This paper reviews the evidence regarding the efficacy of behavioral treatments for bedtime
problems and night wakings in young children. It is based on a review of 52 treatment …

The practice of parent and child sharing a sleeping surface, or 'bed-sharing', is one of the
most controversial topics in parenting research. The lay literature has popularized and …

Throughout early development, a child spends more time asleep than in any waking activity.
Yet, the specific role of sleep in brain maturation is a complete mystery. In this article, the …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effects of behavioral interventions on the sleep/wakefulness
of infants, parent and infant stress, and later child emotional/behavioral problems, and …

Children diagnosed with autism or autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are more likely than
other children to exhibit behaviors characteristic of a feeding or sleeping disorder. Parents of …

We extended research on the role of noncontingent positive reinforcement following a
functional analysis of attention‐maintained self‐injurious behavior to self‐injury maintained …

Sleep disturbance is intricately entwined with our sense of well-being, health, emotion
regulation, performance and productivity, memory and cognitive functioning, and social …

We evaluated the effects of assessment‐based interventions on the treatment of sleep
problems in 3 young children, 2 of whom had been diagnosed with autism. We used sleep …

Sleep disorders affect a large portion of those with autism spectrum disorder. Behavioural
interventions have been found to increase appropriate sleep behaviours. This study sought …

Infant sleep problems are one of the commonly reported reasons parents seek professional
help, yet what constitutes a “sleep problem” depends on the models used to explain the …