Sleeping Like a Baby : A Sensitive and Sensible Approach to Solving Your Child's Sleep Problems

by Avi Sadeh

• ISBN13: 9780300088243
• ISBN10: 0300088248
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2001-03-11
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

Tel Aviv Univ., Jerusalem, Israel. Discusses the importance of sleep to a baby, crib death, the formulations of sleep patterns, the significance and roles of dream-sleep, sleep and physical growth, personality and behavior of the baby, sleep disorders, and scientific research. For consumers.

Author Biography

Avi Sadeh is senior lecturer, director of the Laboratory for Children's Sleep and Arousal Disorders, and chairman of the Clinical Child Psychology Graduate Program at Tel Aviv University.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
I Sleep and Development
``Why do we sleep?''
The Significance and Role of Sleep	3	(4)
``What's so interesting about a sleeping baby?''
What Sleep Is and How We Can Peek into a Child's ``Night Life''	7	(11)
``She sleeps when she feels like it, two hours here, two hours there''
The Formation of Sleep Patterns	18	(16)
``Why did my child laught in his dream?''
The Significance and Roles of Dream-Sleep	34	(7)
``A child who doesn't sleep doesn't grow''
Sleep and Physical Growth	41	(4)
``He's hyperactive, and at night he has trouble falling asleep''
Sleep, Personality, and Behavior of the Baby	45	(9)
``She refuses to go to sleep ever since she awoke from a scary nightmare''
Infant Sleep in Stressful Situations	54	(7)
``It's hard for me to abandon him alone in bed''
The Meaning of Sleep for Children and Parents	61	(7)
``She won't sleep without her ratty `blankies'''
Soothing Techniques and Accessories	68	(10)
``He'll sleep only in our bed''
Communal Sleeping, Separate Sleeping, and Cultural Outlooks	78	(6)
``At night she can scream for hours and her father doesn't hear a thing''
The Father's Role	84	(9)
II Sleep Disorders
``He falls asleep only in the car, and in the middle of the night that's absurd''
Difficulties Putting the Baby to Sleep	93	(6)
``She awakens every hour on the hour''
Nocturnal Wake-Up Calls	99	(6)
``He wakes up terribly frightened and doesn't calm down''
Nightmares, Night Terrors, and Other Sleep-Time Phenomena	105	(6)
``She doesn't eat enough, she's teething''
Physiological Factors That Influence Sleep	111	(6)
``He suddenly stops breathing and it takes my breath away!''
Sleep Apnea and Breathing Disorders	117	(5)
``While she slept we took turns standing guard to make sure she was breathing''
Crib Death, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	122	(6)
``Be patient! He'll grow out of it''
The Stubborn Nature of Sleep Disturbances	128	(3)
``To sleep or not to sleep, that is the question!''
Difficulty Falling Asleep and Staying Asleep	131	(19)
``My child is possessed''
Family and Personal Dynamics of the Parents	150	(9)
``Does it really help?''
Research on the Efficacy of Treatment and Its Remifications	159	(3)
``It's hard to believe that this is the same child''
Changes in the Wake of Treating Sleep Problems	162	(3)
``How can I make sure my new baby won't develop sleep problems?''
Principles of Preventive Treatment	165	(4)
``Sometimes even a good parent feels like throwing the baby out with the bathwater!''
Parting Words of Encouragement to Parents	169	(2)
``Good morning, sun's up, new day!''
The End of the Night Train	171	(2)
Appendix 1. Methods of Measurement and the Study of Sleep	173	(8)
Appendix 2. A Sampling of Popular Books on Sleep and Nightime Fears for Very Young Children	181	(3)
Appendix 3. Selected Scientific Publications About Infants' Sleep and Related Topics	184	(13)
Index	197