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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Back to School Edition | Pediatric and Adolescent Sleep Medicine
Description: Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. [@chutkaMD]
Guest: Julie M. Baughn, M.D.
Sleep is very important for a child’s physical and mental health and plays a vital role in the development of cognitive and motor skills. The American Academy of Pediatrics estimates that up to 50% of children and 40% of adolescents have problems with their sleep, which may manifest as issues in school, mood disorders as well as relationship problems with others. What kind of sleep problems do children and adolescents commonly experience? When should we suspect impaired sleep is causing problems and do chi...