Comments on: Get More Sleep for One Week (Parent Tip#1) http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/2010/02/parent-tip1-get-more-sleep-for-one-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=parent-tip1-get-more-sleep-for-one-week Where Parents Go for Credible Nutrition Advice Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:56:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/2010/02/parent-tip1-get-more-sleep-for-one-week/comment-page-1/#comment-6668 Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD Sat, 08 Jan 2011 04:12:11 +0000 http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/?p=2637#comment-6668 Thanks for the tips and insights Elizabeth! Thanks for the tips and insights Elizabeth!

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/2010/02/parent-tip1-get-more-sleep-for-one-week/comment-page-1/#comment-6657 Elizabeth Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:26:10 +0000 http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/?p=2637#comment-6657 And if we parents were honest with ourselves, most of what we're staying up really late for isn't that important compared to sleep. I like the idea of starting off with 1 night going to bed early. I know most of the time if I stay up until 10pm or later, it isn't for something that "just absolutely had to be done right now or else". It is for watching TV, reading, chores, etc. Yes, I would like to get those done but can find other times to squeeze them in. I can fold & put up laundry while watching TV earlier in the evening or over the weekend. I can read while at the playground with my son. Chores will always be there. So will DVR/TV, books, internet, etc. I can chose to use my time more wisely and make better choices for my health and my family. And if we parents were honest with ourselves, most of what we’re staying up really late for isn’t that important compared to sleep. I like the idea of starting off with 1 night going to bed early.

I know most of the time if I stay up until 10pm or later, it isn’t for something that “just absolutely had to be done right now or else”. It is for watching TV, reading, chores, etc. Yes, I would like to get those done but can find other times to squeeze them in. I can fold & put up laundry while watching TV earlier in the evening or over the weekend. I can read while at the playground with my son. Chores will always be there. So will DVR/TV, books, internet, etc.

I can chose to use my time more wisely and make better choices for my health and my family.

]]> By: Weekly Meal Plan: Monday September 13th http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/2010/02/parent-tip1-get-more-sleep-for-one-week/comment-page-1/#comment-4294 Weekly Meal Plan: Monday September 13th Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:39:41 +0000 http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/?p=2637#comment-4294 [...] theories as to why a lack of sleep is associated with higher weights which I discuss in my first parenting tip.  Some scientists believe it disrupts hunger hormones making people hungrier.  Being tired also [...] [...] theories as to why a lack of sleep is associated with higher weights which I discuss in my first parenting tip.  Some scientists believe it disrupts hunger hormones making people hungrier.  Being tired also [...]

]]> By: How to Eat Like a Toddler Again http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/2010/02/parent-tip1-get-more-sleep-for-one-week/comment-page-1/#comment-1971 How to Eat Like a Toddler Again Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:37:00 +0000 http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/?p=2637#comment-1971 [...] For those new to Raise Healthy Eaters, this is our parent tip series. The idea is to help parents become more positive role models for their kids — one of the three essentials for raising healthy eaters. For more details see Parent Tip #1. [...] [...] For those new to Raise Healthy Eaters, this is our parent tip series. The idea is to help parents become more positive role models for their kids — one of the three essentials for raising healthy eaters. For more details see Parent Tip #1. [...]

]]> By: Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/2010/02/parent-tip1-get-more-sleep-for-one-week/comment-page-1/#comment-723 Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:15:43 +0000 http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/?p=2637#comment-723 Thanks Michelle! That's great advice. Thanks Michelle! That’s great advice.

]]> By: Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/2010/02/parent-tip1-get-more-sleep-for-one-week/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:15:09 +0000 http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/?p=2637#comment-722 Hey Stacy, I'm not a sleep specialist but you might want to try going to bed early (that's the advice child-sleep experts always give when kids wake at night ;) I know regular physical activity helps people sleep more soundly. I guess I would just try a couple different things to see what works. Hey Stacy,
I’m not a sleep specialist but you might want to try going to bed early (that’s the advice child-sleep experts always give when kids wake at night ;) I know regular physical activity helps people sleep more soundly. I guess I would just try a couple different things to see what works.

]]> By: Michelle Segar http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/2010/02/parent-tip1-get-more-sleep-for-one-week/comment-page-1/#comment-721 Michelle Segar Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:08:37 +0000 http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/?p=2637#comment-721 Maryann's suggestions are great. I couldn't agree more that getting enough sleep is ESSENTIAL to feeling well and happy during the day! My husband and I negotiated with night time/early waking with our toddler. He understands that when I don't get enough sleep I'm NO FUN to be with so he works hard to help me get what I need. I often coach my clients that after they have to decide what they need to feel at their best then need to communicate that and negotiate with important others. While sometimes that can be challenging to do, it is well worth facing that fear and moving through it! I rank sufficient sleep up there as one of THE most important things I do/need in my life. Michelle Segar, PhD, MPH Founder, www.essentialsteps.net Maryann’s suggestions are great. I couldn’t agree more that getting enough sleep is ESSENTIAL to feeling well and happy during the day! My husband and I negotiated with night time/early waking with our toddler. He understands that when I don’t get enough sleep I’m NO FUN to be with so he works hard to help me get what I need. I often coach my clients that after they have to decide what they need to feel at their best then need to communicate that and negotiate with important others. While sometimes that can be challenging to do, it is well worth facing that fear and moving through it! I rank sufficient sleep up there as one of THE most important things I do/need in my life.
Michelle Segar, PhD, MPH
Founder, http://www.essentialsteps.net

]]> By: Stacy http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/2010/02/parent-tip1-get-more-sleep-for-one-week/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Stacy Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:22:02 +0000 http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/?p=2637#comment-720 I don't have any problem falling asleep...staying asleep is another matter..any ideas on that? I don’t have any problem falling asleep…staying asleep is another matter..any ideas on that?

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