Synopses & Reviews
Sleep can be as sweet as this precious new cover. Mr. Moon in his nightcap, adorns this peaceful design with stars in blues and purples, surrounded by a soft yellow border. This 6.5" x 6.5" trade paperback has 136 pages detailed with floating stars and moons. There is a table of contents and an index to quickly reference any specific topic. There are 10 chapters including: sleeping patterns, bedtime routines, why babies cry, colic, sleep walking, allowing children in parents beds, coping with loss of sleep, naptimes, bedtimes, fears, and bad dreams. You'll find a wonderful selection of choices appropriate for childrens' various ages and stages. The author provides parents with creative techniques to cease bad habits and patterns. Arranged chronologically, written with wisdom, humor, and her understanding of parenting, this book is a reasuring guide to childhood sleep.
Synopsis
Help for baby's--and parent's--sleepless nights GETTING YOUR CHILD TO SLEEP...AND BACK TO SLEEP has now been revised and updated. Here is a wonderful selection of choices for parents that is appropriate for children of various ages and stages. From colic, crying, bedtime, naptime, bad dreams, to that inevitable "I need a drink of water," Lansky suggests a solution for most situations.
Synopsis
This practical guide provides a wealth of hints to help a sleepless child get that much-needed rest. Whether it's colic, crying, bedtime, naptime, bad dreams, or the inevitable "I need a drink of water," the author suggests an innovative solution, from capturing the "scary monster" in a paper bag to discouraging sleepwalking with a bell on the doorknob. The book also discusses how parents can cope with their own loss of sleep and when, or whether, to let the baby into their bed.