Sleep-training: What the evidence does or doesn't say

The PedsDocTalk Podcast

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Parenting

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

There is a lot of division and polarizing views when it comes to sleep and things like sleep-training. Sleep training is not a necessity; but many families want to approach it and want to know what the evidence does or doesn’t show. I welcome Sujay Kansagra who is a pediatric neurologist and sleep medicine physician at Duke who has dedicated his life to helping kids (and their parents) sleep better. He knows sleep and the importance of it. He joins me to discuss: Terminology and what sleep-training is or isn’t What data and resources we do have surrounding sleep-training and various methods Misconceptions surrounding sleep-training Resources: Review on Sleep Training Data Controlled Cortisol and Sleep Training Research Study “Sleeping Through the Night” Article Wide Range of Normal Sleep Article PedsDocTalk Podcast Cry Babies: Cortisol Research and Secure Attachment To connect with Dr. Sujay Kansagra follow him on Instagram @thatsleepdoc and check out all his resources at https://linktr.ee/thatsleepdoc. Our podcasts are also now on YouTube. If you prefer a video podcast with closed captioning, check us out there and subscribe to PedsDocTalk TV. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships page of the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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