Events

Sleep Lecture Series: Healthy Sleep for Families

A 5-week workshop that brings the science of sleep to parents of infants and toddlers (or one on the way), to help them understand how and why sleep is important for health, how get the best sleep for themselves, and how to make their child's sleep as healthy as it can be.

About the Presenter: Dr. Grandner has a PhD in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Behavioral Medicine. He has over 10 years of experience in the sleep field. He is the author of several scientific publications, presented research findings at a number of national and international scientific meetings, has delivered many lectures on sleep, health and longevity, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Sleep Society and a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society, among a number of professional organizations. His research on sleep and health has been profiled in hundreds of national and international news outlets. He currently treats patients at the Sleep Center at the Philadelphia VA hospital.

The workshop will address a number of aspects of sleep and how it is related to health in adults and children, with discussions about how to make the most of your and your child's sleep. While there are many books and online resources available, this workshop aims to provide a unique and helpful perspective. Controversial topics, such as co-sleeping and 'crying-it-out' will be addressed, with information based on scientific data, not headlines or ideology.

Also, since the sleep of parents is just as important as the sleep in their children, we will spend some time talking about ways that new parents can get the best sleep possible, given the realistic circumstances. This workshop is not a sales pitch and offers no miracle cures or simple solutions. It simply presents the knowledge that is out there in a way that is accessible. After all, that is why the sleep research field exists: to make the lives of people better. This workshop takes those findings out of the laboratory and helps you make the most of them in your everyday lives.

Part 1: Normal sleep in infants and toddlers

Normal sleep in adults: Sleep basics
Normal sleep in infants: What sleep looks like in infants, how sleep
develops in the first year, sleeping through the night
Normal sleep in toddlers: How toddlers usually sleep, when to be worried and when it is normal

Part 2: Solving basic sleep problems

Co-sleeping and crib-sleeping
Breastfeeding and sleep
Sleep environment
Working with the biological clock
Nighttime rituals
When those things don't work

Part 3: Teaching sleep

Sleep is a skill
Developing healthy sleep habits early
Building a bedtime
Sleep associations
Teaching sleep at bedtime
Night awakenings
Crying

Part 4: Pediatric sleep disorders

About pediatric sleep disorders
How to recognize if your child has a sleep disorder
Disorders seen in infancy vs. toddlers vs. older children
Types of sleep disorders and how they are treated: Behavioral Insomnia of Childhood, Sleep Disordered Breathing, Circadian Rhythm Disorders,
Disorders of Arousal (Parasomnias), fears and nightmares, other sleep
disorders

Part 5: Healthy sleep in parents

The importance of good sleep
Ways to get the most out of your night's sleep
Making up for lost sleep
Caffeine and sleeping pills
Treating your sleep disorder

Tuesday Evenings from 7-9PM: Dates to be determined.

Cost: $125/family (up to two parents), $110/family for members

Registration is required. Call (610)892-5051 or email us to register.