As a pediatric sleep medicine specialist at Nemours Children’s Health and a mom, Dr. Abigail Strang knows what it takes to help kids sleep well. Her advice to parents is refreshingly simple: a steady, calm bedtime routine does more than any supplement.

In this episode, ESF Co-Founder Michael Rouse sits down with Dr. Strang to unpack how much sleep kids really need, the two simple signs your child is running short, and how sleep shapes their mood, focus, and energy. They also dig into late practices and packed sports schedules, phones at bedtime, and whether melatonin and magnesium belong in your child’s routine.