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Sleep is essential not just for good health and happiness but also for our very existence. It is a complicated state controlled by complex brain mechanisms that involve going to sleep, waking up and switching between two very different types of sleep. Our sleep patterns vary throughout our lives, however the onset of puberty heralds particular changes that affect teens.
Although sleep problems are very common in children, some groups are at higher risk than others. It isn't that the problems are different but that there is a higher frequency and the pattern of occurrence is different....
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This article was based on the following books:
Focus on Sleep
Sleep is essential not just for good health and happiness but also for our very existence. It is a
The Re:Generative Power of Sleep
Notes from a talk given by Russell Foster and Til Roenneberg at the Cheltenham Science Festival
Tired All The Time
The Family Fund's report on the impact of sleep difficulties on families with disabled children.
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The Out-of-Synch Child
by Carol Stock Kranowitz
"Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction."
The Reality of Dyslexia
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to really understand what it is like to go through life with dyslexia.
Stareway to Spelling
A well structured spelling programme for children with dyslexia.
