Synopses & Reviews
Weary of that nightly struggle to get your child to bed? Overtired because you've got a kid who can't sleep through the night? Overwhelmed by your child's nightmares? Here's how to stop the cycle of problems. Therapist Rebecca Huntley, an experienced parent educator, introduces three popular techniques: the Family Bed, Cry-It-Out and Teaching in Small Steps. She explains how you can modify these options to fit your family's values and style. She also emphasizes that there is no single "right" way to handle sleep problems. Each family has the right to make its own choices, according to its values, situation and what works best. "A survival guide for the walking weary, " praises the director of the Better Sleep Council.
Synopsis
Recognizing that a child's sleeping problems can very often become her parents' sleeping problems, this book offers practical suggestions for helping the whole family sleep. Three major techniques are presented--the family bed, the cry-it-out approach, and the teach-in-small-steps plan--that accommodate any family's individual values and style.