Category Archives: Sleep

Life is full of stressors. I once heard Norman Vincent Peale say that the only people without problems and stress were ‘all those people buried over there in that cemetery’. He was right. If we are alive, we have plenty of triggers for stress. But it’s how we choose to respond to something that determines how(read more)

Why is it important to use a holistic approach to help a child with ADHD succeed? The first thing many parents of children with ADHD are told is that their child should  take stimulant medications.  For some children medication works very well and for others it does not.  But even if medication works for a child,(read more)

Do you or your child toss and turn at night and experience daytime sleepiness?  Have you or your child been diagnosed with ADHD, depression, or anxiety.  Fifty percent of children in a recent study that had been diagnosed with ADHD had difficulty sleeping.  They felt tired on awakening, had nightmares, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome,(read more)

It is always exciting to see how current brain research and brain imaging techniques prove why psychological and spiritual techniques work in our lives. This is an extremely powerful finding that when used positively can help us create what we want in our lives. When used the way most of us do, unconsciously, we don’t(read more)

I often coach parents to ask themselves, ‘what does my child need from me right now’? When your child talks back, what do they need from you? When they have trouble falling asleep, what do they need from you? When they are feeling hurt and rejected by peers, what do they need from you?Use the following(read more)

I created a Home Study System (HSS) for Parents titled A Holistic Approach to Successful Children with Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder. Here’s the three step process I used to do it. Step 1: Planning First I looked at my goal. My goal is to help people feel better, think better, and perform at their absolute peak. I(read more)

If you are like most people these days, your life is full of things that need to be done. No matter how much you do, there is always more to be done. There are chores around the house and yard, cooking and cleaning, chauffeuring the kids to their activities, helping them get their homework done, going(read more)