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Research Ties Infant Sleep Patterns as a Predictor of Negative Emotional Behavior; And the Results Help Provide Parents with Guidelines for Better Emotional Development Confirmation of Your Interview on Tuesday, June 27th! What and Who: As almost any parent can attest, getting their child to fall asleep and stay asleep through the night can often be a challenge. And while for a parent this may be more of an inconvenience, research now reveals that these conditions can actually be predictors of negative emotional development, starting as young as infancy. And while past research has examined sleep patterns for pre-school children, little has been done focusing on infants and toddlers until recently. Study results presented at the 2017 International Congress of Midwives, held June 18th through June 22nd in Toronto, show that for this group later bedtimes and less total sleep in a 24-hour period results in significantly higher expressions of anxiety, depression or withdrawal, separation distress and/or inhibition in both infants and toddlers all which can result in continued social-emotional difficulties as the child grows older. Five sleep-related factors were looked at in the study as predictors. Those were the childâ??s bedtime; the time it took the child to fall asleep; the number of night wakings; the longest continuous sleep period; and the total amount of sleep obtained in a 24-hour period. Available to discuss this study and offer guidance to parents on the best sleep practices for children, including those as young as infancy, is Dr. Jodi Mindell, Ph.D., the author of â??Sleeping Through the Night: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Nightâ??s Sleep.â?? Dr. Mindell is a psychologist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Childrenâ??s Hospital of Philadelphia, as well as the associate director of the hospitalâ??s Sleep Center. She also chairs the Pediatric Sleep Council and has served as vice-chair of the Board of Directors of the National Sleep Foundation and was on the Board of Directors of the Sleep Research Society. Joining Dr. Mindell for interviews is David Mays, Senior Director, Global Scientific Engagement at Johnson & Johnson Consumer, who is responsible for the development of professional scientific engagement strategy, supporting many consumer divisions at Johnson & Johnson. Dr. Mindellâ??s research was conducted by Childrenâ??s Hospital of Philadelphia and Saint Josephâ??s University in Philadelphia, with support from Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc.

About the Authors Lucy English is a Boston-based practicing sociologist and a former sociology and criminal justice professor and single mom to two boys. Lisa Becker is a romance writer whose previous novels include Click: An Online Love Story, Double Click and Right Click. The first in the series was optioned for a major motion picture.Lisaâ??s writings about online dating have been featured in Cupidâ??s Pulse, GalTime.com, Single Edition, The Perfect Soulmate, Chick Lit Central and numerous other book blogs and websites. She is happily married to a man she met online and lives in Manhattan Beach with him and their two daughters. So, if it happened for her, thereâ??s hope for anyone!

ABOUT CHRIS GORGES ( www.gorgescomedy.com ) Some people like to read books. Chris Gorges likes to read crowds. He has the ability to relate to his audience. His interactive style gets the crowd going and with his wide range of material, Chris never misses a beat. With a strong background in Improvisation, his act can be anything! Heâ??s all about getting some serious laughs and brings tons of experience to the stage from every stage in his life. Husband, Veteran, Father, Gamer and Medical Professional...it's all in there. â??Chris is originally from Boston, now lives in Florida and has been a staple on the comedy scene for over 25 years. His credits include Slimed the Movie, Guest Co-Host on NBCâ??s Daytime, directing the 2000 "Best of the Bay" Improv troupe "The Charming Hooligans" as well as an award winning Public Access show called "Mongo Like Candy". He is the host of the "The Double Special Show", Winner of the "2014 Best Comedy Podcast" Talkie Award and has opened for the likes of Dave Chappelle, Pauly Shore and Bill Bellamy. â??Chris studied improvisation under Richard Schaal, Co-Founder of the legendary Compass Theater Group and The Second City in Chicago. High energy, honest and edgy comedy set the tone for a show that is never the same twice. Lots of interaction and improvisation make for a great comedy experience.

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GUEST AUTHOR/TECH EXPERT: Brian Patrick Eha (EE-hah), is a technology journalist the author of How Money Got Free: Bitcoin And The Fight For The Future Of Finance, the most comprehensive narrative yet written of the rise and fall and rise of this disruptive technology.

A finalist for a CAPS Grant in Poetry from the National Endowment of the Arts, Jane is the author of Poems of The Laughing Buddha. You can see and hear her reading four of them on YouTube. Her first chapbook, Dogs in Topanga is, like this one, set in Topanga, where she lives. Commissioned by the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. to write and perform the one-woman play, Reminiscences of Mozart by His Sister, she also performed it at Lincoln Center in New York. Her one-woman play, Miriamâ??s Dance, in verse, about Mosesâ?? sister, was produced in New York and Los Angeles. Her most recent play, A Radical Friendship, a two-hander about Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Heschel, has been seen in New York and Los Angeles starring Ed Asner. Janeâ??s first book, the best selling Acting Techniques for Everyday Life: Look and Feel Self-Confident in Difficult Real-Life Situations, is the basis for a USC study showing how effective the techniques are for helping veterans at their job interviews. Its accompanying deck of cards, Perform At Your Best: Acting Techniques for Business, Social, and Personal Success, won the Gold Axiom Business Book Award. Jane teaches workshops with the techniques in Topanga, at universities and corporations, and coaches privately. Her first one-woman play, Dear Nobody, co-authored with Terry Belanger, was nominated for an Obie, ran for a year Off-Broadway, was produced on CBS, and toured to London and all over the United States. Also in New York she starred in her three-character play Jane Avril. Her one-acts include: Bats in the Belfry, produced at the Spoleto Festival; Cornucopia, winner of The University of St. Thomas One Act Play Competition; and Norman and the Killer, a co-adaptation for PBS. Jane has acted in movies (Rocky I, Rocky II, Rocky V, Arachnophobia); on TV (ER, The Heidi Chronicles); on Broadway (Richard III, Morning, Noon and Night); and played The Clown Ringmaster with Circus Flora. For more information go to www.janemarlarobbins.com

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