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Background <p>Sleep problems are common in infancy, childhood, and adolescence, affecting up to 30% of individuals. Parents often seek help for such problems, for example by consulting their pediatrician. In addition to child and adolescent psychotherapists and specialists in sleep centers educated in classical cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), treatments are also offered by sleep coaches on the internet. However, the quality and content of these offers remain unclear.</p> Methods <p>In this study, the websites of 153&#xa0;pediatric sleep coaches in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland were screened with regard to aspects such as educational background, training, sleep-related services, screening and diagnostics, and types of treatment for sleep disturbances offered as well as regarding media presence. All authors were involved in this process.</p> Results <p>Of the 153&#xa0;pediatric sleep coaches, 25.5% had a&#xa0;medical or psychological background, 7.3% a&#xa0;health-related background, 23.5% a&#xa0;pedagogical background, and 13.1% had other backgrounds; 35.9% offered no information about their background. Whereas 72.5% of the sleep coaches reported having participated in a&#xa0;sleep coach training, 27.5% did not mention any form of sleep-treatment education; 63.4% mentioned no sleep certification, but 32.7% reported some kind of certification. Coaches with a&#xa0;medical or health-related background were less likely to have participated in a&#xa0;sleep training. The addressed sleep problems were mostly related to insomnia. The target group was most often babies. As a&#xa0;screening or diagnostic procedure, only the sleep log was mentioned. Most sleep coaches offered single sessions. Costs for sessions ranged from 20 up to 199&#xa0;€. A&#xa0;huge number of pediatric sleep coaches were active on social media.</p> Conclusion <p>This study provides a&#xa0;critical overview of pediatric sleep coaches in German-speaking countries. We hope that these preliminary observations will inspire additional research and discussion on this important topic, e.g., on educational processes or networking structures, as has been mentioned in the stepped-care model for childhood insomnia.</p>

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Child sleep coaches in German-speaking countries: current status

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    2025年10月8日

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  • A. A. Schlarb,
  • J. Faber,
  • L. M. Paciello,
  • M. Quante,
  • K. Teichmüller,
  • J. Landwehr,
  • B. Schneider

摘要

Background

Sleep problems are common in infancy, childhood, and adolescence, affecting up to 30% of individuals. Parents often seek help for such problems, for example by consulting their pediatrician. In addition to child and adolescent psychotherapists and specialists in sleep centers educated in classical cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), treatments are also offered by sleep coaches on the internet. However, the quality and content of these offers remain unclear.

Methods

In this study, the websites of 153 pediatric sleep coaches in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland were screened with regard to aspects such as educational background, training, sleep-related services, screening and diagnostics, and types of treatment for sleep disturbances offered as well as regarding media presence. All authors were involved in this process.

Results

Of the 153 pediatric sleep coaches, 25.5% had a medical or psychological background, 7.3% a health-related background, 23.5% a pedagogical background, and 13.1% had other backgrounds; 35.9% offered no information about their background. Whereas 72.5% of the sleep coaches reported having participated in a sleep coach training, 27.5% did not mention any form of sleep-treatment education; 63.4% mentioned no sleep certification, but 32.7% reported some kind of certification. Coaches with a medical or health-related background were less likely to have participated in a sleep training. The addressed sleep problems were mostly related to insomnia. The target group was most often babies. As a screening or diagnostic procedure, only the sleep log was mentioned. Most sleep coaches offered single sessions. Costs for sessions ranged from 20 up to 199 €. A huge number of pediatric sleep coaches were active on social media.

Conclusion

This study provides a critical overview of pediatric sleep coaches in German-speaking countries. We hope that these preliminary observations will inspire additional research and discussion on this important topic, e.g., on educational processes or networking structures, as has been mentioned in the stepped-care model for childhood insomnia.