High quality sleep drives nearly everything; it improves your memory, enhances emotional stability, and contributes to good health. This means that nap-time and sleeping through the night is equally good for children and parents. In episode 5, Sleep Well in 2017 and Beyond, Dr. Sara Polanchek shares her personal story of being an exhausted parent and how she turned to sleep to turn her life around. Our special guest, Chelsea Bodnar, M.D., a Chicago-based pediatrician and co-author of Don’t Divorce Us: Kids’ Advice to Divorcing Parents, will tell you how she gets her children to sleep and why sleep depriving your children is just as bad as feeding them doughnuts all day long.
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For a couple other sleep-related blog posts, see:
https://johnsommersflanagan.com/2012/05/23/insomnia/
https://johnsommersflanagan.com/2012/06/08/insomnia-2-0-13-2/
John Sommers-Flanagan 
Great podcast! I am so glad that you mentioned that naps are good for everyone! It’s easier to parent when both you and your kiddo are rested. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Michelle! If you get a chance to like or rate the podcast on iTunes (or anywhere), that will greatly help our ability to keep producing these. Sleep well! John