THIS EPISODE IS HAPPENING THE WEEK BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS—A TIME WHEN ALL FAMILIES PLAN FOR A GRADUAL TRANSITION FROM SUMMER CHAOS TO A REGIMENTED SCHOOL SCHEDULE. INVARIABLY THOUGH FAMILIES THINK “OH NO, SCHOOL STARTS TOMORROW. WE HAD ALL SUMMER TO PREPARE FOR THIS. GOOD LUCK KIDS”

WHY DO WE NEED SLEEP?

HOW TO ESTABLISH HEALTHY BEDTIME ROUTINES

WHAT DOES BEDTIME LOOK LIKE

IS THERE A BEST TIME FOR GOING TO BED?

WHAT IS THE IDEAL ENVIRONMENT FOR BEDTIME?

YOU TALKED ABOUT DOING THE MATH TO ESTABLISH BEDTIMES FOR CHILDREN.

HOURS OF SLEEP FOR DIFFERENT AGES?

SOME SAY THEY NEED TO READ OR WATCH TV TO FALL ASLEEP. HOW MUCH OF THAT IS TRUE?

WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BLUELIGHT AND MELATONIN PRODUCTION?

WHAT ABOUT EXERCISE BEFORE BED? AND SOMETIMES KIDS HAVE ACTIVITIES THAT RUN LATE AT NIGHT

WHAT ABOUT MUSIC AS A TOOL TO GO TO BED?

WHAT ABOUT NAPS AND DO NAPS DISRUPT NIGHTTIME SLEEP?

SLEEP DEFICIT AND TEENS WANTING TO SLEEP IN UNTIL NOON FOR SLEEP DEFICIT PAYBACK ON THE WEEKEND

IT SEEMS EASIER TO HAVE THE CHILD SLEEP WITH A PARENT INSTEAD OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF HAVING THEM SLEEP IN THEIR OWN BED?

IT MAY SEEM MORE EXHAUSTING TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM THAN JUST PUTTING UP WITH HOW YOU ARE DOING.

LET’S FIRST ADDRESS DIFFICULTY GOING TO SLEEP

What are solutions for children who have a difficult time falling asleep

WHAT IF WE DO ALL THESE THINGS AND WE STILL ARE HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING THEM TO SLEEP?

HOW DO YOU HELP KIDS WITH INSOMNIA

WHAT IF ANXIETY IS THE OBSTACLE TO FALLING ASLEEP

ARE THERE ANY MEDICATION SLEEP AIDS THAT YOU USE?

LET’S MOVE THE SECOND CATEGORY OF SLEEP PROBLEMS—DIFFICULTY STAYING ASLEEP

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT?

WOULD YOU TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY THEY ARE WAKING UP?

COULD WE BE MISSING ANY MEDICAL REASONS OR MEDICAL PROBLEMS THAT ARE CAUSING THEM TO WAKE UP AT NIGHT?

SLEEP APNEA

AND LET’S BRIEFLY MENTION RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME AS AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM THAT KEEPS PEOPLE FROM FALLING ASLEEP AT NIGHT

IS THERE A TREATMENT FOR IT?

FOR THE LAST SEGMENT, LET’S TALK ABOUT SPECIFIC CONDITIONS THAT ARISE DURING SLEEP AND THEY ARE GROUPED INTO SEGMENTS—

THE non-REM PARASOMNIAS ARE THE NIGHT TERRORS, SLEEP WALKING, AND SLEEP TALKING. THE REM PARASOMNIAS ARE NIGHTMARES

LET’S COVER NIGHT TERRORS, SLEEP WALKING AND SLEEP TALKING FIRST.

AND THEN FOR NIGHTMARES, THESE ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS BECAUSE THE CHILD IS STILL IN REM SLEEP

AND YOU LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR EMPOWERING CHILDREN?

A TIMELY TOPIC IS THE USE OF SLEEP EVALUATION DEVICES LIKE CELL PHONES OR WEARABLES. HOW HELPFUL ARE THEY?

BUT YOU WOULD RECOMMEND A SLEEP STUDY IF NEEDED AT TIMES?

AND DO YOU HAVE ANY REFERENCES FOR SLEEP RESOURCES

ANY LAST PARTING COMMENTS?

THAT WRAPS UP THIS EPISODE—HAPPY SLEEPING!

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child--Weisbluth

Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems—Ferber

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