opportunity for parents to get help with their children's sleep needs

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Un message en français est disponible plus bas Dear Colleague, The Canadian Sleep Society is a national organization committed to improving sleep for all Canadians through: support for research, promotion of high quality clinical care, education of professionals and the public, and advocacy for sleep and sleep disorders medicine.   We would like to share with you an important message from one of our partners (Better Nights, Better Days)  that you could be useful for your patients. BETTER NIGHTS, BETTER DAYS ARE RECRUITING 1000 FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WHO EXPERIENCE SLEEPING PROBLEMS, please share! 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. The national team of investigators are conducting this study to understand if Better Nights, Better Days improves the sleep, mental health, wellbeing, and family resiliency in children and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic, and test how to scale-out the Better Nights, Better Days program to support families across Canada. We are recruiting 1000 families of children who experience sleeping problems to test the clinical effectiveness of Better Nights, Better Days during COVID-19 and evaluate the implementation of the program to scale-out Better Nights, Better Days across Canada. There is no cost for families to participate.   Inclusion Criteria Parent of a child is between the ages of 1 and 10 years old  Family resides in Canada Parent has regular access to high-speed internet and email Parent can read, write, and understand English  Child experiences behavioural sleep difficulties (i.e., problems falling asleep or falling asleep independently; problems following bedtime routines or bedtime resistance; problems staying asleep) Please share this information with families who you feel may benefit from participating. Downloadable material available, please share, share, share! The following infographic is available in jpg, in pdf or in a format adapted to be posted on  a billboard. Contact Information  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/betternightsdays/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/betternightsday Email: bnbd.participate@dal.ca  Website: https://betternightsbetterdays.ca/covid-19b  This study is being funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Operating Grant: COVID-19 Mental Health & Substance Use Service Needs and Delivery, led by Dr. Penny Corkum (Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre). Cher/chère collègue, La Société canadienne du sommeil est un organisme national qui vise à améliorer le sommeil de tous les Canadiens grâce à: la recherche, la promotion de soins cliniques de haute qualité, l’éducation des professionnels et du public et la défense des troubles du sommeil. Nous aimerions partager avec vous un message important de l'un de nos partenaires (Better Nights, Better Days/Bonnes nuits, Jours meilleurs) qui pourrait être utile pour vos patients. BONNES NUITS, JOURS MEILLEURS RECRUTE 1000 FAMILLES AVEC ENFANTS AYANT DES PROBLÈMES DE SOMMEIL, merci de partager cette information ! Le programme sera bientôt disponible en français il est possible d’écrire à l’adresse suivante :  bnbd.participate@dal.ca en mentionnant « CODE B » afin d’être mis au courant dès que le programme sera disponible en français. Pour plus d’informations : Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/betternightsdays/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/betternightsday Email: bnbd.participate@dal.ca  Website: https://betternightsbetterdays.ca/covid-19b Cette étude est financée par les Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC).

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