Help Your Child Choose Sleep - with Dr. Sujay Kansagra - The A-Parently Podcast #17.mp3

When you look at your child and have the words "it's time for bed" on the tip of your tongue, do you clam up a bit?You're not alone! For parents and caregivers around the world, the bedtime battle is a tough one.So for a battle this big, we've brought in the big guns.Dr. Sujay Kansagra, a pediatric sleep expert joins the show to share his years of research into not only why sleep is important for kids, but also the best ways to help kids of all ages (yes, even the post-puberty ones!) get the kind of sleep that will help them physically and mentally.Ready to hear more? Tune in to this episode!-Dr. Kansagra is the director of Duke University’s Pediatric Neurology Sleep Medicine Program and author of the book “My Child Won’t Sleep”. He specializes in treating a variety of sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy and parasomnias. His prior research involves sleep pathology in rare neurologic conditions such as alternating hemiplegia of childhood. He is currently doing research on novel technology that helps with behavioral insomnia of childhood. He can be found giving sleep tips and advice on multiple social media platforms with the name ThatSleepDoc.The A-Parently Podcast is made possible by the following incredible North American Summer Camps:Birch Trail Camp for GirlsCheley Colorado CampsLiberty Lake Day CampNorth Star Camp for BoysCamp Wawenock for Girls