However, we parents don't always set a good example when it comes to sleep! Sleep experts quoted in a New York Times article counsel that it's up to parents to make sleep a family priority. Kids should wake up refreshed, ready to focus and function mentally and emotionally – without parental cajoling. Here are three tips to help!

Set a firm, regular bedtime.
Keep screens out of the bedroom.
Avoid caffeine near bedtime.

Everyone is happier and better off when kids get enough sleep! Read more of this article here!

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Mei Marcie

Sleep is important for skin repair too! yet those with eczema find it difficult to sleep well and children lose concentration during classes.

Like Reply 7 years ago

Yes Mei Marcie people don't realize how many important aspects of our lives and health are affected by sleep. The old saying "Get your beauty sleep." has a lot of truth to it! Tell me more about how it's hard for people with eczema to sleep well.

Elisa Schmitz

Great tips, Nicole DeAvilla, and thanks for the add-on, Mei Marcie!

thanks! :)

Most of the "hardship" of sleeping when there's a child with eczema is in my cartoons!
eczemablues.com/tag/sleep-cart...
It's so bad, that you want to cry and I ended up drawing cartoons for some relief!

There's also research linking eczema with many conditions, which can be attributed to the lack of sleep
eczemablues.com/2015/11/eczema...

I've also interviewed a few parenting experts like Heidi Murkoff and OzSuperNanny on my blog regarding sleep :)

So great to have an expert on eczema. I had no idea it wasn't just "skin deep" so to speak. I know who to refer people to for sure - you, Mei Marcie - thanks.

Ann Marie Patitucci

I'm all over this, Nicole DeAvilla ! I've been a sleep tyrant since my kids were very small! :)

Like Reply 6 years ago

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