Sleep, Love and Unschooling

Does our society have a chronotype bias and how can the discriminated chronotype stand up for themselves? Is there a relationship between sleep and body weight? How can dreams help in problem solving and emotional regulation? What is the after puberty sleep phase shift? Why do some people have longer circadian rhythms? Do you co-sleep with your children? How can unschooling lifestyle help discover your biological clock and build a healthy relationship with sleep? What does an unschooling day look like?

Co-host: 

Marta Obiols Llistar, unschooling mom of three, educator, author of the book 18, An Unschooling Experience

Resources:

The Matt Walker Podcast https://www.sleepdiplomat.com/podcast

Matt Walker: Sleep | Lex Fridman Podcast #210 https://youtu.be/Hc4XvHTlW3s

Automated Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (AutoMEQ), New York State Psychiatric Institute

Juliann Garey, Teens and Sleep: The Cost of Sleep Deprivation: Lack of adequate sleep is linked to moodiness, risky behavior and injuries. Child Mind Institute

Danielle Pacheco, Can you Change Your Circadian Rhythm? Sleep Foundation

Molly Worthen, ‘When You Get Into Unschooling, It’s Almost Like a Religion’, The New York Times, September 25, 2020

Gina Riley, Ph.D. is an educational psychologist, Clinical Professor, and Program Leader of the Adolescent Special Education Program at CUNY – Hunter College. She is known internationally for her work in the fields of homeschooling, unschooling, and self-directed learning. Check out her publications here: https://education.hunter.cuny.edu/about/faculty-staff/gina-riley/