Ep090: Sleep Time and School Time: How to Prepare Your Child for the Coming School Year - With Dr. Schneeberg

OVERVIEW

Are you one of those parents who is thinking on how to prepare your kid for the coming school year? There are a lot of adjustments that need to be done in order for your child to be school-ready, especially on the school time schedule. But how can you train your kids to wake up early after a good long vacation?

For this week's episode, I am so honored to have again on the show Dr. Lynelle Schneeberg a pediatric sleep psychologist, an assistant professor at the Yale School of Medicine, and also the author of the book “Become Your Child's Sleep Coach: The Bedtime Doctor's 5-Step Guide, Ages 3-10”. She will share new ways on how to prepare your kids’ body clocks for the coming school year. Dr. Schneeberg will also tell us how important sleep is not just for kids but also for adults. Tune in and learn new techniques on how to smoothly put your kids to sleep and make them better sleepers.

WHAT WILL WE LEARN

01:40 Dr. Schneeberg’s suggestion to parents on how they can help their children adjust their sleep time and wake-up time in preparation for school schedules: Focus on the Rise Time
02:57 Three most important ways to set your kids' circadian clock in the morning
04:55 How to smoothly put your kids’ to sleep: The bedtime basket
07:30 Do The bedtime ticket!
09:24 Does the bedtime basket and ticket method works for both kids and teenagers
10:07 Why you should not choose the most interesting bedtime basket: Don’t read the best seller
10:45 Challenges parents encounter when they try to incorporate these bedtime techniques and how they can fix them: Tailor the bedtime routine
12:06 How to avoid screen time before bedtime
13:13 What is the perfect time frame for parents to start preparing their kids to adjust their sleep and wake up time before the school year starts
14:02 Talk to your kids about the changes: Kids love ownership
15:27 What is school plus two concept
16:10 Can you catch up sleep when you sleep a lot on the weekends
17:33 Dr. Schneeberg’s book: “Become Your Child's Sleep Coach: The Bedtime Doctor's 5-Step Guide, Ages 3-10”
19:30 Dr. Schneeberg’s advice on parents who are thinking on how they can prepare their kids on school time schedule this year: Teach your kids to Value their Sleep

RESOURCES

Become Your Child's Sleep Coach: The Bedtime Doctor's 5-Step Guide, Ages 3-10

By Schneeberg, Lynelle

Dr. Schneeberg’s website drschneeberg.com
Dr. Scheeberg’s book “Become Your Child's Sleep Coach: The Bedtime Doctor's 5-Step Guide, Ages 3-10”
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You can also check my interview with Dr. Schneeberg on my Youtube channel Mind & Body Garden Psychology just kindly click the link below.

https://youtu.be/4hWDpp2mUtg

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