enough sleep

Putting the kids to bed early is good for your mental health, science says

Putting the kids to bed early is good for your mental health, science says

Is it time to change your children’s bedtime? Just admit it – those sacred few hours between your kids going to bed and you can head off to bed yourself are total bliss. This is our chance to exhale. To not have someone call “mum!” every four minutes. To catch up on things. To sink […]

1 year ago

Is it bedtime yet? 3 clever buys that have improved my sleep SO much

Is it bedtime yet? 3 clever buys that have improved my sleep SO much

This year, I have decided, will be when I finally start prioritising sleep. It’s long overdue, let me tell you. I think my not sleeping enough is a combination of many things. Such as simply being a mum (who has time for eight hours?!), flexible work hours (that often lead me to catch up on […]

5 years ago

7 tips for better sleep – because enough sleep is vital to your immune system

7 tips for better sleep – because enough sleep is vital to your immune system

Sleep isn’t a luxury. In fact – skimping on zzz’s compromises everything from your immune system to your memory. When we sleep not only are we getting some much-needed rest from our increasingly busy lives, we are also allowing our body to pretty much regenerate and renew itself. It’s true. For instance, evidence suggests that […]

6 years ago

Tweens and sleep: One extra hour in bed resulted in better grades, study finds

Tweens and sleep: One extra hour in bed resulted in better grades, study finds

It is probably the single most important thing we can do for our health. And now recent research is teaching us that sleep doesn’t just matter to our overall wellbeing, mood and immune system, it actually also makes a huge difference when it comes to academic success. In fact, according to a recent study, researchers […]

6 years ago