What to Do When You Dread Your Bed: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With Sleep: 5 (What-to-Do Guides for Kids Series) - Softcover

Huebner PhD, Dawn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1433803186 ISBN 13: 9781433803185

Publisher: Magination Press, 2008

Synopsis

Wouldn't it be great if you could climb into bed, snuggle under your covers, and fall asleep without any fuss or fear? Without listening for noises or thinking about bad guys? Without an extra drink, or an extra hug, or an extra trip to the bathroom? Bedtime is tough for many kids. If you're a kid who dreads your bed, and are convinced that nothing short of magic will make nighttime easier, this book is for you.""What to Do When You Dread Your Bed"" guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat problems with sleep. Fears, busy brains, restless bodies, and overdependence on parents are all tackled as children gain the skills they need for more peaceful nights. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to fall asleep and stay asleep - like magic!

About this title

Review:

What to Do When You Dread Your Bed is a lifesaver for parents and children struggling with bedtime anxiety. Full of practical solutions for a range of sleep problems, as well as creative (and fun!) problem-solving suggestions, this guide will turn bedtime tears and fears into sweet dreams and peaceful, restful nights." - Judith Owens, MD, Director, Pediatric Sleep Disorders Clinic, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island

About the Author:

Dawn Huebner, PhD, is a clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of children and their parents. The whimsical art of Bonnie Matthews appears in many children's books and magazines. She lives in Baltimore.

About this edition

• Publisher: Magination Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1433803186
• ISBN 13: 9781433803185
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Matthews Bonnie