Teenagers and children sleep are equally important as adults but are not given proper attention.

There are a lot of components involved in sleep disorders in teenagers and children and can be uncovered with the help of a sleep expert or doctors. Poor sleep can be treated if the disorder is addressed early on!

In this episode, Dr. Heidi Riney will share with us insights and helpful methods to help children and teenagers sleep better.

Dr. Riney is a board-certified in sleep medicine and neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals (GASP) and National Sleep Foundation (NSF), where she serves on the Public Affairs Committee.

She completed her medical training at Wake Forest, neurology residency and neurophysiology fellowship at Emory University and sleep medicine fellowship at FusionSleep. After her neurology residency, Dr. Riney completed a clinical neurophysiology fellowship at Emory University. During her fellowship, Dr. Riney led weekly lectures with neurology residents on topics related to electromyography and electroencephalography.

Dr. Riney currently evaluates adults and children with sleep, wake, and circadian rhythm problems at the Atlanta North location.

“The ultimate goal is to make sleep accessible to everybody” - Dr. Heidi Riney

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WHAT WILL WE LEARN

04:22 - Neuropsychology as part of sleep diagnosis
05:40 - Parents are anxious that their teenagers are not sleeping
08:20 - Do we educate parents to help aid children sleep better?
11:58 - Conflict arises in disruptive sleep
13:58 - Burning energy during the day
16:05 - Dr. Riney’s insight on sleep (sleep walking, sleep talking, sexomia etc.)
19:45 - Symptoms of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
23:59 - Sleep Terrors
27:20 - Sleep Medicine

RESOURCES

Are you so sleepy that you cannot focus? Are you tired of getting through the day drinking coffee? Are you worried how your poor sleep may impact your health? Checkout Dr. Yishan Xu’s Insomnia Treatment Course!

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