Product Description

Finally, a no-worry, no-guilt guide to sleep. There's no such thing as a one-size-fits-all sleep solution. That's why Sleep Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler, and Preschooler provides you with the tools you need to come up with a customized sleep solution that takes into account your child's temperament, your parenting philosophies, and the rest of your life. You'll also get the lowdown on:

• the physical, emotional and relationship fallout of sleep deprivation — along with an action plan for minimizing these effects
• what the world's leading sleep researchers have identified as the best-odds sleep promotion strategies for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers
• the science behind each of the major sleep training methods — along with the inside scoop on the major pros and cons, according to parents who've tried them
• co-sleeping, partners in exile (in the spare bedroom), and other hot-button topics in the world of sleep
• sleep transitions: from co-sleeping to solo sleeping; from crib to bed; from napping to no more naps
• nightmares, night terrors, bedtime refusal, and too-early risers

Includes

• checklists, charts, and sleep tools, including a handy sleep log
• sleep books, websites, and organizations that every parent should know about

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #270819 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-05
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

From the Back Cover
Finally, a no-worry, no-guilt guide to sleep. There’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all sleep solution. That’s why Sleep Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler, and Preschooler provides you with the tools you need to come up with a customized sleep solution that takes into account your child’s temperament, your parenting philosophies, and the rest of your life. You’ll also get the lowdown on

• the physical, emotional and relationship fallout of sleep deprivation—along with an action plan for minimizing these effects
• what the world’s leading sleep researchers have identified as the best-odds sleep promotion strategies for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers
• the science behind each of the major sleep training methods—along with the inside scoop on the major pros and cons, according to parents who’ve tried them
• co-sleeping, partners in exile (in the spare bedroom), and other hot-button topics in the world of sleep
• sleep transitions: from co-sleeping to solo sleeping; from crib to bed; from napping to no more naps
• nightmares, night terrors, bedtime refusal, and too-early risers

Includes

• checklists, charts, and sleep tools, including a handy sleep log
• sleep books, websites, and organizations that every parent should know about

About the Author
Ann Douglas is an award-winning pregnancy and parenting author. She is the author of The Mother of All Pregnancy Books, The Mother of All Baby Books, The Mother of All Toddler Books, The Mother of All Parenting Books, and  The Mother of All Pregnancy Organizers (all part of the award-winning The Mother of All® Books Series) as well as the two debut titles in the newly launched The Mother of All^TM Solutions series: Sleep Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler and Preschooler: The Ultimate No-Worry Approach for Each Age and Stage and Mealtime Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler and Preschooler: The Ultimate No-Worry Approach for Each Age and Stage. She is also the co-author of other highly popular titles in the pregnancy and parenting category, including The Unofficial Guide to Having a Baby and Trying Again: A Guide to Pregnancy After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss (both co-authored with John R. Sussman, MD) and Choosing Childcare for Dummies®.

Ann delivers keynote addresses at parenting and health conferences across North America; teaches on-line pregnancy courses through WebMD.com; is a Mom Expert with ClubMom; delivers parenting workshops through the Ella Centre for Pregnancy and Parenting and workplace-based parenting training through Lifespeak Inc; serves as a member of the National Advisory Board for Invest in Kids; and is the president of Page One Productions Inc., an award-winning marketing and communication's firm that specializes in mom-to-mom communications.

Ann writes columns for Conceive Magazine, Glow, and CanadianLiving.com and is a regular contributor to numerous other pregnancy and parenting publications. She is frequently quoted in such publication as Parenting, Parents, Fit Pregnancy, American Baby, Working Mother, and Canadian Living and is a popular radio TV, and on-line chat guest.

Ann and her husband Neil have four children, ages eight through 18. Her children started sleeping through the night anywhere between three-and-a-half weeks and two-and-a-half years of age. (It was her youngest child who took the longest to start sleeping through the night.)

Customer Reviews

Informational
This is a great book to read to have a good basic knowledge on children's patterns of sleeping and should be used as a "guideline" to what to expect from your infant/toddler/preschooler sleeping needs as they progress.

If you only want to read one book...
This book covers all the bases. However, if I hadn't read almost every other sleep book out there, I don't think this one alone would have been enough for me. It doesn't go in depth enough for any of the methods for my personal taste. That being said, it does have a lot of ideas and I'll keep it as more a reference guide.

Most Reassuring Sleep Book Ever!
This book is by far the best sleep-help book out there, and I feel like I have tried them all. It reassures you that your situation is totally normal and reminds you that your baby is just a little thing with a "tiny tummy" that does need to be filled every few hours in the beginning. I wish I had this book when my first born (now 2) was an infant. I wouldn't have stressed out so much. It also provides helpful advice about how to get your baby to sleep for longer and longer periods of time, until they are finally "sleeping through the night" (even tho I learned that this definition is pretty loose). I want my baby to sleep through MY night, not hers! This book rocks.