Table 4.

Clinical strategies for different age children’ sleep issues

Age groups		Sleep issues		Clinical strategies
0-6 months	✓	Ability to self-soothe	✓	Daily schedule and consistent feeding itmes and sleep itmes;
	✓	Sleep consolidaiton during the night	✓	Beditme rouitne and sleep schedule;
	✓	Sleep onset associaiton	✓	Put the child to sleep drowsy but awake
6-12 months	✓	Beditme rouitnes	✓	Discourage parental reinforcement of nigh awakenings;
	✓	Night feeding	✓	Encourage beditme rouitne and regular beditme.
1-3 years	✓	Nap	✓	Single daily nap period;
	✓	Use of electronic device	✓	Discourage electronic use at beditme;
			✓	Parental limit seittng.
3-5 years	✓	Co-sleeping	✓	Encourage obtaining sufficient sleep;
	✓	Sleep schedules	✓	Parental limit seittng.
	✓	Appropriate beditme	✓	Discourage electronic use at beditme and encourage no televisions or other electronics in the child's bedroom.
	✓	Insufficient sleep
6-12 years	✓	Irregular sleep wake schedules	✓	Encourage obtaining sufficient sleep and appropriate bedtime.
	✓	Later beditme
	✓	Decreased nighittme sleep	✓	Discourage electronic use beditme and encourage no televisions or other electronics in the child's bedroom.
	✓	Increased caffeine intake
	✓	Use of electronic device	✓	Discourage caffeine use.
			✓	Consistent sleep schedule between weekdays and weekends