Discussion of Extinction-Based Behavioral Sleep Interventions for Young Children and Reasons Why Parents May Find Them Difficult

The 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 dif...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Etherton, H., Blunden, S., Hauck, Yvonne
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20546