Abstract
AbstractThe paper examines the nature of sleep in general and the patterns of sleep in children in particular. It explores the variations in sleeping patterns in children from different cultures, with a special emphasis on Indian children (both in India and England) and English children. The influence of climate, culture, and other relevant social factors on sleep disturbances in children are critically examined. The merits of the diverse therapeutic strategies, ranging from the psychodynamic to behavioural strategies, which have been advocated by health professionals to assist parents to cope with the sleeping disorders in their children, are carefully scrutinized. It is argued that there is merit in training parents in the use of simple, clearly formulated, behavioural and cognitive behavioural intervention strategies to help them to alleviate sleep disorders in their children. The paper also examines the value of indigenous therapeutic interventions, employed by Indian parents both in India and in Britain.
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