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Sleep benefits both body and mind. What to do if the children suffer from sleeping difficulties, and what we as parents can do to help them sleep better.   The Importance of Prioritizing Sleep During times of continuous stress, children’s sleep often suffers the most. This is unfortunate because good sleep plays a vital role in their health. Good sleep fuels physical growth, healing, immunity, focus, emotional balance, friendships, and play performance. Children aged 6-12 nee

Trouble falling asleep? Drifting off only to wake up in the night? Waking too early and unable to return to sleep? Are Sleep Disturbances Becoming Your New Normal? Here are some helpful, research-backed tips to help you regain control over your sleep Since October 7, 2023, many in Israel have felt restless, alert, and anxious, and have found sleep has become more difficult, mirroring global data showing stress, anxiety, and trauma nearly doubles the likelihood of insomnia, ni

The "freeze" response is neither cowardice nor a choice. It is a clever biological mechanism designed to save lives when the brain decides the threat is too great. Why does this happen briefly? We all know “fight or flight,” but there’s a third option that the brain reserves for extreme situations: “freeze.” Imagine your phone’s battery drops to 1% and it automatically goes into “power saving mode.” The screen goes dark and apps close. This is exactly what happens to the body

Your body doesn't "go crazy," it just goes into "turbo mode" to prepare you to deal with a threat. It's a system that works great. Why does this happen briefly? You know the smoke detector in the kitchen? Its job is to beep as soon as it detects danger. There is a small "smoke detector" in our brain (the amygdala), designed to protect us from predators and threats. When this detector detects danger—or even a frightening thought—it immediately activates the body's alarm system