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Sleep plays a crucial role in our waking lives, and we need to start paying it more attention.
The latest research tells us that it's essential for learning and memory, for mental health and physical well-being, and yet we tend to only think about it when it's proving a struggle.
Nodding Off leads you on a fascinating journey through the science of sleep as it evolves throughout our lives; from babies to teenagers, from middle age to the later years of our life, there are constantly new challenges to our sleep. Based on knowledge accumulated over almost two decades as a sleep researcher, Professor Alice Gregory shares real-life stories and interviews with other sleep experts to find the answers to questions, such as:
- Why do so many adolescents enjoy lying in at the weekends?
- Why do children experiencing anxiety, behavioural problems or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder so often have co-occurring sleep problems?
- Why are scientists turning to sleep disorders such as sleep paralysis to try to understand paranormal experiences?
With important tips on improving your sleep, Nodding Off is an essential read for anyone who sleeps, and more important still for those who don't get enough. Fans of Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep will love this book!
Contents
Note from the Author
Prologue
Chapter 1: Sleep 101
Chapter 2: Sleeping Like a Baby: Sleep in the First Years of Life
Chapter 3: Preschool and School-Aged Children: The Rainbow of Sleep Problems
Chapter 4: Laaazzzy? Adolescents' Sleep
Chapter 5: Sleep in Youth: Sleep, Atypical Development and Mental Health
Chapter 6: Becoming an Adult: A Sleep a Day Helps Us Work, Rest and Play
Chapter 7: Sleep During the Rush-Hour Years of Our Lives
Chapter 8: It's a Long Hard Night: The Sleep of Older Adults
Chapter 9: A Ticket to the Land of Nod: Tips to Get Your Best Sleep and Make Dreams Come True
References
Acknowledgements
Index
