Sleep Flashcards
Recommended hours of sleep for newborn, infants, toddler, pre-school, school age, and teenager
Newborn: 14-17
Infants: 12-15
Toddler: 11-14
Preschooler: 10-13
School age: 9-11
Teen: 8-10
Spotlight system for eliminating co-sleeping (4)
- Can either be a commercially bought tool that displays a red light until a timer turns on the green light, or it can simply by an image of a red light that can be manually swapped with an image of green light.
- The stoplight gets placed next to the child’s bed and is red when the child must remain in bed, and green when the child is allowed to get out of bed.
- System helps the child know when it is appropriate to be in bed
* Promotes self-soothing, and full nights of sleep for the family. - Can help keep the child in the bed; red light helps kid know they need to stay in bed that night
Assessing sleep in primary care setting (4)
- Obtain a detailed an accurate history followed by a comprehensive physical exam
2. What to screen for? A. Developmental Delays B. Cognitive Function C. Co-sleeping D. TV before bed? Video games? Cell phone use? *Do not use these before bed!! E. Life stressors
- Involve family members in clinical interview
- Know your patient’s culture and the acceptable sleep norms they have
BEARS Assessment for Sleep Problems
B is for Bedtime Problems E is for Excessive Daytime Sleepiness A is for Awakenings During the Night R is for Regularity and Duration of sleep S is for Snoring
Common Challenges in Regulating sleep for newborns (4)
Birth-2 months old
- Day/night reversal
- Sleeping environment
- Sleeping surface
- Sleeping position
Common Challenges in Regulating sleep for infants (2)
2-12 months old
- Sleep regulation
- Sleep consolidation
Common Challenges in Regulating sleep for toddlers (3)
1-3 years old
- Transition from crib to bed
- Bedtime routines
- Transitional objects
*Common challenges include - what surface they are sleeping on (ex: toddler transition from crib to bed; child may climb out of crib at 15-18 months and that is an indication that the side rails should go down)
Common Challenges in Regulating sleep for preschoolers
3-5 years old
- Co-sleeping and parent presence
- Sleep schedules
- Second wind or “forbidden zone”
Common Challenges in Regulating sleep for school-aged children
6-12 years old
- Non-school night vs. school night
- Later bedtimes
- Increased caffeine intake
Behavioral Insomnia of Childhood (what it is, 3 types)
A cluster of insomnia disorders related to falling asleep and waking up
Types:
- Sleep onset
- Limit setting
- Combined
* All 3 types include the primary difficulties of falling asleep independently and frequent night waking
Sleep Onset Behavioral Insomnia (3)
- Associated with negative sleep associations.
- Child that needs to be rocked to sleep, to watch television or the presence of a parent to fall asleep.
- Rely on the presence of something to help them sleep
Limit Setting Behavioral Insomnia (3)
- Child who refuses to go to bed or make repeated request to delay bedtime.
- Limit setting is more attention-seeking behavior to prolong going to sleep
- Due to negative association with going to sleep if relying on something to go to sleep (ex: rocking to sleep, etc); need to set limits
Diagnosing Behavioral Insomnia (4)
- Done through a thorough and detailed history
- Nature and duration of the complaint
- Previous attempts to fix the problem
- Keeping a sleep journal of when and for how long the child sleeps
Behavioral Insomnia Treatments (2)
- First line: sleep hygiene
- Followed by 1 or more of the following
- Extinction (no caffiene)
- Positive routines (happy bed time stories, no scary TV etc)
- Bedtime fading (bring regular schedule back up slowly)
- Schedules awakenings
Parasomnias (what it is and 3 most common in childhood)
A category of sleep disorders that involve abnormal/unnatural movements, behaviors, emotions, perceptions and dreams that occur while falling asleep or sleeping.
- Confusional arousals
- Sleep Terrors
- Sleep walking
Clinical Presentation of Confusional Arousals (4)
- Sits up
- Very distressed
- Cry out for help and difficult to console them
- Not usually flushed or sweating.
Confusional Arousals Info (5)
- Must eliminate seizures if there are abnormal movements
- Even if the child looks awake, he’s probably not and needs to be woken up
- Difficult to console child with confusional arousal
- Seizures must be ruled out & EEG must be checked
- Usually not flushed or sweating
Sleep Terrors (4)
- Waking up abruptly
- Screaming,
- Agitation accompanied by flushing, diaphoresis and tachycardia
- Usually start around 1-2 years old
Sleep Walking
Mild to severe from walking or crawling peacefully to running or jumping out of windows etc.