Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter
No holds barred, unscripted discussion on a wide range of sleep topics - from sleep disorders to current research and controversies in the field. No topic is off limits! Dr. Chris Winter is a clinician, a board certified neurologist and double boarded sleep specialist with 30 years of clinical experience. He is the author of The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child, and is a popular consultant and speaker, working for many professional sports teams. He is well known for his unique perspective and ability to demystify sleep, all of which he brings to Sleep Unplugged.
Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter
#9 - The Controversy Surrounding School Start Times
Students everywhere are beginning to head back to school soon, so in this Back-To-School episode, I examine the ongoing school start time debate in this country. In the United States, the vast majority of middle and high school students start school early and thus do not have access to adequate sleep. In this episode, we will:
- identify the healthy range of sleep school-aged and high school students require
- target the biggest threats to the sleep opportunity of school students
- explore the nature of the school start time debate and the organizations/studies supporting the change
- explain the factors that tend to derail schools from delaying school start times
- dive into the emerging research that came out of the COVID lockdown that overwhelmingly shows that delayed start times and virtual learning tends to increase total sleep time and the percentage of kids sleeping adequately.
- dissect the negative psychological outcomes of virtual learning that confound the benefits of some studies
- learn what can be done at a local level and beyond
Produced by: Maeve Winter
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Thanks for listening and sleep well!