All through the night | |
Solving children's sleep problems: a step-by-step guide for
parents. Lyn Quine. Huntingdon: Beckett Karlson 1997 (vi + 217
pp.). ISBN:
1-901292-01-0.
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Sleep problems and their treatment and research are a hot topic at the
moment, so this book is timely. Lyn Quine, who has a PhD in Psychology
from the University of Kent, and is Reader in Health Psychology there,
provides practical guidelines for dealing with common sleep
problems in children.
The book thus fills a gap in the market, as the standard texts contain little of this information. A wealth of intervention programs are laid out, but I was unsure how well validated these interventions are, although most seem sensible and logical. There is little of contention, except perhaps the advice on food allergies. These should really be diagnosed by appropriate medical assessment of the child. As well as being valuable for the parents to whom it is directed, the information is also useful for paediatricians, nurses and others who care for or deal with children. Although a high level of education is needed to understand it, I believe that many parents will find the step-by-step programs useful for dealing with their children's sleepless nights (and consequently their own). I enjoyed reading this book and found it useful and value for money. Alfred J Martin
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