Helping Children Get A Good Night’s Sleep

Sleep disturbances are common among children, with up to 30% of them having a difficulty time getting to sleep or remaining asleep. This article addresses the common features and consequences of childhood sleep disorders, as well as the evidence-bases treatments used to address them.

Part of the APA Monitor's CE Corner article series.

New format: After reading the CE Corner article, you will be asked to complete a "Commitment-to-Change" (CTC) exercise. The CTC exercise is designed to help facilitate the translation of your learning into practice. Completion of the CTC is required prior to the completion of the CE Test based on the APA Monitor CE Corner article.

This product is not included in the APA Unlimited CE program.

New York state psychologists: This program is not currently in compliance with the unique requirements imposed by the New York State Board of Education for New York licensed psychologists CE.

• Describe normal sleep in children across development, consequences of poor sleep, and common sleep disorders in pediatric populations.
• List several objective and self-report methods to assess pediatric sleep.
• Explain how behavioral treatment strategies can be used to improve bedtime problems and night wakings in young children and address insomnia and delayed sleep-wake phase disorder in school-age children and adolescents.

Zara Abrams