The Sleep Science Pod

Share

cover art for Ep10. Sleep in Children and Teens

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Ep10. Sleep in Children and Teens

Season 1, Ep. 10

In the current episode we learn about sleep needs of infants up to young adults, which helps us to recognise how we can support them to sleep sufficiently.

We recognise the challenges of limiting distractions for the ever-switched on toddler, and consider sleep phase delay in adolescents. In younger children, a regular routine is crucial, but in teenage years we learn of the need to be a little more flexible around their natural inclination to sleep later.

We hear from College Principal David Vasse, who has implemented a later school start time, to facilitate the opportunity for teens to sleep a little longer.

The Sleep Charity resource on teen’s sleep: https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/The-Teen-Sleep-Hub-eBook.pdf

BBC news item covering the demand from parents, scientists and educators to start school later: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-47164545

Follow Dr Caroline Horton at DrEAMSLab

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sleepandmemory

Subscribe to The Sleep Science Pod:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sleep-science-pod/id1550113366

More Episodes

View all

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Ep11. Sleep Disorders

Season 1, Ep. 11

This episode explores the most common kinds of sleep disorder and disruption, including, but not limited to, insomnia. We debate at what point normal troubled sleep becomes seriously problematic, and also consider how we might be able to deal with such disorders. https://www.sleepio.com/ - online CBTi programme to help assess and treat difficulties sleeping. Follow Dr Caroline Horton at DrEAMSLabTwitter: https://twitter.com/sleepandmemory Subscribe to The Sleep Science Pod:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sleep-science-pod/id1550113366

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Ep9. How To Switch Off

Season 1, Ep. 9

In this episode we explore the physiological and psychological mechanisms of “switching off”, by transitioning from alert wakefulness to sleep.Dr. John Shaw, sleep researcher and lecturer at De Montfort University, shares his experiences of sleep-difficulties and his diagnosis of ADHD, and we think about how we can optimise strategies and routines for helping to become sleep-ready.NHS information about ADHD: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/Sleep Foundation information about ADHD:https://www.sleepfoundation.org/mental-health/adhd-and-sleepHow to build a sleep routine (for adults):https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-hygiene/bedtime-routine-for-adultsFollow Dr Caroline Horton at DrEAMSLabTwitter: https://twitter.com/sleepandmemorySubscribe to The Sleep Science Pod:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sleep-science-pod/id1550113366

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Ep8. What Happens When I Forget My Dreams?

Season 1, Ep. 8

In this episode we acknowledge and explore why some people seem likely to remember many more dreams than others, both in terms of memory features and characteristics of dreams. Some dreams are simply more recallable than others, and some people are more likely to forget their dreams than remember them.Whilst we all seem comparably likely to function well in our waking lives whether we remember our dreams or not, we learn that we still need to sleep in order to have the opportunity to dream.Two guests this week, fellow psychologists Dr’s Alyson Blanchard and Tom Dunn from Bishop Grosseteste University, tell me about their sleep and dream recall patterns, and how they think they can make sense of them.Follow Dr Caroline Horton at DrEAMSLabTwitter: https://twitter.com/sleepandmemorySubscribe to The Sleep Science Pod:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sleep-science-pod/id1550113366