Sleep Info

The City of Milwaukee is taking a stand against sleeping with your children.  The Wisconsin city’s health department is hosting the upcoming Safe Sleep Summit, taking a strong stand against bed sharing with infants. The Milwaukee Health Department says there is no safe way to share your bed with your baby. The story comes from…
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Still hunting for the perfect Mother’s Day gift idea? While it’s wonderful to give an outing with the family, beautiful gifts and, of course, flowers, one thing that mothers universally don’t have enough of is sleep. With Mother’s Day right around the corner on May 9th, leading sleep advice web site SleepBetter.org is offering tips…
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Everyone seems iPad crazy these days, but we uncovered an interesting string of articles that relate to a warning about the iPad when it comes to our favorite subject … sleep. The iPad, if you haven’t heard, is the new tablet computer from Apple.  It’s sort of an oversized iPod Touch, and it can serve…
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Everyone seems iPad crazy these days, but we uncovered an interesting string of articles that relate to a warning about the iPad when it comes to our favorite subject … sleep. The iPad, if you haven’t heard, is the new tablet computer from Apple.  It’s sort of an oversized iPod Touch, and it can serve…
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The Bowling Green (KY) Daily News had a great article this week about how sleep issues in children could indicate a more serious problem than just a kid who “isn’t a good sleeper”.  In the article, pediatrician Dr. Debra Sowell elaborates… “A lot of people don’t think of pediatric sleep disorders as a problem,” said…
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There’s a great Q&A on the Mayo Clinic web site, relating to how lack of sleep can make your immune system weaker. Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler gives this answer to a visitor question: During sleep, your immune system releases proteins called cytokines. These substances increase in the presence of an infection, inflammation and stress. Increased cytokines…
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A new study indicates that video games might not cause significantly more sleep problems than TV.  A story by the BBC discusses the research that was conducted by the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.  In the study, researchers compared the amount of time it took teens to get to sleep after playing the action video…
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Many parents fight daily battles with their children over sleep, whether the children are infants, elementary school age, or teenagers.  We all know that a sleepy child will not perform as well in school, and researchers are learning more every day about the role sleep plays in learning among infants and older children.  But how…
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In the few days since we made our announcement about Betty White partnering with SleepBetter.org this spring, we’ve noticed a number of media outlets talking about it.  Here’s a roundup: The Richmond Times-Dispatch, in our hometown of Richmond, Virginia, included SleepBetter in their Monday Biz Buzz column… TV legend Betty White will be the face…
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Emmy Award-Winning Actress to Partner with Carpenter Co. and SleepBetter.org to Encourage Better Sleep for America’s Families RICHMOND, Va., April 7, 2010 – As part of its ongoing efforts to bring attention to the benefits of getting a quality night’s sleep, Carpenter Co. is teaming up with Emmy Award-winning actress Betty White for a late-spring…
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