Applied Child Sleep: Special Situations, Siblings, and the Long Arc

Applied child sleep addresses the special situations that disrupt routines and the long arc of changing sleep needs. This applied course teaches integrated reasoning through case-based modules. By the end of this course you will be able to handle special sleep situations, support sleep across siblings of different ages, adapt approaches as children grow, and sustain sleep practices into school-age and beyond. What you will learn: - Approaches to sleep during travel including time zones - Approaches to sleep during illness and recovery - Approaches to sleep across siblings of different ages including shared rooms - Approaches to handling specific situations including night terrors and sleepwalking - Approaches to school-age sleep including homework, screens, and activities - Approaches to teen sleep including circadian shifts and school start times - Approaches to recognizing and addressing sleep concerns including pediatric sleep medicine when warranted The course is structured around six applied modules. Each produces a written artifact: a travel sleep plan, an illness recovery plan, a siblings plan, a specific situations framework, a school-age plan, and a long-arc reflection. This course is written for parents thinking across the long arc of children's sleep. The course is informational and does not substitute for pediatric medical care. By the end you will have moved from night-by-night coping to a sustained approach that holds across childhood.