Bratmicae here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.

When neurologists and sleep specialists Dr. Chris Winner sees adult patients in his sleep

clinic, they often come to him because of a struggle with insomnia.

Which as he described in a previous appearance on the AOM podcast is caused by stressing too

much about sleep, so that going to bed becomes an anxious and fear-inducing routine that sabotage

the natural needs and rhythms of the sleep cycle.

Chris would see fewer adult patients like this if, when they were kids, their parents

said them about having a healthy relationship with sleep.

How to establish that kind of healthy relationship is something Chris writes about in his latest

book, The Rested Child, and it's the topic of our conversation today.

Chris will take us through what parents should know about their kids' sleep from the womb

to young adulthood, with tips on both how to improve your children's sleep, and how to

avoid messing it up.

Including his take on co-sleeping, why he'd let his kids go to bed whenever they wanted,

and why he discourages giving children melatonin to help them sleep.

To the show's over, check out our show notes at a-wim.ias-kidsleep.

Chris Winter, welcome back to the show.

Hey Brett, it's an honor to be back.

So we had you on the show a few years ago to discuss your book, The Sleep Solution.

All about how to manage the most common sleep problems that you see people have.

The latest book is called The Rested Child, and it's all about sleeping kids.

So in our conversation, The Sleep Solution, we talked about the health consequences for

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