• Screen Time & Sleep: What's so bad about screens?
    Sep 10 2024

    What's so bad about screens? With the rise in technology and easy access to screens of any kind at all times of the day, this has and can impact our little ones' sleep. Being aware of its impact can help you take back that much-needed sleep for your babies and yourself!

    On this episode, I chat with Donna Dotson, Senior Physical Therapist at DMC Children's Hospital in Detroit, MI, who is leading in the healthcare realm to reduce screen time in children's day-to-day lives.

    Below are some articles and resources referenced in the podcast:

    • http://youandyourchildshealth.org/index.html
    • https://www.waldorfpublications.org/products/copy-of-strangers-in-our-home-tv-and-our-childrens-minds-single-copy (Part II coming soon)
    • https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2024/02/20/metro-detroit-doctors-raise-concerns-over-screen-times-impact-on-childrens-health/
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    31 mins
  • Let's Define & Demystify Sleep Training
    Jun 27 2024

    What is sleep training? In this episode, we'll define and demystify this and why establishing independent sleep habits in your children is so beneficial.


    Articles mentioned in the episode:

    • Persistence of Sleep Disturbances in Preschool Children
    • National Sleep Foundation: What Happens When You Sleep
    • National Sleep Foundation: Children and Sleep
    • Jenni, Oskar, Dahl, Ronald. (2008). Sleep, Cognition, and Emotion: A Developmental View
    • El Shakankiry, Hanan M. Sleep Physiology and Sleep Disorders in Childhood
    • Burnham, Melissa M. et al. Nighttime Sleep-Wake Patterns and Self-Soothing from Birth to One Year of Age: A Longitudinal Study


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    23 mins
  • Introduction of your Host and Journey to Becoming a Sleep Consultant
    Jun 27 2024

    In this episode, meet your host, Jessica Glenn, and learn more about who she is, her background, and what inspired her to become an infant & toddler sleep consultant.

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    18 mins