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Reducing Sleep Disruptions in Young Children: Evaluation of Therapist‐guided and Written Information Approaches: A Brief Report
Author(s) -
Seymour Frederick W.,
Brock Phyllis,
During Mary,
Poole Gary
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1989.tb00293.x
Subject(s) - bedtime , crying , psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry
Regular night waking of young children is one of the most common problems encountered by parents This study compared a standardized night waking programme that involved organized bedtime routines, procedures for settling the child and for the handling of crying, calling out and getting out of bed, with a group which received written information only and a waiting list control group. The children receiving the standard programme and those receiving written information only showed significant improvement over children in the waiting list group. This result supports the use of written parent instructions with or without therapist support