Wide awake: it takes me over an hour to fall asleep after my head hits the pillow. Is something wrong?Relax; Literally. Most likely, you aren't getting enough down time before hitting the sheets. Many teens expect to zoom through homework, IMs and MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. , then zonk zonk v. zonked, zonk·ing, zonks Slang v.tr. 1. To stupefy; stun. 2. To intoxicate with drugs or alcohol: "zonk their patients with tranquilizers" right out at bedtime. That's not how falling into a peaceful slumber works. Before beddie-bye, settle down by having a light snack, listening to mellow music or reading a book. Dr. Judith Owens, author of Take Charge of Your Child's Sleep, explains that a nightly routine triggers your bod and brain that it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to get some zzz's. Avoid watching the tube--that keeps you wired. If you can't fall asleep within a half hour of crawling under the covers, get out of bed--you don't want to associate lying in bed with being awake. Get up and read a boring book (give War and Peace a shot), and hop back into the sack when you feel pooped poop 1 n. 1. An enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship. 2. A poop deck. tr.v. pooped, poop·ing, poops 1. To break over the stern of (a ship). 2. . Sweet dreams. |
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