Sleep: What Every Parent Needs to Know

212 Pages·2013·2.11 MB·English

by  The American Academy of Pediatrics, Rachel Moon

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SLEEP
What Every Parent Needs to Know
RACHEL Y. MOON, MD, FAAP
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What People Are Saying
A comprehensive, up-to-date, and useful guide to sleep and sleep disorders in
infants, children, and adolescents that will be a valuable go-to resource for
parents.
Judith A. Owens, MD, MPH, FAAP
Director of Sleep Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, and
professor of pediatrics, George Washington University School of
Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
Sleep: What Every Parent Needs to Know is a welcome addition to the AAP
parent resource library. The basics of sleep and problems that can occur are
presented in easy-to-understand language. The format allows parents to easily
access just what they need to understand their child’s sleep, as well as to find
strategies to help with many typical sleep problems of childhood. Tired parents
will find help here.
Debra Babcock, MD
Altos Pediatric Associates
Acknowledgments
Editor
Rachel Y. Moon, MD, FAAP
American Academy of Pediatrics Board
of Directors Reviewer
Stuart A. Cohen, MD, MPH, FAAP
Medical Reviewers/Contributors
Debra Ann Babcock, MD, FAAP
Clifford Bloch, MD, FAAP
Nathan J. Blum, MD, FAAP
Waldemar A. Carlo, MD, FAAP
George J. Cohen, MD, FAAP
Olanrewaju Omojokun Falusi, MD
Lori Beth Feldman-Winter, MD, MPH, FAAP
Shelly Vaziri Flais, MD, FAAP
Danette Swanson Glassy, MD, FAAP
Melvin Bernard Heyman, MD, FAAP
Peter B. Kang, MD, FAAP
Paul Kaplowitz, MD, FAAP
Jennifer S. Kim, MD, FAAP
Jane Lynch, MD, FAAP
Juan Carlos Martinez, MD, FAAP, FACCP, DABSM
Camilla Bauman Matthews, MD, FAAP
Judith Anne Owens, MD, FAAP
Stephen J. Pont, MD, MPH, FAAP
Herschel Scher, MD, FAAP
Donald L. Shifrin, MD, FAAP
Benjamin S. Siegel, MD, FAAP
Irene Sills, MD, FAAP
Mary H. Wagner, MD, FAAP
Marc Weissbluth, MD, FAAP
Kupper Wintergerst, MD, FAAP
Manisha B. Witmans, MD, FAAP, FRCPC
Writer
Richard Trubo
From the Editor
To Steve, Sarah, and Elizabeth, with love and gratitude for everything that
you’ve given to me.
To my patients and their families, who have, through the years, been my best
teachers.
Table of Contents
Please Note
Foreword
Introduction
Overview: Basics of Childhood Sleep
Part 1: Ages, Stages, and Phases
Chapter 1: The First Year of Life
Chapter 2: Babies and Sleep Safety
Chapter 3: Sleep Associations and Strategies: Babies
Chapter 4: Toddlers
Chapter 5: Bedtime Routines and Rituals
Chapter 6: Twins and More
Chapter 7: Preschoolers
Chapter 8: The School-aged Years: Ages 5 to 12
Chapter 9: Adolescence: Ages 13+
Part 2: Childhood Sleep Challenges
Chapter 10: There’s a Monster Under the Bed: Dealing With Fears
Chapter 11: Nightmares, Night Terrors, and Other Partial Arousals
Chapter 12: Sleep Apnea
Chapter 13: Allergies and Asthma
Chapter 14: Headaches, Leg PaSleep is oneins, and Seizures
Chapter 15: Abdominal/Gastrointestinal Issues
Chapter 16: Developmental Disabilities and Attention-
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Index