Synopses & Reviews
Does your child refuse to cooperate in the morning? Get into trouble for not listening? "Lose it" over seemingly insignificant issues? Seem to resist sleep? Are you tired? Really tired?
An estimated 70 million American infants, children, and teens are sleep deprived. Could your child be one of them? Studies have shown that sleep deficits can contribute to hyperactivity, distraction, forgetfulness, learning problems, illness, accidents, and disruptive behaviors. Yet despite overwhelming scientific evidence, the connection between children's sleep habits and their behavioral and health problems has remained, until now, largely unrecognized.
In this warm and practical guide, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka shows you how to:
- recognize whether your child is misbehaving or missing sleep
- identify the normal, everyday activities that may be innocently disrupting your child's sleep
- end the bedtime and nighttime struggles, and as a result, stop the "misbehaviors" during the day
- get the sleep your whole family deserves
Sleepless in America offers weary and frustrated parents a helping hand and an exciting new approach to managing challenging behaviors. With her characteristic enthusiasm, pragmatism, and extensive experience as a teacher and parent educator, Kurcinka explains that often what our misbehaving kids really need is not more "consequences" or more medication, but more sleep. Integrating research on stress, sleep, and temperament with practical strategies and a five-step approach, Sleepless in America enables parents to help their "tired and wired" children get the sleep they so desperately need.
When we choose sleep, we choose a happier, healthier, and more successful life for our families. With Sleepless in America, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka helps us make that choice.
Review
“A well-written, comprehensive, and above all loving and positive approach to understanding that oh-so challenging child.” Evonne Weinhaus and Karen Friedman, authors of Stop Struggling with Your Child and Stop Struggling with Your Teen
Review
“Mary Sheedy Kurcinkas Sleepless in America has some of the best tips for sleepy families.” Minneapolis Star Tribune
Synopsis
From the author of "Raising Your Spirited Child" comes a practical guide to understanding the link between sleep deprivation and behavior problems, along with a five-step process to help "tired and wired" children get the sleep they really need.
About the Author
Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, M.A., has more than twenty years' experience as a teacher, an award-winning parent educator, and an international trainer. The founder of the Spirited Child and Power Struggles workshops, Kurcinka is also the bestselling author of Raising Your Spirited Child and Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles. She lives in Minnesota.