Table 1 Diagnostic criteria of regulatory problems assessed with the Baby-DIPS
Criteria | Excessive crying | Sleeping problems I (settling at bedtime) | Sleeping problems II (sleeping through the night) | Feeding problems |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A | The child cries for more than three hours per day | The child needs more than one hour to fall asleep | The child is older than 6Â months | Feeding disturbance as manifested by persistent failure to eat adequately with significant failure to gain weight or significant loss of weight over at least 1Â month |
B | The child cries for more than 3Â days per week | Â | The child awakes at least five times per week | The disturbance is not due to an associated gastrointestinal or other general medical condition (e.g. esophageal reflux) |
C | The child cries for longer than 3Â weeks | Â | The child awakes at least once between 12 to 5 a.m. | The disturbance is not better accounted for by another mental disorder (e.g. rumination disorder) or by lack of available food |
D | Â | Â | Severe form: The child awakes repeatedly per night | The onset is before age 6 |