SMP #4 - The Science of Sleep

Science, Montessori, and Parenting

Clinical psychologist and behavioral sleep medicine specialist Dr. Jennifer L. Martin discusses the science of sleep. She provides concrete things parents can do at home to foster healthy sleep not just for their children, but the whole family. Time markers for this episode: Why is sleep so important (2:00) Sleep and postpartum depression (6:30) Moral vs. scientific view of sleep and sleep training (8:30) Shifting the conversation to healthy sleep habits for families (18:00) Older children and sleep (25:30) Morally judging adolescents & recommendations for school start time (35:00) Cortisol (37:00)