Sleep Better!

A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children with Special Needs, Revised Edition

Author: V. Mark Durand, Ph.D.
Early Childhood, K-12

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.

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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.

THE BETTER-SLEEP GUIDE FOR EVERY FAMILY:

• Highly effective strategies for children with special needs such as autism, Tourette syndrome, and cerebral palsy
• Research-based solutions to even the toughest nighttime challenges
• Tested with thousands of families
• Respects individual differences in families—offers different options to fit different parenting philosophies
• Helps parents develop a positive outlook and attitude as they work to resolve their child’s challenges
• Includes help for parents who struggle with their own nighttime problems
• Flexible—parents can pick and choose strategies and modify them as needed
• Valuable background information on understanding and assessing sleep problems

PRACTICAL MATERIALS:

• Sleep Diary
• Self-Talk Log
• Behavior Log
• Sleep Problems Scale
• Plus annotated lists of additional sleep resources

SOLVE SLEEP ISSUES LIKE:

• Bedtime tantrums
• Night waking
• Sleep terrors
• Bed wetting
• Sleep schedule problems
• Sleepwalking and sleep talking
• Insomnia
• Tooth-grinding
• Periodic limb movements

Reviews

Peter Doehring, Director, ASD Roadmap - November 4, 2013
“Parents struggling to help their child with special needs to sleep better can get clear and straightforward guidance for a wide range of problems, richly illustrated with case studies. Even experienced professionals will find much to learn.”

Daniel Openden, President and CEO, Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center - November 4, 2013
“One of the most practical research-to-practice books in our field. Dr. Durand translates years of empirical research into a book that allows the reader to identify a child’s sleep problem and develop a highly effective plan.”

Beth Malow, Neurologist and Director, Sleep Disorders Division, Vanderbilt University Medical Center - October 21, 2013
“Provides practical information on a variety of topics—from the basics of sleep and assessing sleep problems to strategies for change. It is welcomed by all who help children with special needs (and their parents) get the sleep they need to function at their best.”

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