My Very Own Bed provides new beds and dream kits (mattress pad, sheets, blanket, pillow, stuffed animal, and books) to children because of the amazing power of sleep. Sleep is essential for our health and wellbeing. 

Sleep helps us:

• Stay healthy and strong

• Focus, learn, and remember new things

• Play hard and feel more energetic

• Feel happier and less anxious

• Grow big and strong

• Heal when we are sick

Sleep helps a body grow big and strong

Molly Hey 6/3/2021

Children’s brains grow more from birth to age 5 than they do for the rest of their lives. Think about that! Think about all of the developmental changes that go on in that short amount of time. From sitting up to walking, from babbling to talking, from merely looking at another baby to making friends.

Sleep Helps People Feel Happier and Less Anxious

Samantha Anders, PhD, LP

Lots of people want to know how to feel happier and less anxious, especially in the midst of our stressful world. One of the most direct and important ways to influence our mood is by improving our sleep quality, and potentially, quantity, depending on how much you already sleep.

Exercise Helps You Sleep

Keith L. Cavanaugh, M.D.

Have you noticed how you have not been as physically active or not sleeping as well this past year since the pandemic? While there can be a lot of reasons for both, you should know there is a direct relationship between exercise and sleep that may be at play.

Sleep Helps us Play Hard and Feel More Energetic

By: J. Roxanne Prichard, PhD 2/8/2021

Do you ever get the low-energy blahs? You know, when you don’t feel very motivated to try new things, to be creative, or to play? Or maybe you feel fidgety and find it hard to concentrate. Both feelings are symptoms of not getting enough good quality sleep. Simply put, it’s exhausting not getting the sleep you need.

Sleep Makes You Smart! 

By: Dr. Jagdeep Bijwadia  12/18/2020

While many now recognize sleep to be a key component of our overall health, what might be less obvious is how healthy sleep can make us smarter.

Sleep Helps Us Stay Healthy & Strong

By: Chad Eiken 10/14/2020

As flu season approaches and in the midst of this pandemic, it is important to remember that sleep is essential to staying healthy...