Synopses & Reviews
When it comes to getting your baby or toddler to sleep through the night, discover why when matters more than how
Are you tired of endless hours spent rocking your baby to sleep? Have you "hit the wall" when it comes to sleepless nights? Teaching your baby or toddler to sleep through the night can be a bewildering and frustrating experience. Developmental psychologists Marc D. Lewis and Isabela Granic reveal that the key to your child's sleep habits is not which method you choose to help your child sleep, but when you use it. Timing is everything, and Bedtiming walks you through the stages of child development, offering helpful advice on such topics as:
• time windows when sleep-training will be most effective and when it will stand the least chance of success
• the pros and cons of several popular sleep-training techniques--including the "cry-it-out," "no-cry," and Ferber methods
• common sleep setbacks and how to handle them
• how to successfully transition your child from your bed to his or her own crib or bed.
Bedtiming is a simple, sensible, and reassuring guide that will help children--and parents--get a good night's sleep.
Synopsis
A newborn typically deprives parents of 400 to 750 hours of sleep in the first year of its life. Many mothers and fathers wrestle with the overwhelming number of sleep-training methods offered to them, from the 'cry-it-out' techniques to the gentler 'no-cry' approaches. But there are no scientific studies that prove one method is superior to any other. Lewis and Granic, however, have uncovered astonishing research and crucial information about sleep-training babies: the most critical factor is when you start the process. Timing is everything. "Bedtiming" walks you through the stages of your child's development up to the age of four, revealing the windows during which sleep-training is most effective -- and when it stands the least chance of success. Filled with practical advice on the top five sleep-training methods and instructions for dealing with sleep setbacks, "Bedtiming" is a simple, sensible and reassuring guide to help your child -- and yourself -- get to sleep.
Synopsis
Are you tired of endless hours spent rocking your baby to sleep? Have you "hit the wall" when it comes to sleepless nights? Teaching your baby or toddler to sleep through the night can be a bewildering and frustrating experience. Developmental psychologists Marc D. Lewis and Isabela Granic reveal that the key to your child's sleep habits is not which method you choose to help your child sleep, but when you use it. Timing is everything, and Bedtiming walks you through the stages of child development, offering helpful advice on such topics as:
- time windows when sleep-training will be most effective and when it will stand the least chance of success
- the pros and cons of several popular sleep-training techniques--including the "cry-it-out," "no-cry," and Ferber methods
- common sleep setbacks and how to handle them
- how to successfully transition your child from your bed to his or her own crib or bed.
Bedtiming is a simple, sensible, and reassuring guide that will help children--and parents--get a good night's sleep.
Synopsis
Filled with practical advice on the top-five sleep-training methods and instructions for dealing with sleep setbacks, "Bedtiming" is a simple, sensible, and reassuring guide to help a child--and his parents--get to sleep.
About the Author
Dr. Marc D. Lewis and Dr. Isabela Granic are developmental psychologists as well as parents of twin boys. Dr. Lewis is a professor in the Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology at the University of Toronto. Dr. Granic is a research scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children. Together, they have given educational seminars and workshops to parents and clinicians around the world. Drs. Lewis and Granic live with their children in Toronto.