sleep

Letting Your Children Pick Their Own Bedtime Is Terrible for Them and for You

Let’s throw down this gauntlet: You should put your kid to bed at the correct early time for their age and wake-up time. Every night….

Why Napping at the Office Will Never Become Mainstream

The benefits to a mid-workday nap are well-documented and varied. A 2002 study in Nature Neuroscience found taking 30-minute naps could stop a deterioration in…

You Can’t Sleep Late as an Adult Because Your Brain Is All Grown Up

Remember the good old days — aka, your teens — when you could go to bed at midnight and sleep until three in the afternoon? Now, remember the last…

Getting Enough Sleep Won’t Help if You Don’t Have a Consistent Bedtime

Set the alarm and hit the sack, already: People with regular bedtimes, while arguably very boring and predictable, are also more successful. A study of…