The Rested Child

Why Your Tired, Wired, or Irritable Child May Have a Sleep Disorder - and How to Help

W. Christopher Winter

• Publisher: Sheldon Press
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781529359695
• eBook ISBN: 9781529359718
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Psychiatry & Mental Health

Sleep disorders in children are on the rise. Experts have pronounced sleeplessness a 'hidden health crisis' for young people, with 10 percent of children presenting with diagnosable sleep disorders - but well over half are misdiagnosed. Every year, tens of thousands of children are treated for diseases such as diabetes, learning disorders, or chronic pain, when the real root cause of their ailment may actually be a sleep disorder for which they're not being treated.In this ground-breaking guide, neurologist and sleep expert Dr Chris Winter identifies the signs and symptoms of the most common sleep disorders affecting children today, and he empowers parents and caregivers to understand the steps necessary to address and treat their children's sleep problems. From common issues such as too much screen time and night terrors, to narcolepsy, sleep apnoea, and more, The Rested Child leaves no stone unturned. This book pulls back the curtain on the relationship between poor sleep quality and paediatric epidemics related to psychiatric health, rising obesity, ADD/ADHD, pain disorders, and other undiagnosed disorders of sleepiness and fatigue.Finally parents have a resource to help them uncover the root of their children's problems, and, more important, to provide the answers on how to help.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Praise for The Rested Child
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• How to Use this eBook
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1~Sleep 101 for Parents: How Sleep Works in Your Kid’s Brain
• 2~Sleep Beliefs: Your Parents Were Wrong About Everything, from Pills to Naps to Cosleeping.
• 3~Pediatric Insomnia: Understanding What It Means When Your Child Says He “Can’t Sleep”
• 4~Sleep Schedules: A Scheduled Child Makes a Happy Parent.
• 5~Insufficient-Sleep Disorders and School Start Times: How to Find a School Bus in the Dark
• 6~Sleep and Disorders of Attention: “Can You Repeat That? I Was Thinking About a Spaceship.”
• 7~Narcolepsy: “Given How Much Your Child Sleeps in My Class, This C+ Is a Remarkable Achievement.”
• 8~Circadian Issues in Children and Teenagers: “Good Morning, Mom. What’s for Dinner?”
• 9~Technology and Children: “There Will Be No Television Until You Finish That Homework on Your iPad!”
• 10~Nightmares, Night Terrors, Sleepwalking and -talking and -eating: More Nighttime Drama and Screaming than a Real Housewives Episode
• 11~Restless Legs Syndrome/Periodic Limb Movement Disorder: “If You Can’t Sit Still During My Class, You Can Fidget Out in the Hall.”
• 12~Enuresis: Despite What Your Pediatrician Keeps Telling You, This Is Not Normal!
• 13~Snoring and Sleep Apnea: “He Has Grandma’s Eyes and Grandpa’s Compromised Breathing.”
• 14~Sleep and Special Situations: You Are Now Entering a World of Total Medical Confusion and Misinformation. Please Buckle Up.
• 15~Disorders of Fatigue: Why Your Kid Is Exhausted (and Not Depressed)
• 16~Time to See a Sleep Specialist: Pediatric Sleep Doctor—It’s Totally a Real Thing!
• 17~Conclusion: You Made It. Given Today’s Standards, You May Be a Pediatric Sleep Expert.
• Footnotes
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Acknowledgments
• Bibliography
• About the Author
• Copyright