Announcements

On Wednesday, 24 May 2023, MDPI and the journals International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH, ISSN: 1660-4601) and Children (ISSN: 2227-9067) organized the webinar entitled "Sleep(-Related) Phenotypes: Future Directions for Insomnia, ADHD, Restless Sleep Disorders in Childhood". The webinar focused on the current findings in children presenting insomnia and restless sleep. 

Insomnia, defined as difficulties falling asleep, difficulties maintaining sleep, or early awakenings, is a very common complaint. Presentations in this webinar demonstrate comprehensively that insomnia complaints are a transdiagnostic issue in (a)typically developing children. Therefore, careful assessment and diagnosis, as presented in these talks, are crucial steps toward successful treatment. The detrimental impact on families' sleep cannot be ignored, that is, at least one parent will have poor sleep when struggling each night with a poor-sleeping child. Thus, increased awareness across healthcare professionals is the priority of our pediatric sleep field, and this should resonate across our society. 

Please note that this webinar is associated with the Topical Collection in both IJERPH and Children: "Sleep in Children".  

Webinar Chair and Speakers:

• Prof. Dr. Karen Spruyt, Université de Paris, INSERM –Neuro Diderot, Academic Hospital Robert Debré, France;
• Prof. Dr. Oliviero Bruni, Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University, Italy;
• Prof. Dr. Silvia Miano, ¹Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland; ²Sleep Medicine Unit, Ospedale Civico, Switzerland;
• Prof. Dr. Lourdes M. DelRosso, Department of Medicine, University of California, USA.