sleep Puzzle
There is a lot of information on the Paradise Sleep website. There are some tips present that may get you better sleep tonight! There is also a large volume of information and may leave somebody feeling puzzled. Let this page here be your map—or compass—as to how to build your sleep-health knowledge to… Read more »
Lucid Dreaming
One night I remember being in bed, anxiously watching the clock trying to sleep. Of which, this is a big No-No. I always tell my patients not to clock watch. Then I found myself setting both of my alarm clocks so I wouldn’t oversleep. BAM!!! That is when I realized I was dreaming! … Read more »
The Magic Ice Cream Palace
The Magic Ice Cream Palace is a story I tell my son. His name is Manuel. However when he was an infant learning words he couldn’t pronounce his name… hence he called himself Wawa. To this day it remains his nick name. Baby Love is my daughter (Jada Love). She loves her brother. Her first… Read more »
Caveman Insomnia
Insomnia is common. Insomnia is experienced in about 40 percent of the industrialized population. And 90 percent of people have had a bout of insomnia during life-stress events, the other 10 percent are in denial. Denial? Like the pot belly guy at the gym that walks by a mirror, sucks in his belly, and gives… Read more »
