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Patti’s presentations are practical, science-backed, and designed for real family and student life. Each talk can be tailored for students, parents, educators, or entire school communities and offered in person or virtually.

Sleep, Learning, and Mental Health: The Missing Link in Student Success

This presentation explores how sleep directly impacts attention, behavior, emotional regulation, and mental health, and why improving sleep is one of the most effective ways to support student success both in and out of the classroom.

Sneaky Sleep Sabotagers: What’s Stealing Students’ Sleep (and How to Fix It)

A practical, eye-opening talk that uncovers the hidden habits and environmental factors—like screens, light exposure, stress, and overscheduled days—that quietly disrupt sleep, along with realistic strategies students and families can use right away.

Middle & High School Sleep: What Changes and Why

An age-specific breakdown of how sleep needs and biology shift during adolescence, why teens struggle to fall asleep and wake up, and how to support healthier sleep without constant conflict.

Supporting Student Athletes Through Better Sleep

This presentation highlights sleep as a critical performance and recovery tool, showing how better rest supports focus, endurance, injury prevention, and overall athletic and academic performance.

Avoiding Bedtime Battles

Designed for preschools and parents of toddlers and preschoolers, this talk explains why bedtime resistance is so common, what’s developmentally normal, and how to build a supportive bedtime routine that helps little ones feel calm, secure, and ready for sleep.

Parent Education: How to Support Better Sleep at Home

A parent-focused session that demystifies sleep, addresses common struggles, and provides clear, supportive strategies families can use to improve sleep without nightly stress or power struggles.

Educator & Staff Sleep Health

Because well-rested educators are better equipped to support students, this presentation offers practical sleep strategies tailored to the realities of long days, early mornings, and high demands.