Bonus Episode: Summer and Back To School Sleep Challenges
Tips for Infants, Toddlers, and Teens
In this episode of the Sleep Edit podcast, hosts Dr. Craig Canapari and Arielle Greenleaf provide evidence-based tips and strategies to help parents manage their children's sleep during the summer and back-to-school transitions. They discuss common issues such as later bedtimes, disrupted routines, increased screen time, and the impact of travel on sleep patterns.
Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer
- 01:09 Meet the Hosts
- 01:24 Summer Sleep Challenges
- 03:55 Pandemic Sleep Patterns
- 05:08 Structured Days Hypothesis
- 07:57 Managing Heat and Sleep
- 09:58 Travel and Sleep Tips for Infants and Toddlers
- 16:06 Vacation Sleep Realities
- 19:47 School-Age Sleep Strategies
- 20:50 Replicating Schedules for Special Needs Children
- 21:47 Bedtime Recommendations for Different Age Groups
- 23:07 Managing Screen Time During Summer
- 24:01 The Benefits of Summer Camps and Jobs
- 24:49 Camping as a Sleep Reset Tool
- 26:41 Traveling to Adjust Sleep Schedules
- 27:25 General Summer Sleep Tips for Parents
- 32:23 Adjusting Teen Sleep Schedules Before School Starts
- 37:38 Final Thoughts and Contact Information
Links
- The Structured Days hypothesis
- Study of 9-15 year olds showed that later shift was associated with poorer dietary choices
- Resources (slides and references) from Dr. Canapari's talk on Covid-19 and sleep
- The Forbidden Zone and what it means for putting your kid down
- Vacation "sleep": How to get shuteye when on the move
- Dr. Canapari's article on summer sleep and back to school
- Camping as a way to reset sleep schedules
Get in touch & next steps
- Craig's sleep training starter kit
- Arielle's free 24-hour sleep guide
- Full medical disclaimer
- Submit Listener Feedback and Questions Here
- (00:00) - Intro
- (01:09) - Meet the hosts
- (01:24) - Summer sleep challenges
- (03:55) - Pandemic sleep patterns
- (05:08) - Structured days hypothesis
- (07:57) - Managing heat and sleep
- (09:58) - Travel and sleep tips for infants and toddlers
- (16:06) - Vacation sleep realities
- (19:47) - School-age sleep strategies
- (20:50) - Replicating schedules for special needs children
- (21:47) - Bedtime recommendations for different age groups
- (23:07) - Managing screen time during summer
- (24:01) - The benefits of summer camps and jobs
- (24:49) - Camping as a sleep reset tool
- (26:41) - Traveling to adjust sleep schedules
- (27:25) - General summer sleep tips for parents
- (32:23) - Adjusting teen sleep schedules before school starts
- (37:38) - Final thoughts and contact information