Building Better Brains: The Role of Sleep in Child Development

Event Description

Sleep is essential for the developing brain. This webinar will explore how sleep supports memory, learning, emotional functioning, and neurodevelopment across childhood and adolescence. Drawing from developmental science and public health research, participants will learn how insufficient or disrupted sleep can shape developmental trajectories and identify practical strategies to support healthy sleep during critical periods of growth. Speaker: Christine W St. Laurent, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology University of Massachusetts Amherst Moderator: Christopher Pfledderer, PhD Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin

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https://www.uth.edu/calendar/event.htm?id=cc26f9d5-dfb1-4707-8a8f-e5a5038c3382