Main description:

Sleep problems are common in children. Between 25-40% of youth experience sleep difficulties such as sleep anxiety, insomnia, frequent waking, delayed circadian rhythm, night terrors, and nocturnal enuresis or encopresis at some point during childhood or adolescence. Yet, most healthcare providers receive little if any training in paediatric sleep problems - and most training that does exist tends to emphasize medical rather than behavioural interventions.

This book presents highly effective behavioural interventions for common paediatric sleep problems. Step-by-step instructions show readers how to clinically assess and treat children from toddlers to teenagers, and case examples apply the instructions to real-life scenarios.

The authors also provide more than 30 handouts and worksheets for parents and children, including sleep logs and directions for a series of creative, at-home interventions.

Contents:

List of Handouts

Foreword Jodi A. Mindell
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I.The Basics of Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Typical Sleep Across Development and Healthy Sleep Habits
Common Pediatric Sleep Problems
Behaviorism and Essential Concepts for Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine
II. Clinical Basics for Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Clinical Assessment of Sleep
Working With Families to Increase Treatment Success
III. Presenting Problems
Sleep-Onset Associations and Night Wakings in Young Children
Bedtime Stalling, Protests, and Curtain Calls
Nighttime Fears, Anxiety, and Recurrent Nightmares
Insomnia
Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase
Confusional Arousals, Sleep Terrors, and Sleepwalking
Nocturnal Enuresis
Nonadherence to Positive Airway Pressure Therapy
Appendix A: Resources for Clinicians and Families
Appendix B: Handouts
References
Index
About the Authors