healthykids Your Home For Integrative Medicine
The Franz Center is a pediatric practice seeing children from birth to 21 yrs of age. Founded by Dr. Franz in 1997, we combine the best of integrative and traditional medicine for children.
S. Cornelia Franz, MD, DNBHE Author of
Common Sense Pediatrics For more information visit
www.franzcenter.com •
www.drcorneliafranz.com www.commonsensepediatrics.org
3160 Southgate Commerce Blvd. • #64 • Orlando, FL 32806 407-857-8860 • Fax: 407-857-7099
The Franz Center
Nighttime Parenting
Fostering Healthful Sleep by Stephanie Dodd
Meditation, HYPNOSIS, NLP
Diane L. Ross, M.A.
Certified Hypnotist, Neurolinguistic Programming Practitioner Releasing Blocks, Regressions,
Weight Loss, Spiritual Guidance
Private and Group Sessions Classes Also Available on CD 407-898-7918
www.dianeross.com
The Keys To Life Mastery by Diane L. Ross $19.95
Meditations for Miracles:
www.meditationsformiracles.com 22 Central Florida natural awakenings
According to the American Psychological Association, up to 70 percent of children experience sleep disturbances that affect their emotional and physical well-being.
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arents frequently awakened by a child’s interrupted slumber typically are torn between the need to care for their own health and that of their child. The goal is to
meet everyone’s needs, so that adequate adult sleep doesn’t feel like child neglect. Solutions are feasible if the parent is emotionally-equipped to feel continuing empathy for their little one and secure in their choices for resolution, regardless of setbacks or delays. Uncovering the real reasons that a child stays alert at bedtime or wakes during the night—such as inconsistent timing of sleep cycles, excessive fatigue, insuffi cient physical activity, hunger, pain, anxieties, inadequate downtime or a desire for continued interaction with a parent—is the fi rst step. With so many variables, frustration can impede the workings of parental intuition, which is key to the process, as is testing individual possible solutions long enough to assess the result and then confi dently move forward.
Internal Calm Expecting a child to feel so empowered that they can fall asleep on their own is a good beginning. Lindsay Melda, of Atlanta, relates, “Our daughter used to wake us up by coming into our bed each night. Once I realized I was anxious about
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