Sometimes we forget that Mother Nature has as many “cures” as doctors have, maybe more. Case in point, sleep is medicine. One pediatric study found a robust association between poor sleep and a host of childhood problems.
“Nearly every concern of parents and pediatricians can be brought on or exacerbated by inadequate sleep: from obesity to aggression to hyperactivity,” said the study’s lead investigator, Frederick J. Zimmerman of the University of Washington.
There are so many considerations when we talk about sleep, such as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), sleep terrors, and sleepwalking; we’ll save them for another day. Today we’ll focus on bedtime, getting to sleep, and the myriad of things that interfere with sleep. …