Citations

References are in the order in which they appear in the chapters.

CHAPTER ONE: THE HAPPY SLEEPER

Effects of sleep on language, attention, emotional control, and cognition

Gomez, R. L., Bootzin, R. L., & Nadel, L. (2006). Naps Promote Abstraction in Language Learning Infants. Psychological Science, 17(8), 670–674.

Sadeh, A., Gruber R., Raviv, A. (2003). The Effects of Sleep Restriction and Extension on School-Age Children: What a Difference an Hour Makes. Child Development, 74(2), 444–455.

Touchette, E. et al. (2007). Associations between sleep duration patterns and behavioral/cognitive functioning at school entry. Sleep, 30(9), 1213–1219.

Children’s sleep patterns and parents sleep

2004 National Sleep Foundation Sleep in America Poll, Children and Sleep.

Kids and caffeine

Branum, A. M. et al. (2014). Trends in Caffeine Intake Among US Children and Adolescents. Pediatrics, 133(3), 386–393.

Sleep troubles persist

Byars, K. C. et al. (2012). Prevalence, patterns, and persistence of sleep problems in the first 3 years of life. Pediatrics, 129(2), 276–284.

Naturally short sleepers

He, Y. et al. (2009). The transcriptional repressor DEC2 regulates sleep length in mammals. Science, 325 (5942), 866–870.

Stanford sleep studies and parent’s sleep deprivation

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Learning and academic success

Gomez, R. et al. (2011). Learning, memory, and sleep in children. Sleep Medicine Clinics, 6, 45–57.

Gruber, R. et al. (2012). Impact of sleep extension and restriction on children’s emotional lability and impulsivity. Pediatrics, 130(5), 1155–1161.

Touchette, E. et al. (2007). Associations between sleep duration patterns and behavioral/cognitive functioning at school entry. Sleep, 30(9), 1213–1219.

Behavior and emotions

Golan, N. et al. (2004). Sleep disorders and daytime sleepiness in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Sleep, 27(2), 261–266.

Cortese, S. et al. (2006). Sleep and alertness in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Sleep, 29(4), 504–511.

Paavonen, E. et al. (2009). Short sleep duration and behavioral symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in healthy 7 to 8 year old children. Pediatrics, 123(5), 857–864.

Health

Landhuis, C. E. et al. (2008). Childhood sleep time and long term risk for obesity: A 32-year prospective birth cohort study. Pediatrics, 122(5), 955–960.

Cappuccio, F. P. et al. (2008). Meta-analysis of short sleep duration and obesity in children and adults. Sleep, 31(5), 619–626.

Hart, C. et al. (2013). Changes in children’s sleep duration on food intake, weight, and leptin. Pediatrics, 132(6), 1473–1480.

Parent’s life

Van Dongen, et al. (2003). The cumulative costs of additional wakefulness. Sleep, 26(2), 117–126.

2002 National Sleep Foundation Sleep in America Poll, Adult Sleep Habits.

2005 National Sleep Foundation Sleep in America Poll, Adult Sleep Habits and Styles.

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CHAPTER 2: THE HAPPY SLEEPER APPROACH

Attachment and Attunement

Siegel, D. Parenting From the Inside Out. New York: Tarcher/Penguin, 2003.

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Babies are like little scientists

Gopnik, A., Meltzoff, A., Kuhl, P. The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind. New York: William Morrow, 2000.

The Development of Infant Memory

Rovee-Collier, C. (1999). Current Directions in Psychological Science, 8 (3), 80–85.

CHAPTER 3: BABY (0 TO 4 MONTHS)

Safe Sleeping Guidelines

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The vestibular sense

Eliot, L. What’s Going on in There? New York: Bantam, 2000.

CHAPTER 4: BABY + TODDLER (5 MONTHS TO 2 YEARS)

Self soothing and going into bed awake

Burnham, M. M. et al. (2002). Nighttime sleep-wake patterns and self-soothing from birth to one year of age: a longitudinal intervention study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 43(6), 713–725.

2004 National Sleep Foundation in America Poll, Children and Sleep.

Touchette et al. (2005). Factors associated with fragmented sleep at night across early childhood. JAMA Pediatrics, 159(3).

Artificial light and circadian rhythms

Lockley, S. W., Brainard G. C., Czeisler, C. A. (2003). High sensitivity of the human circadian melatonin rhythm to resetting by short wavelength light. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 88(9), 4502–5.

Rahman, S. A. et al. (2011). Spectral modulation attenuates molecular, endocrine, and neurobehavioral disruption induced by nocturnal light exposure. American Journal of Physiology, 300(3), 518–527.

Breastfeeding and breastfeeding benefits

Lawrence & Lawrence. Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Professional (7th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders, 2010.

Walker, M. Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician: Using the Evidence (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2009.

Formula, solids, and sleep

Montgomery-Downs, H. E. (2010). Infant feeding methods and maternal sleep and daytime functioning. Pediatrics, 126(6), 1562–68.

Sleep training

Price, M. H. et al. (2012). Five-year follow up of harms and benefits of behavioral infant sleep intervention: randomized trial. Pediatrics, 130(4), 643–651.

CHAPTER 5: CHILD SLEEP (2 TO 6 YEARS)

Bedtimes, cognitive performance, and behavior

Kelly, Y. et al. (2013). Time for bed: associations with cognitive performance in 7-year-old children: a longitudinal population-based study. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

Kelly, Y. et al. (2013). Changes in bedtime schedules and behavioral difficulties in 7 year old children. Pediatrics, 132(5) 1184–93.

Nightmares and night terrors

Sheldon, H. et al. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Sleep Medicine (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders, 2014.

CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Co-sleeping

Mosko, S. et al. (1997). Infant Arousals During Mother-Infant Bed Sharing: Implications for Infant Sleep and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Research. Pediatrics, 100(5), 841–849.

Bed sharing and safety

http://cosleeping.nd.edu/safe-co-sleeping-guidelines/

http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/health-concerns/sleep-problems/sleep-safety/safe-co-sleeping-habits

CHAPTER 7: PARENT SLEEP

Van Dongen et al. (2003). The cumulative cost of additional wakefulness. Sleep, 26(2), 117–126.

National Sleep Foundation: Healthy Sleep Tips.

Ebrahim et al. (2013). Alcohol and sleep: effects on normal sleep. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, 37(4), 539–49.

CHAPTER 8: WHAT IS SLEEP?

Sleep development

Sheldon, H. et al (2014). Principles and Practice of Pediatric Sleep Medicine (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders, 2014.

Artificial light and circadian rhythms

Lockley, S. W., Brainard G. C., Czeisler, C. A. (2003). High sensitivity of the human circadian melatonin rhythm to resetting by short wavelength light. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 88(9), 4502–5.

Rahman, S. A. et al. (2011). Spectral modulation attenuates molecular, endocrine, and neurobehavioral disruption induced by nocturnal light exposure. American Journal of Physiology, 300(3), 518–527.

Gronfier C., et al. (2003). Efficacy of a single sequence of intermittent bright light pulses for delaying circadian phase in humans. American Journal of Physiology, 287(1), 174–181.

Figure: Rest-activity pattern of a newborn

Rivkees, S. A. (2003). Developing Circadian Rhythmicity in Infants. Pediatrics, 112(2), 377.

Animal sleep

Rattenborg, N. C. et al. (1999). Half-awake to the risk of predation. Nature, 397, 397–398.

APPENDIX

Easy Mindfulness Meditations

Kabat-Zinn, J. Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation In Everyday Life. New York: Hyperion, 2009.