As quoted by Jojo Jensen, “without enough sleep, we all become tall two-year-olds.” Your emotional and mental health is connected to how much sleep you get and the quality of that sleep.

Sleep plays an important role in our overall well-being, it helps our physical health, energy, appetite regulation, immune system, work performance, concentration levels, healing, and repair just to name a few. Research also shows that there is a link between lack of sleep and depression.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, the recommended hours of sleep for an adult is 7-9 hours and for children aged 6-13 years, it’s 9-11 hours.

Some tips to help with sleep:

• Keep the room temperature comfortable

• Make the bedroom space calm, quiet, and dark when getting ready for bed

• Make the bedroom a device-free space

• Have routines in place leading up to bedtime

• Keep active during the day

• Avoid sugary drinks before bedtime