Behavioural treatment may help solve childhood sleep problems
Sleeping difficulties in young children are common and troublesome and
associated with family stress. Ramchandani et al (p 209) conducted a
systematic review of randomised controlled trials of the treatment of
settling problems and night waking in young children and conclude that
although drugs seem to be helpful for some children with night waking
problems in the short term, their long term efficacy is unimpressive.
In contrast, teaching children appropriate sleeping habits by using a
variety of psychological techniques shows both short term efficacy and
possible longer term benefits, indicating they should be the treatment
of choice.
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