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Sleeping and Dreams
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Getting a good night sleep is an important part of
your health and overall happiness. Sleeping well can insure you are rested for
the next day and able to perform properly at work and school. Lots of things
can interfere with a good night sleep from babies crying in the middle of the
night to having a lot on our minds. People in general require different amounts
of sleep to function properly throughout the day although the recommended
amount of sleep is typically 8 hours.
Here are some statements about sleep you might say.
I
wish I could sleep more, but I have too much to do."
I
usually sleep 6 hours a day."
I
have a hard time falling asleep, and also a hard time waking up."
When
I lay down to sleep, I am usually asleep in matter of minutes."
I
wake up automatically at 6am every morning."
I
am having a hard time sleeping."
I
got a new bed yesterday."
My
husband snores a lot."
I
am not getting a lot of sleep with our new baby at home."
My
neighbor's dog keep waking us up at night."
The
storm last night kept me from getting a good night sleep."
Dreams
Dreams are very interesting and can be a topic of
discussion in many situations. Here are some sentences to start some of these
discussions.
I
had a really bad nightmare last night."
I
keep having the same dreams over and over."
I
had a great dream last night and I really didn't want to wake up."
I
rarely have dreams that I remember."
I
had this weird dream where I was flying through the mall. What do you think it
means?"
I
have a recurring dream where I am walking through the woods in a green costume.
Do you know what it means?"
I
had a dog when I was young, and I often dream about him."
When dealing with children, they can get nightmares if they watch a scary
television show. You can use some of these sentences to talk to your children
or to talk to other people about this problem.
You
can't watch that show because you'll have a bad dream."
You
know you'll get nightmares if you watch something scary."
Are
you sure you want to watch that show? It might be a little scary."
My
son kept me up all night because he couldn't fall asleep after watching a
movie. I shouldn't let him see anything like that anymore."
The
daycare had a movie day and although it was a children's movie, my kid had
nightmares."
Even
babies have dreams. One day my 1 year old daughter woke up screaming pointing
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