Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems · Revised Edition · New, Revised, and Expanded Edition (No Series) by Ferber, Richard -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Colophon Title Page Copyright Dedication Acknowledgments Contents List of Figures Preface to the Second Edition Part I: Your Child’s Sleep

Chapter 1: At the End of Your Rope

Can a Child Just Be a “Poor Sleeper”? How to Tell Whether Your Child Has a Sleep Problem Starting with a Basic Understanding of Sleep

Chapter 2: What We Know About Sleep

Non-REM Sleep REM Sleep How Sleep Stages Develop in Children Children’s Sleep Cycles Sleep and Waking Patterns The Importance of Biological Rhythms

Chapter 3: Helping Your Child Develop Good Sleep Practices

The Importance of Your Child’s Bedtime Routines “Back to Sleep”: Reducing the Risk of SIDS Should Your Child Sleep in Your Bed? Specific Issues Related to Co-sleeping The Sleep Challenges of Multiples: Twins and Triplets The Special Toy or Favorite Blanket Developing Good Schedules

Part II: The Sleepless Child

Chapter 4: Sleep Associations: A Key Problem

A Typical Sleep Association Problem Why Sleep Associations Matter Wrong Sleep Associations How to Solve the Problem: The Progressive-Waiting Approach Making the Changes in One Step or Several Associations to the Breast, Bottle, or Pacifier Co-sleeping and Related Considerations If Things Are Not Getting Better General Observations

Chapter 5: The Problem of Limit Setting

Who’s in Charge? Difficulty Setting Limits Limits, Associations, Feedings, Schedules, and Fears Setting Limits at Night Limit Setting Problems: Some Examples

Chapter 6: Feedings During the Night: Another Major Cause of Trouble

Is Your Child’s Sleep Problem Caused by Nighttime Feedings? How to Solve the Problem Other Points to Keep in Mind Medical Considerations

Chapter 7: Nighttime Fears

The Anxious Child Bedtime Fears Evaluating Your Child’s Fears How to Cope with Nighttime Fears Techniques to Help a Child Feel Less Frightened and Fall Asleep Quickly Final Considerations

Chapter 8: Colic and Other Medical Causes of Poor Sleep

Colic Chronic Illness Nocturnal Pain Medication Abnormal Brain Function and a True Inability to Sleep Well

Part III: Schedules and Sleep Rhythm Disturbances

Chapter 9: Schedules and Rhythms

Chapter 10: Schedule Disorders I: Sleep Phase Problems

Sleep Phases Sleep Phase Shifts Sleep Phase Shifts in the Adolescent

Chapter 11: Schedule Disorders II: Other Common Schedule Problems

Problems in Regular Schedules Irregular and Inconsistent Sleep-Wake Schedules Travel

Chapter 12: Naps

Problems with the Length and Timing of Naps Trouble Giving Up a Nap: Transition Problems Nap Time Sleep Association Problems Napping (or Not) at Home and at Day Care You May Have to Accept What Works

Part IV: Interruptions During Sleep

I. What They Are and Why They Happen The Normal Transition from Deep (Stage IV) Sleep Toward Waking More Intense Transitions: A Spectrum of Confusional Events What a Confusional Event Feels Like Why Confusional Events Happen: The Balance Between Sleep and Waking The Variability of Arousals over Time Evaluating Confusional Events: When to Take Action II. Treatment What You Should Do and What Else to Consider How We Helped the Children Described Earlier

Chapter 14: Nightmares

What Nightmares Are and Why They Occur How to Help Your Child If He Is Having Nightmares Nightmares and Confusional Events Nightmares or “ ‘No’-mares”?: “I had a bad dream”

Chapter 15: Bedwetting

The Impact of Enuresis What Causes Enuresis? Approaches to Treating Enuresis Final Words

Chapter 16: Head Banging, Body Rocking, and Head Rolling

When Do These Behaviors Occur? What Do These Behaviors Look Like? Is Head Banging Dangerous? When Should You Be Concerned? What Causes Rhythmic Behaviors? Treating the Problem Outcomes

Part V: The Sleepy Child

Chapter 17: Noisy Breathing, Snoring, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

What Happens in Sleep Apnea What Causes the Obstruction Treating Sleep Apnea Some Words of Caution Getting Your Child the Help She Needs

Chapter 18: Narcolepsy and Other Causes of Sleepiness

Is Your Child Abnormally Sleepy? Causes of Sleepiness Other Than Narcolepsy Treating Simpler Causes of Sleepiness Evaluation at a Sleep Disorders Center Narcolepsy The Cause of Narcolepsy The Treatment of Narcolepsy Future Treatments

Index