Here are books and online resources to learn more about nightmares and to help children suffering from nightmares cope with their fears.
Children's books:
The children's classic "Where the Wild Things Are," by Maurice Sendak, deals with scary dreams in a sensitive way."Where the Wild Things Are," by Maurice Sendak
"There's a Monster Under My Bed," by James Howe
"Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed," by Barbara Park
"Clyde Monster," by Robert Crowe
"Pleasant Dreams," by Anna Francis
"Andrew's Amazing Monsters," by Kathryn Hook Berlan
"Monster Bed," by Jeanne Willis
"Big Scary Wolf," by Harvey Stevenson
"Much Bigger Than Martin" by Steven Kellogg
"There's a Nightmare in My Closet" by Mercer Mayer.
Books for adults:
"Dreamcatching: Every Parent's Guide to Exploring and Understanding
Children's Dreams and Nightmares," by Alan B. Siegel with Kelly Bulkeley,
Three Rivers Press, 1998.
"Trauma and Dreams," edited by Deirdre Barrett, Harvard University Press, 1996.
"Nightmare Help: A Guide for Parents and Teachers," by Anne Sayre Wiseman, Ten Speed Press, 1989.
"Creative Dreaming: Plan and Control Your Dreams to Develop Creativity, Overcome Fears, Solve Problems, and Create a Better Self," by Patricia Garfield, Fireside, 1995.
Websites:
www.nightmaretreatment.com
For more information on imagery rehearsal therapy, contact the Center for Sleep Medicine & Nightmare Treatment, a New Mexico clinic headed by psychiatrist Barry Krakow.
www.cyberdreamwork.com/rbosnak.html
Developed by Jungian psychologist Dr. Robert Bosnak, this Web site has a 24-hour hotline established after the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks, to debrief adults and children on their nightmares and to provide referrals to therapists.
www.asdreams.org
This is the Web site for the Association for the Study of Dreams, PO Box 1166, Orinda, Calif. 94563. Phone: 925/258-1822. It's an association of mental health professionals who specialize in the study and interpretation of dreams. There's also a special section on coping with fears about terrorism and how they manifest themselves in nightmares.
www.dreamwisdom.info/dream_wisdom.htmBR> This is the Web site for Dr. Alan Siegel, a noted sleep researcher and author of several books.
www.dreamdoctor.com
This is a Web site for Charles McPhee, who hosts a popular, nationally syndicated radio show on dreams. It also has a large data bank of dreams posted by visitors to the site.
www.apa.org
The American Psychological Association has links to articles about nightmares.
www.dreamgate.com
An online newsletter sponsored by the Association for the Study of Dreams, which enables visitors to discuss and post their dreams on an onsite billboard.
www.nightterrors.org/
A resource center for people suffering from night terrors.
First Published: December 9, 2003, 5:00 a.m.
