Sleep better! : a guide to improving sleep for children with special needs / by V. Mark Durand
By: Durand, Vincent Mark.
Publisher: Baltimore : Brookes, 2014Edition: Revised edition.Description: xxi, 263 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781598572940.Subject(s): SLEEP DISORDERS | SLEEPING PROBLEMS | CHILDREN | INTERVENTION | PREVENTION | PARENT GUIDESItem type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | IHC Library | Main Collection | 410.3 DUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | W004782 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
About the reproducible forms. - About the author. - Preface to the revised edition. - I. THE NATURE OF SLEEP AND ITS PROBLEMS. - 1. An overview of sleep and its problems. - 2. Sleep problems. - II. ASSESSING SLEEP PROB;LEMS. - . Identifying the sleep problem. - 4. Identifying obstacles to successful treatment. - III. STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE. - 5. An optimistic approach to improving sleep. - 6. Good sleep habits. - 7. Help for bedtime problems. - 8. Sleeping through the night. - 9. Sleeping at the wrong times. - 10. Nightmares, sleep terrors and other related problems. - 11. Excessive sleepiness. - 12. Other nightmare difficulties. - 13. Daytime behacior problems. - 14. Sleep and medications. - 15. Preventing sleep problems. - Notes. - Appendix A: Support groups and associations. - Appendix B: Internet sleep resources. - Appendix C: Accredited Sleep Disorder Centers. - Appendix D: Thoughts quiz. - Appendix E: Self-talk journal. - Appendix F: Sleep diary. - Appendix G: Behavior log. - Appendix H: Albany Sleep Problems Scale (ASPS). - Index.
"From bedtime tantrums to bedwetting, sleep problems can be one of the biggest sources of worry and frustration for parents of children with special needs. Help is here in this down-to-earth, nonjudgmental guide, packed with widely tested, easy-to-use techniques that work for all children, with and without disabilities. This fully updated edition includes help for parents who usually struggle with nighttime problems. Without preaching or proposing a "one right way" to solve problems, psychologist and father Mark Durand helps families tackle sleep issues with optimism and proven strategies drawn from clinical and personal experience. A must-own for tired parents everywhere, this warm and wise guidebook will put sleep problems to bed and help whole families get the rest they need. " - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE
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