Constantly checking emails or surfing the web on a smartphone can stimulate the brain. Doing so right before bed with a smartphone can prevent kids from falling asleep. If your child has difficulty falling asleep, try limiting smartphone use before bed.
Sleep & Hunger
A growling empty stomach makes it harder for kids to fall asleep. This in turn can affect their schoolwork the next day.
Sleep & Room Temperature
Some kids have difficulty falling asleep when the room is too warm. Keeping the body cool slows down all of the metabolic processes. Try lowering the temperature of the room if your child has insomnia.
Sleep & Allergies / Asthma Insomnia
Sometimes insomnia can be from asthma and allergies. If your child has difficulty sleeping due to these, the underlying cause may be dust mites living in the mattress. You may try a mite resistant casing for your child’s bed and pillow.
Sleep & Blue Light Insomnia
The blue light glow from a TV, computer, cell phone, or digital clock may be keeping your child awake. The blue light suppresses the secretion of melatonin (a sleep promoting hormone). If your child has insomnia, have them read a book rather than watch TV or use the computer before bed. Also try covering up digital clocks if their light is blue colored. You may also want to replace the bedtime reading light with an orange light bulb. It’s glow lets you read or relax without actively inhibiting melatonin.
Mason-Rice Elementary School Annual Fools’ Folly Spring Auction Tutoring
Y3K Tutor In Your Home proudly donates tutoring to Newton, MA’s Mason-Rice Elementary School Annual Fools’ Folly Spring Auction again this year. With your bid on our tutoring services, you and Y3K Tutor In Your Home are supporting the well being of over 435 children. The money raised will be crucial funding for these Newton students.
The money raised will allow the Mason-Rice Elementary School’s PTO to continue to run enrichment programs such as special author visits, science programs, supplies for teachers, professional development, provide technology to be used in the classroom, and other worthwhile programs.
Look for our tutoring auction donation on their BiddingForGood page. If we work together, the PTO will be able to offer the support that Newton, MA’s Mason-Rice Elementary School children deserve.
Sleep & Insomnia
Children that get too little sleep from insomnia may suffer from health and academic problems. Over the next several posts, we will give you tips on how to help your child fall asleep.
Coffee and Children
Students should avoid coffee. Studies have shown that young people are more likely to suffer from caffeine’s adverse effects like insomnia, headaches and elevated blood pressure. High doses of caffeine are bad for bone health at a crucial time for building the skeleton.
Asperger’s and Social Skills
Social skills classes are a great way of teaching Asperger’s students social cues and how to interact with other people.
Animal Abuse Linked to Child Abuse
Parents who neglect or abuse animals frequently subject their own children to similar hardships. Sometimes these guardians treat their children with actual abuse and other times they neglect them with poor living conditions. For example, Indiana parents faced felony charges after authorities reportedly discovered their two children as well as three dogs languishing in their filthy home. According to news sources, officials first found a tethered dog that was deprived of food and water outside the home. Upon entering the couple’s residence, investigators reportedly found a 3-month-old boy lying near piles of feces, trash, and rotten food. They also found a half-clothed toddler and two additional dogs. In another case, Illinois authorities found 40 parasite-ridden dogs languishing amid 6 inches of feces on property occupied by an Illinois parent. According to news reports, officials responding to neighbors’ concerns found the sick and emaciated dogs confined to filthy animal carriers before confirming that three children—ages 3, 10, and 15—lived in the horrific conditions as well. If you witness abused or neglected animals in your neighborhood, report it immediately. You may end up saving children along with the animals.
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