me years eat and sleep and that's just about all you did too when you were a baby you had to depend on your mother for all the things that you needed she had to  bathe you to put you down to sleep as you grow older you learn to do more and more things for yourself some of these things you do so often that they become habits everybody has happy dad likes to read his newspaper every evening in the same chair it's one of his habits habits are things you do naturally without having to think about the market first had to think each step when she tied a ball not now she can do it easily and quickly regular habits make daily living much easier since they help us do things without having to think about them some of the habit to learn now may stay with you all your life all right so it's trying to get ready for that i now getting ready for bed at a regular time is one of the most important habits you can learn a quiet hour or two before bedtime is part of this habit it makes you feel relaxed and sleepy rea washing up is part of the going to bed having any regular routine before bedtime helps you feel sleepy hanging up your clothes can be part of this routine they'll air out overnight and be neat for tomorrow wearing the right kind of night clothes is important david's pajamas fit him loosely and don't bind him around the way david likes to open his window when it isn't too cold for fresh air but he's careful not to sleep in a dr david bed is comfortable and the mattress isn't too soft the covers on his bed are warm without being heavy and so david's ready for bed at just about the usual time of course he sometimes stays up later but that doesn't happen often enough to change is going to bed happy now to sleep some people go right to sleep others take longer because david has regular sleeping habits he usually drops off very quickly has probably never stopped to think what a wonderful thing sleep is in sleep the muscles of the body are relaxed it's the most perfect way to relax that we have our breathing is slower and deeper when we sleep the body's temperature is lowered even the heart beats more slowly the whole body is resting to rest on our muscles we turn in our sleep some people turn often others not so often but we all do it it's a normal part of sound healthy sleep dreams are normal too often they're suggested by things around us while we sleep dreams don't seem to make much sense to do that because the brain is resting along with the body so it's less alert when you sleep good night's sleep you usually wake up easily and naturally the alarm hasn't rung yet david finds that he usually wear except before it goes off of course it takes him a little while to get fully awake you are never at your best until at least an hour or two afterward that's one reason why getting up early is so important there's plenty of time for practice to breakfast is an important meal that shouldn't be missed if you usually go to bed early enough you usually wake up early to you can start the day in a pleasant unhurried way it's more fun for you that way and more fun for the rest of the band lead to david and mark to enjoy their morning that helps them enjoy the whole day as the day goes on you get more and more value from your regular sleeping habits plenty of sleep helps you to be bright and alert to the very end of the day but what about that sleeping habit george just doesn't get enough sleep now in the afternoon he's tired it's hard for him to pay attention in class when the teacher calls on him george just can't seem to remember yes george has bad sleeping habits and even when he finally does get into bed he finds it hard to go to sleep that's because he hasn't formed the habit of going to sleep at a regular time each night and it's just as hard for him to wake up in the morning still tired because he hasn't had enough sleep the mornings starts badly and the whole day goes badly when you get too little sleep too often and even after class is over you keep on paying the penalty for bad sleeping habits you don't have much fun when you're tired and low in energy lack of sleep makes it hard for you to do your best you just can't seem to get into the game and have fun the way the other fellows do you're irritable and cross hard to get along with people who don't like you and you don't like yourself when you're like that probably neither david nor george realize how important their sleeping habits are to the way they enjoy their waking hours going to bed at a regular time each night makes it easier for you to go right off to sleep instead of lying awake long into the night you wake up easily and naturally without having to be dragged out of bed and most important your day starts right and stays right both david and martin have learned that good sleeping habits help you get the most out of every day living