Title:
Become your child's sleep coach : the bedtime doctor's 5-step guide, ages 3-10
Author:
ISBN:
9780738285566
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
xii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Contents:
Foreword / by Meir Kryger, MD -- Prologue. Why a sleep book just for preschool and school-age children? ; Parent questionnaire -- The benefits of sleep coaching. How much sleep does my child really need? ; How sleep problems start in the first place ; How sleep training benefits your child and the whole family -- The five-step guide. Step 1: Prepare your child's bedroom for great sleep ; Step 2: Use the 5B bedtime routine every night ; Step 3: Teach your child to self-comfort as you work your way out ; Step 4: Limit callbacks and curtain calls ; Step 5: Manage night and early morning wakings -- Special concerns. Could my child have a medical sleep disorder or need a sleep study? ; Can my anxious child become a better sleeper? ; Dealing with nightmares, night terrors, sleepwalking, and bedwetting ; Can my child on the autism spectrum become a better sleeper? -- Epilogue: Bedtime stories: How some real kids learned to be great sleepers.
Summary:
Become Your Child's Sleep Coach meets that need by giving you a simple plan to coach your children to be wonderful sleepers, as well as methods to deal with bed wetting, sleep walking, night terrors, and other sleep issues. The five-step plan shows you how to: prepare your child's bedroom for great sleep; use the 5B Bedtime Routine every night; teach your child to self-comfort as you work your way out of the room; limit 'callbacks and curtain calls'; manage night and early morning wakings. --
