Building Better Brains: The Role of Sleep in Child Development
Speaker: Christine St. Laurent, PhD, MPH & Christopher Pfledderer, PhD
Length: 59:21 minutes
Sleep is essential for the developing brain. This webinar explores how sleep supports memory, learning, emotional functioning, and neurodevelopment across childhood and adolescence. Drawing from developmental science and public health research, participants learn how insufficient or disrupted sleep can shape developmental trajectories and identify practical strategies to support healthy sleep during critical periods of growth.
