{"id":1272,"date":"2020-12-17T04:56:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T04:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sleepdunwoody.com\/blog\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2021-01-27T16:50:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T16:50:27","slug":"parents-are-more-stressed-than-non-parents-during-the-holidays-heres-how-to-fix-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sleepdunwoody.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/17\/parents-are-more-stressed-than-non-parents-during-the-holidays-heres-how-to-fix-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents Are More Stressed than Non-Parents During the Holidays. Here’s How to Fix It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ahhh, being a parent: possibly the source of the greatest joy and greatest stress out there! While it may be stating the obvious, new parents\u2019 sleep health tends to suffer once they welcome their greatest gift(s) into the world (although there are ways to improve it<\/a>) \u2014\u00a0 but there is another time in every parents\u2019 life that results in a severe decline in their sleep: the holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sleep Cycle, a sleep app that tracks users’ sleep in order to improve their health, found in 2018 that parents sleep less, drink more, and generally deal with more stress<\/a> during the holidays compared to their peers without children. To anyone who is a parent, this may come as no surprise. With gifts to be given, homes to keep up, and holiday meals to be cooked, it\u2019s no wonder that parents across the country collectively become sleep deprived during this time of year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re a parent, there are healthy ways to combat this fatigue, however, and ensure that you are getting quality sleep as often as possible in the month of December. Read on! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Can Parents Do to Get Better Sleep?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Reduce Stress<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

According to Sleep Cycle\u2019s study, 53% of American parents lose sleep over the holiday season because of \u201choliday stress,\u201d compared to just 23% of non-parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding ways to cope with stress during the season is essential, as stress and sleep are intrinsically connected: less stress will lead to better sleep, and better sleep will lead to less stress. The American Psychological Association states that adults who sleep fewer than eight hours a night report higher stress levels<\/a> than those who sleep at least eight hours a night.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few recommended ways to reduce stress include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n