The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts hosted the Sixth Annual Simms/Mann Institute “Think Tank” on Oct. 28, bringing together a diverse group of physicians, psychologists, educators, and other childcare professionals. The program began with an introduction by Simms/Mann Institute Founder and President Victoria Mann Simms, PhD. who introduced the program’s theme of “Rituals, Routines & Body Rhythms: The Simple and Profound Impacts of When We Eat, Sleep, and Play for Health Across the Lifespan. “
The interdisciplinary “Think Tank” addressed topics such as sleep, nutrition, mindfulness, and music as they relate to the overall health of children and their families. The fires that erupted that day near the Getty Center were also discussed as one of the featured presenters, Susan Kaiser Greenland, was evacuated from her home earlier that day. In spite of her circumstances, Greenland showed up ready to discuss mindfulness. Presentations also covered health issues related to the ever increasing obesity and diabetes epidemics, as well as with anxiety, which Dr. Mann Simms described as the leading mental health issue among American youth.
