Sleep: It Does a Family Good
How Busy Families Can Overcome Sleep Deprivation
by Archibald D. Hart
Paperback
Price: £10.99
Publisher:Tyndale House Publishers
Published:March 2010
ISBN:978-1-589-97609-2
GoodBookStall Review:
Sleep is something we don’t tend to do very well these days, too many other things to do – all night tv, computers, gaming and street lights all impact on our ability to sleep and this in turn impacts on our lives in general, on our ability to perform and in our ability to interact and this largely is what this book is about. A lot of what is in this book comes as no great surprise and in many ways though it is in some ways saying nothing ground breaking it is still an important book for the fact that it offers some idea’s as to why we may be acting the way we are, and more importantly why our younger family members may be. It is partly a self help book too offering insights into how we can address the problem. This makes it an interesting book and certainly if sleep issues are a problem for you or a family member this book could offer some help, well it could if you are willing to do what it says and therein lies the rub for me. The ‘few key changes’ he suggests to become more refreshed. I.e. no computer after 8pm, one activity I guess that would include gaming and action films too. Hmm, Ohh, and no reading when you go to bed either and no caffeine after 3pm. Sorry but these are not small changes and yes they are Key changes in a big way, so on the whole I wonder how helpful this book may really be in the larger scheme of modern life and family, but some of the other insights in the book are interesting and with some tweaking may well make a difference in many lives, or at least help.
Reviewer: Melanie Carroll (23/04/10)
Sleep is something we don’t tend to do very well these days, too many other things to do – all night tv, computers, gaming and street lights all impact on our ability to sleep and this in turn impacts on our lives in general, on our ability to perform and in our ability to interact and this largely is what this book is about. A lot of what is in this book comes as no great surprise and in many ways though it is in some ways saying nothing ground breaking it is still an important book for the fact that it offers some idea’s as to why we may be acting the way we are, and more importantly why our younger family members may be. It is partly a self help book too offering insights into how we can address the problem. This makes it an interesting book and certainly if sleep issues are a problem for you or a family member this book could offer some help, well it could if you are willing to do what it says and therein lies the rub for me. The ‘few key changes’ he suggests to become more refreshed. I.e. no computer after 8pm, one activity I guess that would include gaming and action films too. Hmm, Ohh, and no reading when you go to bed either and no caffeine after 3pm. Sorry but these are not small changes and yes they are Key changes in a big way, so on the whole I wonder how helpful this book may really be in the larger scheme of modern life and family, but some of the other insights in the book are interesting and with some tweaking may well make a difference in many lives, or at least help.
Reviewer: Melanie Carroll (23/04/10)
