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Prompted Sleep Awakening Technique

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Prompted Sleep Awakening Technique

  • See Also
  1. Sleep Problems in Children
  • Indications
  1. Sleep Walking
  2. Night Terrors
  • Efficacy
  1. Reduces Sleep Walking events by 80%
  • Technique
  1. Keep Diary
    1. Monitor time interval between bedtime and event
  2. Wake child 15 minutes before expected event
  3. Keep child standing and talking for 5 minutes
  4. Repeat technique for 7 consecutive nights
  • References
  1. Frank (1997) J Pediatr Psychol 22:345-53 [PubMed]