Pediatric insomnia: Using acupuncture to help babies, children and teenagers sleep

Course overview

Sleep problems are a common reason for babies, children and teenagers to be brought to the clinic. Good sleep is fundamental to a child’s development, health and well-being. However, poor sleep not only has a deleterious effect on the child, but also on the entire family. Acupuncture is a fantastically effective tool to help a child achieve better sleep. However, the diagnosis and treatment of childhood insomnia varies greatly from the treatment of adult insomnia. The course will look at sleep from the perspectives of both Organ/pathogen imbalances, as well as disharmony in the Five Elements. It will illustrate how the quality of a child’s sleep is always intimately linked with other aspects of their emotional and physical life. It will include case histories, photographs and videos of treatments. The aim of the course is to enable practitioners to feel confident to: - Make an accurate diagnosis of a baby, child or teenager who is not sleeping well - Formulate an effective treatment strategy with acupuncture, pediatric tuina and lifestyle advice - Implement the treatment strategy in a child-friendly way