ReviewJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2016
Discussion of Extinction-Based Behavioral Sleep Interventions for Young Children and Reasons Why Parents May Find Them Difficult.
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- European expert guidance on management of sleep onset insomnia and melatonin use in typically developing children.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Guideline
- Do responsive sleep interventions impact mental health in mother/infant dyads compared to extinction interventions? A pilot study.Archives of women's mental health · 2022Trial
- Awareness, Use and Acceptability of Infant Behavioural Sleep Interventions: An Initial Exploration Among Caregivers Residing in Five Countries.Journal of sleep research · 2026Article
- Early childhood insomnia phenotypes and temperament: a theoretical review with clinical implications for precision assessment and treatment.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2026Review
- The Lighter Touch: Less-Restriction in Sequentially Implemented Behavioral Sleep Interventions for Children with Rare Genetic Neurodevelopmental Conditions.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Night Sleep and Parental Bedtime Practices in Low-Risk Preterm and Full-Term Late Talkers.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Associations of sleep-related behaviors and the sleep environment at infant age one month with sleep patterns in infants five months later.Sleep medicine · 2022Article
- Behavioral insomnia in infants and young children.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2021Article
- Pre-emptive Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Theoretical Foundations and Clinical Translation.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2019Review
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Abstract
abstractThe majority of behavioral sleep interventions for young children involve extinction procedures where parents must ignore their child's cries for a period. Many parents have difficulties with this, contributing to attrition, non-compliance, and treatment avoidance. Yet why these methods are difficult to implement has rarely been addressed in the literature. This paper discusses seven potential reasons why parents may find extinction sleep interventions difficult: enduring crying, practical considerations, fear of repercussions, misinformation, incongruence with personal beliefs, different cultural practices, and parent wellness. These reasons are discussed in relation to the current literature. Practicing health professionals and sleep researchers could benefit from an awareness of these issues when suggesting extinction interventions and offering alternatives which may be more appropriate for family circumstances and facilitate parental informed choice.
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