Dear Parents Did you know that over 30% of primary school children and 70% of teenagers experience insufficient sleep? This is having a significant impact on many areas of their lives such as: • Learning and academic performance: Good quality sleep is essential for both pre and post learning. Poor sleep decreases motivation, concentration and memory consolidation. • Mental health and resilience: Poor sleep negatively impacts relationships, overall mood and can be associated with depression, anxiety, negative body image and low self-esteem. • Behaviour and decision making: Poor sleep impacts decision making capacity, has a negative effect on behaviour and increases risk of accidents. • Physical Health: Poor sleep affects children’s physical growth, brain development, immune system and plays a key role in weight gain. St Patrick’s Parent Hub (a College and P&;F initiative) are once again hosting The Sleep Connection Seminar by Lisa Maltman. Lisa is the founder and owner of The Sleep Connection and is passionate about improving lives through healthy sleep. Through The Sleep Connection Lisa delivers a comprehensive solution from education through to pathways to professional help. She collaborate with specialists from SleepShack, which delivers the clinically proven online sleep program for pre-teens and teenagers, along with the Woolcock Paediatric and Adolescent Sleep Clinic. The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Sydney is a world leader in sleep and breathing research. Details of Seminar: Date: Wednesday 3 November at 7pm via zoom. The seminar will go for approximately 1 hour. Your child/ren are welcome to watch the seminar with you. Zoom link: Learn More Password: 197256 Sleep Seminar Survey Please have a copy of the attached survey with you during the session. The seminar will be recorded and a link will be available for 1 week. If you have particular questions that you would like Lisa to address please email pandfstpatsdundas@gmail.com We look forward to seeing you. St Patrick’s Marist College P&;F