Ep 35: Exercise, sleep, and 3 things every parent needs to know

Coming to you a little late this week - Liz just had a bit too nice a Mothers’ Day and it threw out her schedule. Hope all our listeners also had a lovely day, whatever your relationship to motherhood might be.Also this is a bit of a shorter episode but don’t take that to mean the content isn’t interesting - if anything it’s a bit more interesting than usual, and the parenting tips are certainly both simple and useful.First it’s a Paper Round about the impact of physical activity on sleep among adolescents who spend a lot of time on screens. Then we kind of Zoom Out, but not really, with Dr Kate Highfield, Associate Professor of Education at the University of Canberra, to discuss some research she’s been involved in about how to transition young children off screens without tantrums.What do you think of all these tips? Are they easier said than done? What strategies work for you?For the coming weeks we’ve got a special series planned so keep an eye out for that. And if you want to make sure you get a message in your Inbox about it, why not …Show notesBrazilian paper: Amanda dos Santos, Wagner Prado, William Tebar, Jared Ingles, Gerson Ferrari, Priscila Morelha, Luan Borges, Raphael Dias, Victor Beretta and Diego Christofaro, 'Screen time is negatively associated with sleep quality and duration only in insufficiently active adolescents: A Brazilian cross-sectional school-based study' (2023) 37 Preventive Medicine ReportsSBS series on sleepZooming Out details: Kate Highfield’s website; the Conversation articleFind us on:FacebookInstagramSubstackApple PodcastsSpotifyOR search your favourite listening platform (let us know if we’re not there! – outsidethescreenpod[at]gmail.com)Children and Media Australia (CMA): Website; KBYG Weekly newsletter; FacebookKim’s clinic Get full access to Outside the Screen Podcast at outsidethescreen.substack.com/subscribe