You're invited to a webinar

Outsmarting the Clock: How To Create

a Family Routine for Better Mental Health,

Sleep, and Academic Success

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Noon ET | 9:00 a.m. PT

The summer-to-school transition can be daunting but one of the greatest secrets to a smooth school year is optimizing sleep. Healthy routines and sleep schedules lower family stress and set kids and teens up for school success. Join Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright, psycho therapists and sleep specialists, as they share their practical approach to healthy sleep habits for kids and teens.

Your questions and concerns will help guide the discussion. We'd love to hear from you before (and during) the webinar. Please write to Phyllis@startschoollater.net.

You'll learn practical ideas to:

• Create healthy routines to help your family thrive throughout the school year
• Alter family practices around phones, social media, and screen time.
• Comprehend the intricate link between sleep and overall health, encompassing physical well-being, mental clarity, and emotional resilience.
• Troubleshoot the most common sleep issues for school age kids
• Draw on an understanding of a teens’ night owl tendencies to create smart sleep habits. 

Featured Speakers: Heather Turgeon, MFT and Julie Wright, MFT

Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright are psychotherapists, sleep specialists, and authors of the popular parenting books, The Happy Sleeper, Now Say This, and Generation Sleepless. As founders of The Happy Sleeper, they help families with babies, kids, and teens sleep well. Heather and Julie's work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and on several NPR shows. Heather lives in Los Angeles and has two (well-rested) teens. Julie is the creator of one of LA’s best known parenting programs, The Wright Mommy and Me. She lives in New York City and has a young adult son.

Who should attend:

• Parents, PTA leaders, health advocates, school leaders (superintendents, school board members, principals), school employees (teachers, coaches, psychologists, counselors, nurses).
• Health professionals. They would like to better understand adolescent sleep needs and how later school start times help solve sleep problems.

Questions? Email Vanessa Parsons at Vanessa@startschoollater.net

Let's Sleep! provides free health science-based community resources to help teens sleep and live better. Let's Sleep! is an educational initiative of Healthy Hours, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.