Sleep Better!: A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children with Special Needs - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1843101904 ISBN 13 : 9781843101901

Editeur : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1998

Synopsis

When a child doesn't sleep well at night, it affects the whole family. And when one sleepless night turns into a pattern of sleep problems, children and parents must deal with the negative effects on behaviour, mood, social interactions, physical stamina, and performance at school or work. Children with special needs are especially vulnerable to disrupted sleep patterns and help is hard to find. Sleep Better! offers step-by-step instructions that parents and caregivers can use to help children with disabilities get the rest they need. Written by a psychologist who was inspired by many sleepless nights with his own child, this book delivers proven techniques from the author's clinical and personal experience.
Using personal insights from real families who have struggled with sleepless nights, the author shows the dramatic improvements that are possible without medication. A variety of widely tested and easy-to-implement techniques are presented that are aimed at problems ranging from bedtime tantrums to night waking, and which have already helped hundreds of children with special needs. The author shows how to advise families on decreasing disturbances by changing children's schedule and diet, creating appropriate bedtime routines, customising sleep schedules, recognising problems that require medical attention, and maintaining the positive progress they make.
Factors such as work and school schedules, home environments, and specific disabilities can limit treatment options, so Sleep Better! lets families customise sleep-improvement plans to their needs. A self-completed, step-by-step interview makes it easy for parents to pinpoint problems and identify the course of action that works best for their family. Convenient, compact lists lay out the pros and cons of each strategy so that plans can be reviewed quickly – weeks, months, even years after the book has first been consulted.
This book will be of value to every professional who works with children, and may be the first to notice the effects of disturbed sleep on a child, and who can use this book to advise families. In this way the child, and the entire family, can be given the benefits of a good night's sleep.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

V. Mark Durand is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Albany in New York. A psychologist and researcher specialising in sleep disturbances in children with disabilities, he is also the parent of a child who had multiple sleep difficulties.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1843101904
• ISBN 13: 9781843101901
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible