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Celiac disease (CD) currently affects approximately three million Americans with an estimated 97% undiagnosed. The symptoms of celiac disease can cover a broad range including bloating, gas, anemia, hair loss,

chronic constipation, diarrhea, fatigue, lack of concentration and skin rashes but the most common symptom among children is irritability. Other disturbing symptoms in children are delayed growth or puberty and thinning bones which can lead to increased fractures.

CD is defined as a heightened immune response to gluten, the protein molecule of wheat and other related proteins such as barley, spelt and rye, which has resulted in “autoimmune enteropathy” or damage to the small intestine. The intestine is lined with small tiny fingers or “shags” (like shag carpeting) called villi that greatly increase the surface area of the intestine maximizing absorption of nutrients. For individuals diagnosed with celiac disease, the villi become damaged and flattened thereby drastically decreasing the possibility of nutrient absorption resulting in deficiencies.

Testing for celiac disease can prove to be frustrating. The current recommendations according to the National Foundation of Celiac Awareness are: anti-tissue transglutaminase antibody (iTG – IgA and IgG) and total serum IgA. The test recommended for children under two years old is anti-gliadin antibody (AgA –IgG and IgA). It is important to be consuming gluten at the time of these tests as they measure the response to gliadin, one of the peptides of gluten. Otherwise the test will come out negative. If the blood test is positive, a colonoscopy and an upper endoscopy will be ordered to confirm whether villi damage is present. Keep in mind a positive blood test is not a CD diagnosis. The verification of damaged villi is what warrants the official diagnosis. One can also have a genetic test done through blood or cheek swap to see if they are susceptible to CD. Ninety plus percent of people diagnosed with CD carry one or both of the genes, HLA DQ2 and HLA DQ8. If you carry one or both of these genes, but test negative to everything above, there is a strong possibility you could be gluten sensitive and develop CD later in life. Please note, detection of the genes does not mean you have CD but rather the potential to develop it. If the genes are absent, the likely hood of one developing CD is very slim.

Most of the tests above can be ordered through your general practitioner with the exception of the gene cheek swap. If you test negative to the standard tests but have a strong suspicion that you or your child could be gluten sensitive, there are new gluten sensitivity panels available that can test for sensitivities to all 10 peptides of gluten. Keep in mind the gluten sensitivity panel is currently debated by some medical circles and is typically not covered by insurance.

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Kim rice is a wellness coach and Certified Gluten Practitioner. She is a warrior mom of three children writing and speaking about gluten-free living, celiac disease, autism and nutrition. Kim maintains her own blog (thrivinggf.com), and leads several local

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Testing is especially important if CD runs in your family. According to the University of Chicago’s Celiac Center, the prevalence of CD in the US is “1 in 133” for average healthy people. For those with first-degree relatives (parent, child, sibling) diagnosed with CD, the prevalence makes a drastic jump to “1 in 22.” In people with second-degree celiac relatives (aunt, uncle, cousin), it’s “1 in 39.”

Keep in mind that any negative test result does not mean that it is safe for you to consume gluten. The gold standard, as of right now, is a gluten challenge. Take gluten out of your diet and if you feel better, there is a good possibility you could have a sensitivity to it. The average time for a person with obvious symptoms to be accurately diagnosed with CD is 6-10 years. A lot of damage can be done during that time. In a landmark US prevalence study, 60% of children and 41% percent of adults were asymptomatic (without symptoms) when diagnosed. CD can be silently damaging the body. In a 1999 study, children diagnosed between the ages of 4-12 are 50% less likely to develop an auto-immune issue caused by CD making early detection crucial.

The prescription for CD or Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS) is a strict lifetime adherence to a gluten-free lifestyle. Besides the obvious foods such as bread, cake, crackers and pasta, gluten can also lurk in soy sauce, gravies, adhesives, play dough, skin products (wheat germ oil) and vitamins to name a few. The gluten-free market has grown tremendously making it easier for a person with gluten sensitivity to eat safe foods. There are also support groups available to connect with others who are gluten sensitive. If you or your children are diagnosed, reach out for help. Taking control of your family’s health can be very empowering and prevent serious health issues down the road.

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“Momma, we hab a supwise fah you but I can’t tewl you what it is. Daddy said I get in big twouble,” my three-year-old confessed to me.

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Sometimes my idea of a surprise and my husband’s isn’t quite the same— not to mention the opinion of my preschooler. I didn’t get my hopes up in anticipation of Mother’s Day. Instead I geared up for the last week of school with my kids, going to parties and award ceremonies. Alternately giggling with my older girls as Sadie shook her groove thang on stage to “Dinah Won’t You Blow,” and beaming with pride as Aubrey accepted awards at her school. I packed away lunch boxes, back packs and school uniforms. I looked forward to sleeping later, drinking coffee on the couch while the girls watched cartoons and long, lazy days at the pool.

Towards the end of the week I felt a cold coming on and had a sinus headache that nothing in my medicine cabinet could touch. I was tired and irritable and counting the seconds until nap time. I chugged a couple of over the counter pain relievers with a glass of water and rubbed my eyebrows.

“Are you tired Momma?” my seven-year-old, Aubrey, asked.

“A little, I think I’m getting a cold. Everybody finish your lunch then we are going to rest for a little while. Big girls don’t have to sleep but you have to lie down and be quiet for a few minutes.”

My five-year-old groaned and Sadie yelled, “I don’t WANT to take a nap!” “I’ll put Sadie down for a nap if you want me to Momma,” Aubrey offered.

I put my hands on the counter to steady myself. “Are you serious?”

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Emma and I laid on my bed and I listened intently to the conversation drifting down the hall from Sadie’s room.

“I wanna wead dis one!” Sadie said.

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Sadie laughed maniacally and I stifled a giggle in my bedroom.

Aubrey got stern, “I’m not kidding with you Sadie. If you don’t sit down and be quiet I’m not going to read to you!”

“Okay… I will…” Sadie said, right before she launched into, “Five wittle monkeys jumping on the bed…” the springs squeaked in time to the song.

I heard footsteps in the hallway and my bedroom door creeped open. Aubrey’s curly head poked around the doorway, “Will you please come deal with her? Sadie is making me CRAZY!”

Mother’s Day wasn’t a disappointment— I slept late and woke up to breakfast in bed, homemade cards from all of my girls unanimously declaring me The Best Momma in The Whole Wide World. My husband even came through with a gift I had been hoping for and we spent a lazy day around the house. The whole family piled up on a quilt under the pecan tree in our yard, watching kittens and little girls play. I couldn’t have dreamed up a more perfect day but the best gift I received this year was that moment, when Aubrey volunteered to help me and I felt for a split-second that someone else in this house knew what it felt like to be The Momma— in a word-- crazy.

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Community Compost Giveaway 3500 Robertson Park Rd.Livermore9:00am – 12:00pmwww.cityoflivermore.net

73rd Annual Pleasanton Rose ShowPleasanton Senior Center2:00pm – 5:00pmwww.ci.pleasanton.ca.us

Hawaiian May Day FestivalAlameda County Fairgrounds Pleasanton Sat: 9:00am – 6:00pm; Sun: 9:00am – 6:00pmwww.alamedacountyfair.com

The Big DrawA City-Wide Arts CelebrationPleasanton9:00am – 5:00pm www.the-big-draw.com

May 11 & 18ZooKids: Oh Yuck!Oakland ZooMembers $23; Non-Members $269:30am – 12:00pm www.oaklandzoo.org

May 12Happy Mother’s Day! Rock N Roll “Flea Market” Berkeley Art MuseumCost: $77:30pm www.visitberkeley.com

May 4, 11, 18 & 25Monkey Club & Family Fun NightCity BeachFremont9:00am & 6:30pmwww.citybeach.com

May 5Happy Cinco de Mayo! May 6, 13, 20, 27Off the GridTriangle Lot between Foothill Blvd, Mission Blvd, and D St.Hayward5:00pm – 8:00pm www.ci.hayward.ca.us

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May 9Dublin Cooks Night @ Dublin Farmers’ MarketEmerald Glen ParkDublin 4:00pm – 8:00pm www.ci.dublin.ca.us

National Mom’s Night Out Stoneridge MallPleasanton www.simon.com

May 10Games Galore2090 Kittredge St.BerkeleyAges: 7 - 134:00pm – 5:00pm www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org


May 30Community Night Emerald Glen ParkDublin 4:00pm – 8:00pm www.ci.dublin.ca.us

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May 1Our Feathered FriendsLindsay Wildlife Museum Walnut CreekAges 2 – 3 + AdultPrice: $40; Members $3210:00am – 10:45amwww.wildlife-museum.org

Science StoriesLindsay Wildlife Museum Walnut CreekAges 4-6Price: $50; Members $403:30pm – 4:30pmwww.wildlife-museum.org

Disgusting ScienceLindsay Wildlife Museum Walnut CreekAges 7-10Price: $50; Members $403:30pm – 4:30pmwww.wildlife-museum.org

May 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29Tales a Waggin’Lafayette Library Kids (5 – 11); Elementary School (Grade K-5)www.lafayettelib.org May 2Brothers and Sisters Day! Today take the time to hug your siblings.

Berkeley Comics Arts Festival2090 Kittredge St.Berkeley2:00pm – 2:30pmwww.berkeleypubliclibrary.org

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May 22Family Story NightDublin Library Dublin6:30pm www.aclibrary.org

May 23Family Night @ Dublin Farmers’ MarketEmerald Glen ParkDublin 4:00pm – 8:00pm www.ci.dublin.ca.us

May 24Parents’ Night OutHabitotBerkeley5:30pm – 9:30pmwww.habitot.org

May 25Bike Donation Drive REI in Dublin11:00am – 3:00pm www.ci.dublin.ca.us

Celebrating Elephants DayOakland Zoo10:00am – 3:00pmwww.oaklandzoo.org

May 27Memorial Day!

Fashion ExtravaganzaCrow Canyon Country ClubDanville11:30am Donation: $40www.hospiceeastbay.org

Robin Hood Opens!Lesher Center for the ArtsWalnut Creekwww.lesherartscenter.org

May 4, 11, 18 & 25Pleasant Hill Farmers’ MarketDowntown Plaza9:00am – 1:00pm www.ci.pleasant-hill.ca.us

May 410th Annual Cinco de Mayo CelebrationO’Hara Park Middle SchoolOakley1:00pm – 5:00pm www.ci.oakley.ca.us

May 4, 11, 18 & 25Farmer’s MarketRailroad Ave. Parking lotDowntown Danville9:00am – 1:00pm www.ci.danville.ca.us

May 4 – 5Annual Art & Wine FestivalMain St. Downtown Clayton 10:00am – 6:00pm www.ci.clayton.ca.us

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Mother’s Day at The GardenRuth Bancroft GardenWalnut CreekFree Admission to Moms!Tours @ 10:00am, 12:30pm & 2:00pmwww.ruthbancroftgarden.org

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May 19Animals on Broadway Broadway PlazaWalnut Creek 10:00am www.broadwayplaza.com

May 23Music & MarketTodos Santos PlazaConcordEvery Thursday thru Sept.6:30pm – 8:00pmwww.cityofconcord.org

Doggie NightDowntown Danville5:00pm – 8:00pm www.ci.danville.ca.us

May 10National Public Gardens DayRuth Bancroft GardenWalnut CreekFree Admission All DayTours @ 10:00am, 11:30am, & 1:00pmwww.ruthbancroftgarden.org

May 11MOM Day & All Area Music FestivalTodos Santos PlazaConcord11:00am – 7:00pmwww.cityofconcord.org

Bye, Bye Butterfly! Lafayette Library 12:00pm – 1:00pmwww.lafayettelib.org

Thinking of MomForest Home Historic ParkSan Ramon10:00am – 12:00pm www.sanramon.ca.gov

May 11, 12, 18 & 19Knuffle BunnyFront Row Theater Various times avail.www.sanramon.ca.gov

May 11 & 25Concert in The Grove6100 Main St.Clayton 6:00pm – 8:30pm www.ci.clayton.ca.us

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Lawrence Hall of Science presents – Baby ChicksLafayette Library $20/youth per class1:30pm – 2:30pmwww.lafayettelib.org

May 7Farmers’ MarketTodos Santos PlazaConcord Every Tues & Thurs10:00am – 2:00pmwww.cityofconcord.org

Body MachinesLindsay Wildlife Museum Walnut CreekAges 6-9Price: $55; Members $453:30pm – 5:00pmwww.wildlife-museum.org

May 9Spring Stories and CraftsClayton LibraryClayton Ages 3 -7www.claytonlibrary.org

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Rake the yard. Clean out the garage. Go through closets. Donate unused items to charitable organizations. Wash windows. You know the drill. It’s called SPRING CLEANING.

But what if spring cleaning took on a new twist this year, one that would benefit your children greatly? What if you cleaned the cobwebs out

of your mind? What if you wiped away all the limiting beliefs that keep you from becoming the parent you always wanted to be? What if you cleaned up a broken relationship, mended a mental fence, or reminded yourself about the importance of your role in your child’s life? This spring might just be the ideal time for cleaning up your responsibility as a parent. Consider the ideas below.

reawaken your curiosity. Clean out your present expectations and your knowing of why your children do things. Return to wonder. Be fascinated by what they do. Let yourself be awed. Allow your curiosity to bloom this spring.

eliminate judgment. Judgment keeps you from seeing your children clearly. If you judge a child as lazy, you are less likely to see ambitious behavior. If you judge her as uncaring, you will have difficulty noticing her benevolent acts. Clean the lens in your eyes by reducing the number of judgments through which you perceive your children.

Be out of your mind. Use silent times to wash old and useless thoughts from your mind. Resist the urge to overanalyze parenting issues. Stop thinking and cluttering your mind with incessant chatter. Listen to your heart. Follow your intuition. Pick parenting strategies that have your heart in them.

appreciate the moment. The best present to give your children is to be fully present when you are with them. Throw out thoughts about the future and the past when you interact with your children. There is only one moment to see, feel, express, learn, grow, or heal with your children. This is it. Pitch the rest.

Clean up your schedule. Every child in the world spells love, T-I-M-E. Adjust your priorities. Pick through your list of social and business activities. Get rid of old obligations and habits that prevent you from investing time with your children.

apologize and begin again. Spring is the time of new beginnings. Do you need to begin again with one of your children? Do you need to make amends? If so, tell him or her what you learned and what you intend to do differently from now on. Then follow through.

Cut down on talking. Reduce your need to explain, lecture, moralize, rationalize,

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Spring Cleaning For Parents


and convince. The first step towards love is to listen. Give your children the gift of your presence by hearing rather that telling, by acknowledging instead of convincing, by understanding rather that jumping to conclusions.

rework truth. Cleanse your mind of the notion that there is ONE truth. You know your truth. Allow your children to find theirs. Model for your children how you live your truth. Support them in their efforts to find their own truth and encourage them to trust it.

fix it up. What parenting concerns need to be fixed in your home? Do you need to fix a relationship, the use of the TV and the internet, or a reoccurring stress? Fix your mind first so you are tuned into fixing problems rather than fixing blame. Maintain a solution-seeking mindset as you fix it up this spring.

give yourself a perception check. Remember, you can choose to see any parenting situation differently from the way you are presently seeing it. Perception is always a choice. Clean up your mind by asking yourself, “Is this way of seeing this problem the one that brings the most light and love to the situation?” Use springtime to enlighten your parenting perceptions and actions.

A thorough spring cleaning of your parenting style could make your home sparkle. It could be like a fresh coat of paint that brightens the exterior and the interior of yourself and your children. It might work like the cleansing combination of adding energy and love to a bucket of soap and water. Brighter, cleaner, healthier family relationships could well be the result of your spring cleaning this year.

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Whether you delivered your baby yesterday or last year, losing pregnancy weight can seem daunting with everything else you have to do. After months of oddly fitting maternity clothes, nothing is more exciting than the idea of getting into your jeans…or disappointing when they don’t fit. Save yourself time and frustration by avoiding these common postpartum weight loss mistakes.

new Mom Weight loss Pitfalls

You are so focused on your baby, you forget to eat.Life with a newborn is demanding and around the clock. It’s easy to get so busy you don’t notice hunger signals. Waiting until you’re starving means you are likely to overeat and make a poor, convenience based choice. During the day, eat something healthy every three hours whether you are hungry or not. Small nutritious mini-meals will ensure you are always full and keep your appetite small. Apples and peanut butter, cheese and whole grain crackers or carrots and humus are great choices packed with nutrients you need to keep you going.

You don’t have the time or energy to plan and cook meals.There is no doubt that baby’s irregular schedule and nursing can exhaust you. It is important that you nap. Sleep deprivation is clinically associated with weight gain and weight retention. Don’t sabotage yourself by not getting enough sleep. Time-wise, getting in the car and ordering from a drive- through takes more time than making a sandwich or scrambled eggs. Keep no-plan staples in the house like whole wheat bread, canned tuna or peanut butter and fruit preserves for quick sandwiches. Canned black beans, cheese, tortillas, avocado and all natural salsa make easy burritos. Eggs can be scrambled with almost any vegetable on hand. When you are trying to lose weight and have little time for meal prep or planning I recommend getting protein from beans, humus and nuts. Cooking meat is time consuming and even lean chicken has way more calories and fat than beans.

You start a fad diet.This is one of the biggest mistakes new mom’s make. In an effort to lose weight they attempt calorie restriction, cutting out food groups or attempting inflexible, complicated or difficult to sustain meal plans. This backfires because it often results in fatigue and slows your metabolism. Post pregnancy weight is most effectively lost by eating a balanced, whole foods based diet coupled with regular exercise (ideally everyday). Nursing has high caloric demands, so restricting calories shouldn’t be a weight loss strategy. Weight loss while nursing is safe and won’t interfere with milk supply, which has more to do with fluid and calorie intake. Exercise is the key.

You go back to your old exercise routine.Your body is completely different after a pregnancy. Many women become

by Danielle Federico, M.P.H

Losing the Baby Weight


discouraged after weeks or months of exercise with little payoff. The workouts that kept you fit or helped you lose weight in the past probably won’t work because your body composition, metabolism and hormones are different. The fastest and most effective way to lose postpartum weight is with a combination of weightlifting and interval training. Between sets of bicep curls, do jumping jacks for 30 seconds to 1 minute with no rest time between. This short burst, high intensity style of exercise brings your heart rate up and down and results in more rapid belly fat loss.

Losing pregnancy weight should be one of a new mom’s priorities because the longer you carry it around, the harder it becomes to lose it. Motherhood is a selfless job and putting your health needs last can result in self esteem issues and can contribute to depression. At the same time, don’t let weight loss become an obsession. Focus on being an exercise and food role model for your children rather than focusing on the scale and you may end up with a better body than you started with.

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Fear of failure among children in America today is at epidemic proportions. Fear of failure causes children to experience debilitating anxiety before they take a test, compete in a sport, or perform in a recital. It causes them to give less than their best effort, not take risks, and, ultimately, never achieve complete success.

Cause of fear of failureChildren get this destructive perspective on failure from American popular culture. Popular culture defines failure as being poor, anonymous, powerless, unpopular, or physically unattractive. On television and in the movies, the losers—nerds, unattractive people, poor athletes—are teased, bullied, and rejected. With this definition of failure, popular culture has created a culture of fear and avoidance of failure. It has conveyed to children that if they fail, they will be ostracized by their peers and branded as losers for life!

Parents Make things WorseMany parents have fallen under American popular culture’s spell of failure as well. They’ve compounded the harm that failure can inflict on children by also connecting their own love and approval with it. The message children get is “I won’t love you if you get bad grades.” They come to see failure as a threat to their personal and social standing.

the stigma of failureThere is no greater stigma in American popular culture than being labeled a loser. The expression loser has become an oft-used and enduring symbol in popular culture. To be called a loser is, to paraphrase a well-known sports cliché, worse than death because you have to live with being a loser.

avoiding failureChildren learn that they can avoid failure three ways. First, children can simply not engage in an activity in which they fear failure. If children don’t participate, they’re safe from failure. Injury, illness, damaged equipment, forgotten or lost materials, apparent lack of interest or motivation, or just plain refusal to take part are common ways in which children can avoid failure and maintain their personal and social esteem.

Second, children can avoid failure by failing in an activity, but protecting themselves from the failure by having an excuse—“I would have done well, but I just didn’t feel like it” or “I would have done just fine, but the teacher was totally unfair.” This behavior is called self-defeating behavior. Because their failures were not their fault, children can’t be held responsible and popular culture and their parents must continue to accept and love them.

Third, many children don’t have the luxury of not taking part or coming up with excuses, for example, children can’t just not go to school. So another way that children can avoid failure is to get as far away from failure as possible by becoming

by Dr. Jim Taylor

Fear of Failure

successful. But children who are driven to avoid failure are stuck in limbo between failure and real success, what I call the “safety zone,” in which the threat of failure is removed, for example, they have a B+ average or finish in the top 10 in their sport, but they are unwilling to intensify their efforts to fully achieve success.

the Value of failureFailure is an inevitable—and essential—part of life. Failure can bolster the motivation to overcome the obstacles that caused the failure. It shows children what they did wrong so they can correct the problem in the future. Failure connects children’s actions with consequences which helps them gain ownership of their efforts. Failure teaches important life skills, such as commitment, patience, determination, decision making, and problem solving. It helps children respond positively to the frustration and disappointment that they will often experience as they pursue their goals. Failure teaches children humility and appreciation for the opportunities that they’re given.

Of course, too much failure will discourage children. Success is also needed for its ability to bolster motivation, build confidence, reinforce effort, and increase enjoyment. As children pursue their life goals, they must experience a healthy balance of success and failure to gain the most from their efforts.

Defining failureTo protect children from popular culture’s destructive definitions of failure, give them positive definitions of failure. I define failure in ways that encourage children to value rather than fear it.

• Failure is not living in accordance with their values. When children cheat, lie, or don’t take responsibility for themselves, then they fail• When children buy into popular culture’s definition of success, for example, being overly concerned with popularity or appearance, then they fail.• Failure involves children not giving their best effort, making poor decisions, and not doing what is in their best interest.• When children look for the easy way out, are influenced by peer pressure, and act in ways that can hurt them, then they fail.• Failure also means treating others poorly and not giving back to their families, communities, and the world as a whole. When children are selfish, uncaring, and disrespectful of the world in which they live, then they fail.

Giving children a definition of failure that takes away the fear liberates them from that fear. It also frees them to strive for success without reservation, to explore, take risks, and vigorously pursue their dreams. Children will know in their hearts that some failure is okay and in no way a negative reflection on themselves as people. Finally, failure will ultimately enable them to achieve success, however they define it.

Jim taylor, Ph.D., Psychology, has work with young people, parents, and educators for more than 27 years. Jim is the author of 14 books, four of which are parenting books.

Jim has appeared on NBC’s Today Show, Fox News Channel, ABC’s World News This Weekend, and the major television network affiliates around the country.

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The New York Daily News, The Chicago Tribune, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Outside, Men’s Health, and many other newspapers and magazines.

Jim lives north of San Francisco with his wife, Sarah, and his daughters, Catie and Gracie. To learn more, visit www.drjimtaylor.com.

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any age. These tips can bring improvement not only in your child’s sleep, but also in her daytime mood and last, but not least – improvements in your own sleep and outlook as well.

# 1 Maintain a consistent bedtime and awaking time.Your child’s biological clock has a strong influence on her wakefulness and sleepiness. When you establish a set time for bedtime and wake up time you “set” your child’s clock so that it functions smoothly. Aim for an early bedtime. Young children respond best with a bedtime between 6:30 and 7:30 P.M. Most children will sleep better and longer when they go to bed early.

# 2 encourage regular daily naps.Daily naps are important. An energetic child can find it difficult to go through the day without a rest break. A nap-less child will often wake up cheerful and become progressively fussier or hyper-alert as the day goes on. Also, the length and quality of naps affects night sleep – good naps equal better night sleep.

# 3 set your child’s biological clock.Take advantage of your child’s biology so that he’s actually tired when bedtime arrives. Darkness causes an increase in the release of the body’s sleep hormone -- the biological “stop” button. You can align your child’s sleepiness with bedtime by dimming the lights during the hour before bedtime. Exposing your child to morning light is pushing the “go” button in her brain — one that says, “Time to wake up and be active.” So keep your mornings bright!

# 4 Develop a consistent bedtime routine.Routines create security. A consistent, peaceful bedtime routine allows your child to transition from the motion of the day to the tranquil state of sleep. An organized routine helps you coordinate the specifics: bath, pajamas, tooth-brushing. It helps you to function on auto-pilot at the time when you are most tired and least creative.

# 5 Create a cozy sleep environment.Where your child sleeps can be a key to quality sleep. Make certain the mattress

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is comfortable, the blankets are warm, the room temperature is right, pajamas are comfy, and the bedroom is welcoming.

# 6 Provide the right nutrition.Foods can affect energy level and sleepiness. Carbohydrates can have a calming effect on the body, while foods high in protein or sugar generate alertness, particularly when eaten alone. A few ideas for pre-bed snacks are: whole wheat toast and cheese, bagel and peanut butter, oatmeal with bananas, or yogurt and low-sugar granola. Vitamin deficiencies due to unhealthy food choices can affect a child’s sleep. Provide your child with a daily assortment of healthy foods in three meals plus several snacks for health and good sleep.

# 7 Help your child to be healthy and fit.Many children don’t get enough daily physical activity. Too much TV watching and a lack of activity prevents good sleep. Children who get ample daily exercise fall asleep more quickly, sleep better, stay asleep longer, and wake up feeling refreshed. Avoid activity in the hour before bedtime though, since exercise is stimulating – they’ll be jumping on the bed instead of sleeping in it!

# 8 teach your child how to relax.Many children get in bed but aren’t sure what to do when they get there! It can help to follow a soothing pre-bed routine that creates sleepiness. A good pre-bed ritual is story time. A child who is listening to a parent read a book or tell a tale will tend to lie still and listen. This quiet stillness allows him to become sleepy. Work with these eight ideas and you’ll see improvements in your child’s sleep, and in your sleep, too.

elizabeth Pantley is mother of four and the author of the now-classic baby sleep book, The No-Cry Sleep Solution, as well as The No-Cry Separation Anxiety Solution,

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