“How Short Sleep Shortchanges Our Kids’ Potential” will be held Tuesday, March 27, 7-8:30 p.m. at the Albany Community Center, 1249 Marin Ave. for parents and caregivers of all students, K-12.
The speaker, Bryce Mander, is a research scientist at the UC Berkeley Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab. He will discuss:
- The biology of sleep for kids ages 6 to 18 -- how much they should get and how much they do get.
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- The effects of insufficient sleep -- physical, psychological, academic and athletic.
- What can parents and schools can do the help kids get enough sleep.
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Free childcare will be available at Ocean View School. RSVP for childcare required to kari5971@aol.com. Space is limited.
This talk is the second in a four-part series, “Student Success & Student Stress,” sponsored by the AUSD Wellness Committee and the district’s combined PTAs. The rest of the series includes:
- “The Pleasure Trap: Motivating Kids to Make Good Choices,” a talk by Abby Medcalf, PhD, of the New Bridge Foundation in Berkeley, on Thursday, April 26, 7-8:30 p.m.
- “One Size Does Not Fit All,” a screening of the keynote speech on raising successful and happy children (Challenge Success Conference, Stanford, 2011) by Dr. Ken Ginsburg, a pediatrician specializing in adolescent medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. After the screening, School Board Member Patricia Low will facilitate a community conversation. Tuesday, May 8, 7-8:30 p.m.
For more information contact Deborah Brill at dbrill@ausdk12.org.