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Helping Children and Teens Get a Good Night’s Sleep

South Carolina Public Radio | By Bobbi Conner

Published August 31, 2015 at 5:26 AM EDT

Health Focus — Tonya Turner, Associate Director for Clinical Services and registered dietician and nutrition specialist at the Weight Management Center at MUSC

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Maria Riva about sleep deprivation and a plan for healthy sleep routines in childhood and the teen years. Dr. Riva is the Director of the MUSC Children’s Hospital Sleep Medicine Program.

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Bobbi Conner

Bobbi Conner has been producing and hosting public radio programs for over 30 years. She was the longtime host of the national Parents Journal public radio program. Conner has lived in the Charleston area for over twenty years.

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