How – and Why – To Get the Information You Need to Intervene
- Crash course in sleep architecture and circadian rhythms
- Main classes of sleep disorders
- Sleep-focused interview and screening questionaires for kids and their parents
- Get an accurate sleep diary for kids and teens – and know how to use it
Create an Ideal Sleep Environment to Support Early Child Development
- Top tips for working effectively with parents to improve kids’ sleep
- What type of sleep training is best?
- Pros and cons of the family bed, and other family dynamics
- How to differentiate nightmares from night terrors
- Case study: 7yo with difficulty falling asleep due to ruminating about recess
Late Childhood and Teenage Sleep
- How to talk with kids about sleep and academic achievement
- Educate kids and their parents about impulsivity, delinquency, and suicidality
- Pediatric insomnia and its long-term consequences
- Screen for obstructive sleep apnea in kids and teens
- Case study: 9yo with obstructive sleep apnea discovered while on vacation
Interventions to Create a Healthy Sleep Lifestyle
- What your clients and their parents can expect from sleep disorder treatment
- Effective wind-down activities and limits to manage arousal
- Use of light exposure to improve sleep and alertness
- Cognitive techniques to help children challenge unhelpful thoughts and beliefs about sleep
- Tailoring treatment for clients with sensory issues
- What to do when pain interferes with sleep
- Strategies to reinforce sleep health over time
- Case study: 11yo with delayed sleep-wake phase disorders struggling with school hours
- When to consult a sleep specialist
- How to include parents, siblings, and other family members
- Communicating with other members of the treatment team
- Safety and use of melatonin in children
- Referral resources
- Limitations of the research and potential risks


