Ep092: Sleep and Children: What Is a Healthy Sleep for a Child - With Dr. Winter

OVERVIEW

For parents, one of the easiest ways to make sure that their child has a healthy lifestyle is knowing that they get the right amount of sleep they need. Studies have shown that kids who regularly get sufficient amounts of sleep have improved learning, behavior, and overall mental and physical health. But sometimes most parents get complacent on just putting their child to sleep at night believing that they won’t be at risk of experiencing sleep issues. But is there really a way to know if your child is getting a healthy sleep or not?

To guide us through this week’s topic on children's sleep issues I am so honored to have again on the show Dr. Chris Winter. He is an internationally recognized sleep medicine specialist and a board-certified neurologist. Dr. Winter is also an author and just recently released his new book entitled The Rested Child. In this interview, we talked about how sleep can greatly affect a child's mental and physical health. Dr. Winter also shared how parents can know if their child is having a sleep problem. Tune in and learn ways on how to teach your child how to be a good sleeper!

WHAT WILL WE LEARN

01:51 Dr. Winter’s reason why he wrote his new book “The Rested Child”
04:08 Common misperception of parents when it comes to their kids' sleep problems: Putting your child to sleep at night is not enough

07:01 Children lack of sleep can lead to mental and health issues
08:34 Seeing a Clinician/Pediatrician is not always the solution
11:41 How Dr.Winter helped one of his college patients to improve her academic performance because she gets the proper sleep diagnosis and treatments that she needed
13:00 Sleep impacts our mental and cognitive performance
14:20 What is a healthy sleep for a child: How to know if your child is having a sleep problem
16:50 Why sleep should be included in a child or adult well being check-up
18:29 Why it is important for sleep disturbance to be diagnosed and be assessed properly especially to a child
20:44 Making a schedule can be a great help
23:23 What the book "The Rested Child" is all about
27:00 What you can do to enhance sleep: Bulletproof sleep
29:24 Sleep myths: How it can worsen sleep disorders
31:00 Why relying on Science can help lessen sleep anxiety
32:28 What is sleep anxiety for children
35:09 Parents can make their kids excellent sleepers
36:05 How to reach Dr. Winter and where to find his books
38:18 Why it is important to find a certified sleep doctor