When you fail to get a good night’s sleep, it can impact every aspect of the following day. You might struggle to focus and make decisions; you may feel more stressed and irritable; your immune system and blood sugar regulation may be negatively impacted; and you’ll very likely feel less energetic or physically capable of being your best. A lack of proper sleep can make even the simplest tasks seem difficult and the day a drudgery.
Parents of young children will often go to great lengths to design and consistently create an ideal bedtime routine for their little ones. As adults, we would benefit from offering ourselves the same care.