#28 Sleep Wrecked Kids (part 2) with Sharon Moore

In this episode, (part 2 of an interview with the incredible Sharon Moore), Sharon explains more about sleeping problems, the relationship between children’s airways and what to look for in your sleeping child. We discuss the interplay between bony structure and soft tissues and the importance of both in the growing children for airway health.Sharon explains the proven correlation between sleep-disordered breathing in young children,  behaviour problems and the impairment to their executive function.  Sharon Moore is an author, presenter and Speech Pathologist, with 4 decades of clinical experience across a wide range of communication and upper airway disorders. Her focus right now is sharing key research about the importance of upper airway health and sleep, in reference to the global epidemic of sleep problems. Recently, acknowledgement of the role of myofunctional therapy in the management of sleep disorders hails a new era of relevance for therapeutic interventions that support upper airway health and function, affirmation of her chosen clinical direction. She believes that here has never been a more important time for medical and dental colleagues to work as a team with significant health morbidities of sleep disorders in all ages now widely known. Sharon has worked in medical clinical settings in Australia and London. Currently, she runs a Private Practice in Canberra, managing referrals from medical and dental specialists using an upper airway focussed approach, for patients of all ages and training speech pathologists in her methods. The integration of Orofacial Myofunctional principles into traditional Speech Pathology work allows a unique approach to managing upper airway disorders the including: breathing, swallowing, chewing, phonation, resonance & speech. Sharon has a special interest in the early identification of craniofacial growth anomalies in non-syndromic children, airway obstruction in sleep disorders and concomitant orofacial dysfunctions. Sharon Moore is also the author of the Amazon best-selling book  ‘Sleep Wrecked Kids’. In this episode, the first in a two-part series, we chat about some of the simple things that may improve sleep for your child, and how easy it can be to miss the red flags indicating sleep quality is compromised.   The first two chapters of  Sleep Wrecked Kids are free to download  on  http://www.wellspoken.com.auFor information on the SnoreLab app see http://www.snorelab.comFor information on full membership of The  Endeavour Group to which Sharon refers to in this episode see the show notes at: http://www.beyondbrushing.com