Terra Ziporyn Snider on Building a Sleep Friendly Community
One of the best parts of writing this blog has been getting to know many people who, like myself, are passionate about the importance of sleep. One of the best champions for healthy sleep in teenagers...
View ArticleAdolescent Sleep In Crisis: Webinar and Slides
Here is the recording of the talk I gave 4/1/15 with Terra Ziporyn Snider at Yale Grand Rounds. Unfortunately the sound quality is not the best. Here are our slides: Terra Adolescent crisis slides...
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A Terrific Sleep Toolkit for Parents, Teens and Schools
Bring an urgent conversation about education to your home and community. Race to Nowhere Home & Educational DVDs now available. Join the nationwide campaign for healthy children and thriving...
View ArticleThe Discomfort of Giving Sleep Medications to Healthy Teens
Last week, I published a long post entitled, Should My Child Take Melatonin? A Guide for Parents. In that article, I really tried to focus on the medical side of the question. How safe is it? How...
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Why Are Teenagers So Tired?
“Why is he so tired all of the time?” I get asked this question a lot in Sleep Clinic.Their child can’t get out of bed in the morning, or is falling asleep in school. Or, alternatively, she just...
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CDC: School Starts Too Early
Today the Centers for Disease Control published the results of an annual survey of over 39,000 schools in the United States. They add to the growing chorus of voices advocating for later school start...
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Homework vs. Sleep: A Cause of Stress in Teens (And Younger Kids)
Homework stresses kids out; there is no way around this fact. The combination of heavy homework loads and early school start times is a major cause of sleep deprivation and consequent stress in teens,...
View ArticleSleep and School Start Times
Here’s a fun little video I did for the medical school. A shout out to Noah Golden who did a great job putting it together. The post Sleep and School Start Times appeared first on Craig Canapari, MD.
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Eight Teen Sleep Tips You Haven’t Heard Before
Teenagers are more sleep deprived than ever before— about 85% don’t get enough sleep at night. There are lots of reasons for this: excessive homework, too early school start times, and the intrusion of...
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The Parents and Kids Back To School Sleep Tune-Up
Cape Cod, when my kids were a bit younger. For better or worse, the summer is past its halfway point. Believe it or not, some parents will be sending kids back to school in a few weeks. The prospect...
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