Nodding Off: The Science of Sleep from Cradle to Grave

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Cover Half-Title Series Dedication Title Contents Note from the Author Prologue Chapter 1: Sleep 101 What is sleep? Captain Obvious and the Clock Sleep: it's all just a stage Sleepy brain Why sleep? Theories of sleep Sleep: what's it all about? What's in a dream? Chapter 2: Sleeping Like a Baby: Sleep in the First Years of Life Why keep waking? Problems in the past? Genetic and environmental differences Which genes? Which environment? Nature AND nurture When is there really a problem? Sleep safe What are the options when getting a child to sleep? Guts to follow your gut?Sleep easy Chapter 3: Preschool and School-Aged Children: The Rainbow of Sleep Problems How do preschool and school-aged children sleep? What sleep problems might children experience? Can't sleep, won't sleep: sleep refusal and insomnia Things that go bump in the night: dreams and nightmares A fright in the night: sleep terrors Walking by night: sleepwalking Snoring babies! Sleep-disordered breathing The still of night Waking wet: bedwetting Narcolepsy Sleep paralysis -- a waking nightmare Exploding head syndrome Help! Just go to sleep! Chapter 4: Laaazzzy? Adolescents' SleepAre adolescents as lazy as they sometimes seem? It's too bright It's been a long day Not feeling sleepy? Why did teenage owls evolve? But not all adolescents like a lie-in! Those genetic differences TV to watch! No time for sleep Epigenetics: above the genome Social jetlag What to do? What else is going on with adolescent sleep? The friendship effect Adolescence: a key juncture Chapter 5: Sleep in Youth: Sleep, Atypical Development and Mental Health Sleep in children with disorders of brain development When restless nights follow restless daysFeeling blue and can't sleep Sleep and suicide Too scared to sleep Missing sleep and feeling psychotic Avoiding a rest: missing out on sleep and behaving badly How do problems unfold over time? Treat one, treat the other Chapter 6: Becoming an Adult: A Sleep a Day Helps Us Work, Rest and Play Sleeping adults Sleep and brain functioning Beauty sleep Heavy sleep Workout to sleep Work hard, rest hard Rest hard, work hard Driving all night: sleep and car accidents Chapter 7: Sleep During the Rush-Hour Years of Our Lives Insomnia and the cityWhy does insomnia come and stay? How to make it go away: our thoughts and behaviours Medication for insomnia Sleeping with someone How a partner's sleep can drive you to despair Call the lawyers: seeking a sleep divorce Sleep and pregnancy Sleep and parenthood Parents' sleep: When does it return to its former glory? Parents SOS (save our sleep) Sleep and work Some jobs At what cost? How to reconcile the incompatibility of sleep and work Pushing 40 and still no sleep Chapter 8: It's a Long Hard Night: The Sleep of Older Adults Senior sleep