Scaling-out Better Nights, Better Days to help children and families go from surviving to thriving during COVID-19!
In anticipation of World Sleep Day, on March 18, 2021 at 7:00pm ET/8:00pm AT, join our expert panel of researchers from the Better Nights, Better Days During COVID-19 team to learn how the Better Nights, Better Days online program can help you to improve your child's sleep as we launch our Canada wide study.
Better Nights, Better Days is an evidence-based eHealth program to support parents of typically developing children ages 1-10 years old who experience sleeping problems including difficulties falling asleep, staying asleep, and waking too early. This program has recently been adapted for parents to use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
During this virtual event, our expert panel of researchers will share the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sleep of children and their parents, how the program works, what adaptations have been included for the current COVID-19 context, and how parents can access this evidence-based program for free.
Attendees will be eligible to win a cozy and relaxing door prize!
Our expert interdisciplinary panel includes:
Penny Corkum, PhD
Registered Psychologist, Professor, Clinical Psychology Program, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
Shelly Weiss, MD, FRCP(C)
Staff Neurologist, Pediatric Neurologist Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children Professor, University of Toronto
Elizabeth Keys, PhD, RN, CCHN(C)
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, The University of British Columbia Okanagan
Nicole MacKenzie, MEd
PhD student, Clinical Psychology Program, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
Print Resources
Infants
Secrets of the Baby Whisper: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby by Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau, 2005
Sleeping Through the Night (Revised Edition): How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep by Jodi A. Mindell, 2005
The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp, 2003
The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep: Simple Solutions for Kids from Birth to 5 Years by Harvey Karp, 2013
The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night: Foreword by William Sears, M.D. (Pantley) by Elizabeth Pantley, 2002
Better Sleep for your Baby & Child, by Shelly Weiss, 2006
Toddlers/Pre-Schoolers
Better Sleep for Your Baby and Child: A Parent’s Step-by-Step Guide to Healthy Sleep Habits by Shelly Weiss, 2006
Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems by Richard Ferber, 2006
School-Age/Teenagers
Take Charge of Your Child's Sleep: The All-in-One Resource for Solving Sleep Problems in Kids and Teens by Jodi A. Mindell, and Judith A. Owens, 2005
General
Sink Into Sleep: A Step-by-Step Workbook for Insomnia by Judith R. Davidson, 2013
Sleep and Pain edited by Gilles Lavigne, Barry J. Sessle, Manon Choinire, and Peter J. Soja, 2007
Sleep Better! A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children with Special Needs by Mark Durand, 2003
Websites
American Academy of Sleep Medicine http://www.aasmnet.org
Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network (CSCN) https://www.cscnweb.ca/
Canadian Sleep Society https://css-scs.ca
National Sleep Foundation http://www.sleepfoundation.org
Pediatric Sleep Council https://www.babysleep.com
Sleep for Kids http://www.sleepforkids.org/
Better Nights, Better Days Social Media
Facebook facebook.com/betternightsdays
Twitter @betternightsday
Instagram @betternightsbetterdays
COVID-19 Specific Sleep Resources
Source: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Resource: Coronavirus Resources for Families | Healthy Habits – How to Encourage Healthy Sleep Habits
URL: https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/patients/coronavirus-information/fam...
Source: HealthyChildren.org
Resource: Sleep
URL: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/sleep/Pages/defau...
Source: American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Resource: COVID-19 Resources
URL: https://aasm.org/covid-19-resources/
Source: National Sleep Foundation
Resource: Sleep Guidelines During the COVID-19 Pandemic
URL: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-guidelines-covid-19-isolation
Source: SickKids
Resource: Sleep tips: How to help your child get a good night's sleep
URL: https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/article?contentid=646&language=english
Source: Sleep Health Foundation
Resource: Getting Good Sleep During the COVID-19 Pandemic
URL: https://www.sleephealthfoundation.org.au/getting-good-sleep-during-the-c...
Source: University Hospitals
Resource: Coronavirus: Sleep Tips for Children and Teens
URL: https://www.uhhospitals.org/Healthy-at-UH/articles/2020/04/coronavirus-s...