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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Pediatr. 2011 Aug 3;11(6):493–499. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2011.05.006

8 Subscales within the Childhood Sleep Habits Questionnaire

# of items in scale Sample Question
Bedtime Resistance 5 Child struggles at bedtime (cries, refuses to stay in bed)
Sleep-Onset Delay 1 Child falls asleep within 20 minutes after going to bed
Sleep Duration 3 Child sleeps too little
Sleep Anxiety 3 Child is afraid of sleeping in the dark
Night Wakings 3 Child awakes more than once during the night
Parasomnias 7 Child sleepwalks during the night
Sleep Disordered Breathing 3 Child seems to stop breathing during sleep
Daytime Sleepiness 8 Child takes a long time becoming alert in the morning