Sleepless in America:
Is Your Child Misbehaving or Missing Sleep? 

Audience: Parents and Professionals

Do you wonder why some children refuse to cooperate in the morning? Do you dread the constant bickering and fights with peers and siblings? Are the kids getting into trouble for not listening or lacking focus?  Is it a battle every time you ask them to complete a task — any task? Are they “losing it” over seemingly insignificant issues, like a bad hair day or a misplaced assignment? 

It’s estimated that 69 percent of American children from infants to teens are literally screaming for more sleep, but are too wired to get it. And it’s not just the kids. One out of every two adults polled say they are not sleeping well. Could you be one of them? 

Join Mary Sheedy Kurcinka to discover: 

• The scientific link between misbehavior and missing sleep;
• The importance of sleep for maximizing children’s health, development, and performance;
• The interplay between adult sleep habits and children’s sleep and (mis)behavior;
• How normal everyday events leave children too tense to sleep;
• Strategies for customizing the tools to “fit” each individual;
• Practical tools and real-life examples to help you and the children you live or work with to get the sleep you need and deserve.