Understanding Sleep Problems

Sleep serves many physiological and psychological purposes. It is essentially a reset button for your organs and brain.

When you sleep your brain is working, it is processing information it received during the day.

When we sleep we are also resolving the psychological problems that we are facing; some of which are expressed in our dreams.  [full artcle]

Profile of a Victim

The most powerful teaching method is calledmirroring. Sometimes parents, themselves, are actually victims, or feel victimized, and act that way. They talk about how they have been taken advantage of, how things are not fair, and how they have been bullied.

All kids mimic what their parents do. Therefore, they sometimes mimic their parents' victim posture.  [full article]

The Sleepy Teen

Teens are more sleep deprived than any other age group. Everything in their lives works against them in terms of getting the amount of sleep they actually need.

Internal Clock: Teens secrete melatonin later in the day as compared to children and adults. This means they are not sleepy in the evening, and have energy deep into the night. However, they are tired in the morning, and are less alert. 
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