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Moon R, ed. 2013. Sleep: What every parent needs to know (2nd ed.). Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 219 pp.

Annotation: This book covers the importance of sleep to growth and development and addresses proper sleep and the challenges parents face in getting their children to sleep. Topics include ages, stages, and phases for all ages of children; bedtime routines and rituals; dealing with fears, nightmares, night terrors, sleep apnea; allergies and asthma; headaches, leg pains, seizures, abdominal or gastrointestinal issues, in addition to developmental disabilities or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders. Sleep safety and risk factors for sudden infant death are also discussed.

Contact: American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: 800/433-9016 Secondary Telephone: 202/347-8600 E-mail: https://www.aap.org/en/pages/contact-us/contact-national-headquarters/ Web Site: https://www.aap.org $16.95, plus shipping and handling.

Keywords: Adolescents, Child development, Children, Children with special health care needs, Disabilities, Infants, SIDS, Sleep, Sleep apnea syndromes, Sleep disorders, Sleep position, Sleep stages

Dillon AD, Tashie C, Shapiro-Barnard S, Nisbet J, Schuh M, Dixon B, Zoellick L, withTrace N, Madison MJ, Berg S. 1994. Daring to dream. Concord, NH: University of New Hampshire, University Affiliated Program, Institute on Disability, Office for Training and Educational Innovations, 24 pp.

Annotation: This pamphlet tells the story of several infants born with congenital disabilities or whose brains were injured during infancy. The stories are told by the parents, and reflect their initial dismay, the process of finding educational and care solutions, and several years later, the children's remarkable success socially, at school, or at work. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: University Affiliated Program of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability, 10 West Edge Drive, Suite 101, Durham, NH 03824, Telephone: (603) 862-4320 Secondary Telephone: (603) 228-1541, ext. 1180 Contact Phone: (603) 228-2084 Fax: 603-862-0555 Web Site: http://iod.unh.edu Available in libraries.

Keywords: Academic achievement, Brain diseases, Child development, Child rearing, Children with special health care needs, Congenital abnormalities, Special education, Syndromes
   

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