Videos

Willows Pediatrics supports moving middle and high school start times to 8:30 a.m. or later

presented by Dr. Janet Woodward

Introduction of Amy Kaplan and Update Regarding National Adolescent Sleep, Health, and School Start Times Conference

presented by Amy Kaplan

Introducing the Sleep for Success website and a cost/benefit analysis of safety measures

presented by Christine Meiers Schatz

High school should start at 8:30 a.m. or later

presented by Amanda Kaplowitz, Staples High School Class of 2019

Westport should prioritize the health and safety of our students by implementing later school start times

presented by Sophia Lomnitz and Dr. Nikki Gorman

The Consequences of Sleep Deprivation for Teenagers

presented by Dr. Gwendolyn Lopez-Cohen, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Yale School of Medicine and Westport Psychiatry

Lessons from Greenwich, CT regarding later school start times

presented by Wheatleigh Dunham

School start times and risk-taking behaviors

presented by Christine Meiers Schatz

Bay Street Pediatrics supports moving middle and high school start times to 8:30 a.m. or later

presented by Dr. Lori Storch Smith

How later school start times benefit our student athletes: sports performance

presented by Christine Meiers Schatz

How later school start times benefit our student athletes: sports injuries

by Sophia Lomnitz and Dr. Nikki Gorman

Closing remarks for the 2016-2017 school year: Westport should commission a third-party bus study

by Christine Meiers Schatz

The Impact of School Start Times on Mental Health and Risky Behavior

presented by Wendy Troxel, PhD, Senior Behavioral and Social Scientist, RAND Corporation

The Impact of Deficient Sleep and School Start Times on Health

presented by Charles Czeisler, MD, PhD, Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Is it ADHD or sleep deprivation?

presented by Charles Czeisler, MD, PhD, Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Sleep deprivation significantly lowers testosterone and impedes maturation in male adolescents

presented by Charles Czeisler, MD, PhD, Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Why don't we just give our kids melatonin to help them get to sleep earlier?

presented by Charles Czeisler, MD, PhD, Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Limiting use of electronic devices or exposure to artificial light is not enough to get adolescents the sleep they need

presented by Charles Czeisler, MD, PhD, Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School

MYTHBUSTERS - We just need to take away electronics and our teens will fall asleep earlier

presented by Rafael Pelayo, MD, Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine

MYTHBUSTERS - Our students and schools are far above average so later start times cannot help us

presented by Rafael Pelayo, MD, Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine

MYTHBUSTERS - Our sports teams are already the best and if start times are later they will get worse because we won't have enough time to practice

presented by Rafael Pelayo, MD, Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine

MYTHBUSTERS - Our students will just stay up later if school starts later

presented by Rafael Pelayo, MD, Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine

MYTHBUSTERS - My teen will not commit suicide because he or she is not depressed

presented by Rafael Pelayo, MD, Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine

TED Talk - Why School Should Start Later for Teens

presented by Dr. Wendy Troxel

How Later Middle and High School Start Times Benefit our Student Athletes

presented by Dr. Karen Sutton