How can my baby learn to connect sleep cycles? A sleep cycle is when the brain cycles from wake through the stages of sleep including non-REM and REM sleep. In little ones sleep cycles are shorter than in adults, ranging from about 45 to 60 minutes for newborns, to around 90 minutes by school-age. [...]
Can you explain sleep cycles? When we fall asleep at night there are changes in a range of physiological processes. In other words, many things change in our bodies as we fall asleep. For example, there are changes to our brain activity, heart rate, and muscle tone. In addition, there are more [...]