 92.7 WOBM good morning Sean and Sue with you on a brand-new start to our Monday It is Thanksgiving week and today we're talking about something all of our audience can relate to Whether or not our kids are getting a good night's sleep today We're joined by dr. Louis Millrod director of pediatric sleep medicine and hack and sack meridian health k Havenate and children's hospital doctor. Good morning. Welcome morning. Thank you for having me. Hi. Good morning And I guess you know we we just sort of said this you know off the air You know if the kids aren't getting a good night's sleep. No one is so I guess it's important for everybody to make sure the kids are Getting a good night's sleep cranky grumpy Yeah, that's true and mom and dad too, right but you know I guess we don't think about it You know we tend to think about sleep disorders. We think about you know adults, but I guess you know We talk about you know making sure our kids are getting a good night's sleep Maybe we overlook that sometimes right that's right So what are some of the things we want to talk about when it comes to kids getting a good? You know night's rest in terms of a good night's rest We want to establish a good bedtime routine so that the routine is the same each night Try to take away electronics because the light keeps the kids up and being overstimulated keeps the kids awake How many hours when we talk about like you know children? How many hours of sleep should kids be getting it varies by age but about at two years of age It's about 12 hours of sleep including the nap at five years of age 11 years by 10 years of age 10 hours of sleep and by adolescents about nine hours of sleep each night Okay, so they almost need you know more than when they the adults do that in most cases What are some of the common sleep disorders or problems that you see most frequently in children? Obstructive sleep apnea is very common. That's usually causing kids by the size of the tonsils and the adenoids That's where kids have shallow breathing or they may stop breathing while they're sleeping And that can result in symptoms like a tension deficit during the daytime Wow Amazing now if we're you know parent listening What are some of the signs that you know their child might have a sleep disorder or may need a sleep study? Yeah for a sleep apnea the sign can be snoring or sweating while they're sleeping sleeping with an open mouth They may get Tired in the morning having trouble getting them out of bed or being tired during the day The kids won't look as tired as an adult would look okay now when parents bring their kids in for a sleep study What what do they look to get out of that study from you when they come to see you? The sleep study would help decide if they have sleep apnea It also looks at what we call periodic limb movements where the legs kick while they're sleeping that can go along with a disorder called restless leg syndrome and We make them as comfortable as possible The bedroom looks like your bedroom at home when they do the sleep study. Yeah, and there's we always tell the kids There's nothing painful or harmful about it to get to bring their pillow from home or their stuffed animal And the parent gets to stay with them too. Oh, thank you very good now my kids are in their 20 So they're on their own with the sleep. Okay, they're adults now But but Sue's daughter is 11. She gets a lot of sleep though. I'll tell you when we have sleepovers She's the first one to sleep. She's gonna be that child. Will they put shaving cream like on her But thank goodness. She's a sleeper now is that because she's had a routine is that why you think she's Just will say I'm going to sleep and it could be eight seven thirty at night It doesn't matter you started the conversation today saying it's very important for that routine And I guess this kind of goes back to that then right and she could just be a naturally good sleeper But sometimes when kids fall asleep too quickly, it could be a sign of a sleep disorder, too Like if someone is very sleepy of the reckoning a good night sleep for the night before they may fall asleep instantly Functions well during the day, then she's a good sleep, you know what I do doctor. I leave the TV That's not good is it? For her when she goes to sleep no phones in her bed, but but in her case it doesn't matter She falls asleep right away, but for other kids it can lead to later bed times Yeah, yeah now how could parents learn more from our friends at hack and sack meridian health when it comes to? Pediatric sleep and you know finding out more about studies and so forth They can visit our website meridian well rested calm and the phone number for the website is 844-438-8799 Now my last question for you is would Santa Claus come and how do we get him to go to sleep when his Santa's on the way That's a night of sleeplessness, isn't it for that the parents are on their own We can't help you with Santa's coming. I remember being up all night on those Right knowing that they're not going to school the next day or taking a test, you know They're gonna be tired Christmas Day. Yes, but that's that's you're supposed to be like right. It's well worth very nice Well, we want to thank you for coming in dr. Milrott and meridian well rested calm is the website to go to that's right make sure your kids are getting a good night sleep Well rested calm very simple to go to and check it out and get your kids a good night's sleep And in return parents you get a good night's sleep as well. So dr. Thanks have a wonderful holiday season. Thank you very much