Sleep in infancy

Schlarb A, Schneider B. Schlaf im Säuglingsalter. SOMNOLOGIE. 2018;22(4):273-284.Good sleep first needs to be learned. Not all infants manage this by themselves; some need the support of their parents. In order for this to succeed or for regulatory disorders to be intercepted, knowledge and good advice from acompetent source are required. The widely available parenting books on the subject of children's sleep, which are frequently read by desperate parents, are often not sufficient to ensure adequate information on the relationships between sleep and self-regulation. More decisive is competent counseling from medically trained specialist staff. It is important to know and be able to explain the physiological changes of sleep during the first year of life