| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xviii, 331 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
Offers a study of the link between sleep deprivation and behavioral problems, demonstrating how sleep deficits contribute to hyperactivity, illness, forgetfulness, learning problems, and disruptive behavior in children of all ages. |
| Contents |
Seeing the link between misbehavior and missing sleep -- Temper tantrums, morning wars -- Homework hassles, what does sleep have to do with misbehavior? -- Is your child misbehaving or missing sleep? -- Short-tempered, feeling overwhelmed -- Are you missing sleep? -- How your fatigue affects your child's behavior -- Learning about sleep from a new point of view -- How do you get your child to sleep? -- Sorting through all of the advice -- Why kids do or do not sleep -- It's a matter of physiology, not a power play -- Exposing the culprits that can keep your child awake -- Tension triggers -- Is your child too tense to sleep? -- Easing the tension -- Helping sleep come quickly -- Time -- Recognizing what upsets your child's body clock -- A good night's sleep begins in the morning -- Setting the body clock -- Temperament -- Is your child's genetic "wiring" making it more challenging to sleep? -- Enlisting effective strategies for sound sleep and good behavior -- Ending the bedtime battles -- Customizing the bedtime routine to fit your child -- Night waking, night terrors, and nightmares -- Quieting the screams in the night -- Naps and siesta time -- Eliminating the late-afternoon meltdowns -- Preventing potential problems -- Infants -- Getting off to a good start -- Taking the fight out of the morning start -- Adjusting wake and bedtimes -- Travel and holidays -- Planning for success -- Changing beds -- Moving out of your bed, out of the crib, or from one bed to another -- The joys of sound sleep and good behavior. |
| Subject |
Sleep disorders in children -- Popular works.
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Children -- Sleep -- Popular works.
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Child rearing.
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| ISBN |
0060736011 |
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9780060736019 |
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