12. “He falls asleep only in the car, and in the middle of the night that’s absurd”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. I. Sleep and Development
6. 1. “Why do we sleep?” 3
7. 2. “What’s so interesting about a sleeping baby?” 7
8. 3. “She sleeps when she feels like it, two hours here, two hours there” 18
9. 4. “Why did my child laugh in his dream?” 34
10. 5. “A child who doesn’t sleep doesn’t grow” 41
11. 6. “He’s hyperactive, and at night he has trouble falling asleep” 45
12. 7. “She refuses to go to sleep ever since she awoke from a scary nightmare” 54
13. 8. “It’s hard for me to abandon him alone in bed” 61
14. 9. “She won’t sleep without her ratty ‘blankie’ ” 68
15. 10. “He’ll sleep only in our bed” 78
16. 11. “At night she can scream for hours and her father doesn’t hear a thing” 84
17. II. Sleep Disorders
18. 12. “He falls asleep only in the car, and in the middle of the night that’s absurd” 93
19. 13. “She awakens every hour on the hour” 99
20. 14. “He wakes up terribly frightened and doesn’t calm down” 105
21. 15. “She doesn’t eat enough, she’s teething” 111
22. 16. “He suddenly stops breathing and it takes my breath away!” 117
23. 17. “While she slept we took turns standing guard to make sure she was breathing” 122
24. 18. “Be patient! He’ll grow out of it” 128
25. 19. “To sleep or not to sleep, that is the question!” 131
26. 20. “My child is possessed” 150
27. 21. “Does it really help?” 159
28. 22. “It’s hard to believe that this is the same child” 162
29. 23. “How can I make sure my new baby won’t develop sleep problems?” 165
30. 24. “Sometimes even a good parent feels like throwing the baby out with the bathwater!” 169
31. 25. “Good morning, sun’s up, new day!” 171
32. Appendix 1. Methods of Measurement and the Study of Sleep 173
33. Appendix 2. A Sampling of Popular Books on Sleep and Nighttime Fears for Very Young Children 181
34. Appendix 3. Selected Scientific Publications About Infants’ Sleep and Related Topics 184
35. Index 197