Heather Turgeon

Why Tweens and Teens Aren't Sleeping Enough and How We Can Help Them

Meie elu vallutanud ekraanid, suur õppekoormus, noorukitele omane öine eluviis ja koolipäevade varane algus - selle kõige tõttu on teismelised pidevas unevõlas ning kannatavad "sotsiaalse ajavahe" käes. Kui sa saaksid oma teismelist kaitsta tarbetu ärevuse, depressiooni ja kroonilise stressi eest ning tekitada tema elus sügavamat õnne- ja heaolutunnet, siis sa ju teeksid seda, eks? Raamatus "Unetute põlvkond" lahkavad autorid üht suurimat ähvardavat ohtu teismeliste füüsilisele ja vaimsele tervisele - unevaegust. Võttes appi hiljutised teaduslikud uuringud annavad nad konkreetseid nõuandeid lapsevanematele, ent kutsuvad üles ka õpetajaid, koolijuhte, ülikoole, treenereid ja poliitikuid asuma kiirelt tegudele. Sisutoimetaja Rene Randver on lisanud käsiraamatule Eesti olude konteksti. Käesolev raamat aitabsuurendada teismeliste motivatsiooni hästi magadamuuta perede suhtumist nutitelefonidesse, sotsiaalmeediasse ja ekraaniaegakasutada teadmisi teismeliste öisest eluviisist mõistlike uneharjumuste tekitamisekspanna paika sammud koolide unesõbralikumaks muutmiseks ja süsteemsete muutuste elluviimiseks, mis võimaldaksid teismelistele vajalikul hulgal puhkust"Unetute põlvkond" on ülioluline puuduv lüli jutuajamistes noorukite vaimse tervise üle. Terapeudi ja teismelise lapse emana olen ma selle raamatu iga lehekülje eest üdini tänulik!"- Lori Gottlieb,Raamatu "Võib-olla sa peaksid kellegagi rääkima" autor

An intimate glimpse inside a silent epidemic that is harming teens, and a pathway for parents to help them reclaim the restorative power of sleep. If you could protect your child from unnecessary anxiety, depression, and chronic stress, and foster a greater sense of happiness and well-being in their lives, wouldn’t you? In this book, the authors of The Happy Sleeper, the classic book on helping babies and young children develop healthy sleep habits, uncover one of the greatest threats to our teenagers’ physical and mental health: sleep deprivation. Caught in a perfect storm of omnipresent screens, academic overload, and unnecessarily early school-start times, our children are operating in a constant state of sleep debt while struggling to meet the demands of adolescence. In this essential book, Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright draw on the latest scientific research to reveal that today’s teenagers are, in fact, the most sleep-deprived population in human history. In fact, at a critical phase of development, many teens need more sleep than their younger siblings — but they’re getting drastically less. Generation Sleepless guides families in building healthy habits around sleep by: • establishing family agreements around sleep habits; • altering family practices around phones, social media, and screen time; • regaining overall equilibrium in the home; and • remaking bedtime routines Packed with years of research and in-depth reporting, Generation Sleepless is a wake-up call for parents that equips them with the right tools to start a family conversation about sleep and to ultimately regain connection with their tweens and teens.

An intimate glimpse inside a silent epidemic that is harming teens and how parents can help them reclaim the restorative power of sleep. If you could protect your teen from unnecessary anxiety, depression, and chronic stress, and foster a greater sense of happiness and well-being in their life, wouldn't you? In Generation Sleepless, the authors of the classic guide to helping babies and young children develop healthy sleep habits The Happy Sleeper uncover one of the greatest threats to our teenagers' physical and mental health: sleep deprivation. Caught in a perfect storm of omnipresent screens, academic overload, night owl biology and early school start times, Generation Sleepless illustrates how our teens are operating in a constant state of sleep debt and "social jet lag" while struggling to meet the demands of adolescence. In this essential book, Heather Turgeon, MFT and Julie Wright, MFT draw on the latest scientific research to reveal that, at a critical phase of development, many teens need more sleep than their younger siblings, but they're getting drastically less. Generation Sleepless helps readers: - foster a teen's self-motivation for sleeping well - alter family practices around phones, social media, and screen time - draw on an understanding of teens' night owl tendencies to create smart sleep habits - lay out steps for sleep-friendly schools and promoting systemic changes that help teens get the rest they need This first-of-its-kind book is packed with clear and instantly usable advice for parents as well as an eye-opening call to action for teachers, principals, colleges, coaches, and policy makers.

A powerful new book that gives flustered parents the exact words to use in any situation. A toddler meltdown over the wrong pair of trousers, siblings fighting in the back of the car, constant struggles just to leave the house … Parents have the best intentions to be patient and loving, but in the heat of the moment they often find themselves feeling helpless, desperate, and so frustrated that they resort to shouting, threatening, bribing, or caving. Now Say This solves the dilemma of how to be empathic and effective at once. Based on their popular 3-step ‘ALP’ model — Attune, Limit Set, Problem Solve — which the authors have taught to thousands of parents in their clinical practice, Now Say This addresses issues such as: tantrumssibling relationshipsscreen timebedtime Best of all, it answers the question ‘Now, what do you actually say?’ using scripts and body-language tips from real-life examples. User-friendly and research based, Now Say This transforms remarkable ideas into practical how-tos that busy parents can use right away.

A research-based guide to helping children do what comes naturally — sleep through the night. Many parents feel pressured to ‘train’ babies and young children to sleep. Sometimes hours are spent rocking, singing, and coaxing. But kids don’t need to be trained — they’re built to sleep. Over time, all that cajoling can have the opposite effect to what is desired. Problems can arise when parents (with the best of intentions) overhelp or ‘helicopter parent’ at night, overshadowing their baby’s biological ability to sleep well. In The Happy Sleeper, child-sleep experts Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright show parents how to avoid and undo cumbersome sleep habits. They provide guidance on how to be sensitive and nurturing, but also structured, so that your baby or young child can develop the skills they need in order to: fall asleep independentlysleep through the nighttake healthy napsacquire natural, optimal sleep patterns for day and night. Using these methods, parents can guide their children in learning how to soothe themselves to sleep — putting kids (and the whole family) on track to a full night’s sleep.

UPDATED IN 2024 Many parents feel pressured to "train" babies and young children to sleep. But kids don't need to be trained to sleep--they're built to sleep. Sleep issues arise when parents (with the best of intentions) over-help or "helicopter parent" at night, overshadowing their baby's innate biological ability to sleep well. In The Happy Sleeper, child sleep experts Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright show parents how to be sensitive and nurturing, but also clear and structured so that babies and little kids develop the self-soothing skills they need to: fall asleep independentlyestablish a full, 11-12 hour night of sleeptake regular, healthy napsgrow into natural, optimal sleep patterns for day and night. The Happy Sleeper is a research-based guide to helping children do what comes naturally--sleep through the night. The Happy Sleeper features a foreword by neuropsychiatrist and popular parenting expert Dr. Daniel Siegel, author of Parenting from the Inside Out and the New York Times bestseller Brainstorm.