The American Academy of Pediatrics - Sleep: What Every Parent Needs to Know

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2012953639 (print)

ISBN: 978-1-58110-781-4 (print)

The recommendations in this publication do not indicate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as a standard of medical care. Variations, taking into account individual circumstances, may be appropriate.

The content addressing parent/child scenarios is for information only. The experiences may or may not be suitable for each family and do not indicate an exclusive course of treatment. Before starting any medical treatment or program, you should consult with your childs pediatrician, who can discuss your childs individual needs and counsel you about symptoms and treatment.

Products are mentioned for informational purposes only. Inclusion in this publication does not imply endorsement by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The American Academy of Pediatrics is not responsible for the content of the resources mentioned in this publication. Web site addresses are as current as possible, but may change at any time.

Every effort is made to keep Sleep: What Every Parent Needs to Know consistent with the most recent advice and information available from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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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, Childrens 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 childs 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

Rachel Y. Moon, MD, FAAP

of Directors Reviewer

Stuart A. Cohen, MD, MPH, FAAP

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

Richard Trubo

From the Editor

To Steve, Sarah, and Elizabeth, with love and gratitude for everything that youve given to me.

To my patients and their families, who have, through the years, been my best teachers.