There's an entrained rhythm that we all have. We're either larks for owls usually, right?

And our body has a clock. It's got a fancy name. It's called the supra-chaismatic nucleus.

And it's right behind your eyes. So your body pays a lot of attention to when light hits your eyes.

And then it counts off. and it makes you sleepy around

16 hours later kids will do things i call anchoring behaviors to keep you nearby they might

twirl your hair hold your hand but if your child needs you to be right there when they fall asleep

when they wake up they need that same little association to go back to

sleep.

You know, the interesting thing I imagine about your work is it's one of the fields of work

where you don't get a call from people until they're in a crisis.

You're so right.

And their marriages are sometimes in trouble because of it, because dad is sleeping in the

race car bed and mom's in her master with all the kids

on top of her, right? And they're just, they're just in a terrible mess often by the time I see

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Hi, I'm Dr. Linnell Schneberg. I'm so happy to be here today. I always tell people that I wear two hats. So half of the week I work with adults who can't sleep well, who have insomnia. And the other half of my week, I work with parents whose kids don't sleep well. So I do sleep all the time. That's my love and my passion. And I love helping adults and

kids learn to be great sleepers. What are your credentials? You're a doctor. So tell us a little

bit about that. Yes. So I have my doctorate in clinical psychology. And I'm also board certified

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