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We discuss how Houstonians sleep – we'll share what you need to know about sleep, and welcome your questions for a pair of experts on sleep and sleep disorders. From snoring and sleep apnea to sleepwalking – even sleep eating – yes, that's a real thing.
Our guests are: Dr. Richard Castriotta, medical director of Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center's Sleep Disorders Center and professor and director of the division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at UT Health Medical School; and Dr. Candice Alfano, Director of Sleep and Anxiety Center for Kids at the University of Houston.
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Together with our colleagues at Virtually Better, Inc., the research team at the Sleep and Anxiety Center for Kids (SACK) at UH has developed Ready, Set, Snooze! – the first on-line intervention program for children with behavioral sleep problems. This state-of-the-art program contains both child and parent modules providing sleep education and experiential rehearsal of intervention techniques in order to ensure successful real-time implementation. Embedded games also provide motivation for child participation.
They are currently recruiting 20 families with children (ages 7 to 11 years) who experience behavioral sleep problems to participate in a pilot study of Ready, Set, Snooze! Eligible families will complete the 3-week intervention program in their home on their own computer and be asked to provide feedback about the program.
Ready, Set, Snooze! is appropriate for children who:
· Have difficulty falling asleep
· Wake in the middle of the night
· Experience nighttime fears
· Avoid/refuse sleeping alone
· Delay or stall bedtime
For more information to refer families, contact Jen Cowie at (713) 743-4134 or at jmcowie@uh.edu.
