I gave the sleep IQ Test to both of my parents. It was interesting to reveal that both had missed the same questions three, seven, ten and eleven. For question three they answered true. Boredom makes you feel sleepy, even if you have had enough sleep. Their reply was that they both feel sleepy when bored. Then I asked do you think that maybe you are just tired from your daily gardening that you do. I don’t necessary see them as being bored because they are busy bodies all the time. I feel that they think they are bored when they are really just tired. As for question seven-they answered true. The older you get, the fewer hours of sleep you need. They feel that because they wake up more frequently during the night they cannot get the required 8 hours of sleep, due to their broken sleep pattern. Question ten was answered true. Sates sleep disorders are mainly due to worry and psychological problems. My mother definitely believes that her sleep pattern is due to her being a worry wart. As for my father I don’t see him as the worry wart, he handles everything in stride. At times he has insomnia and feels that it is due to his busy body nature. In question eleven they answered false–The human body never adjust to night shift work. My father is the one who worked nights and days at times and I’m not sure when he really ever slept that much. So I could understand how he might have an issue with adjusting. As for my mother she worked 9-5 for years and never worked night shift. She stated that she herself did not experience this but through my father’s erratic work schedule she could see how it affected him. After I thought about this I have to wonder, even though my mother did not work nights she did have five children and once she had us all tucked into bed, she would then do chores and get ready for the next day. That would keep her up late and she would