Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
by Marc Weissbluth
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Author: Marc WeissbluthEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-04-12
ISBN: 0449004023
Number of pages: 345
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Book Review: Didn't work for us
Summary: 2 Stars
For a book targeted to sleep-deprived parents, this book may do more harm than good.
My first complaint is that it could be half as long.
I was initially excited by the lengthy, clear, and well organized table of contents, but the pages referenced in the table of contents often don't correspond to the expected subject matter.
Weissbluth often contradicts himself, and primarily on a central and controversial core message of the book, when to use "cry-it-out." In the beginning he says using the "cry it out" method isn't usually recommended for most babies, but then he spends half the book talking about the cry it out method and all the instances when and why it should be used.
Here is just one example. p. 247: "It is not a good idea to go to your child before 6:00 AM, even if he is crying, because if you do he will begin to force himself to wake up earlier and earlier in order to enjoy your company."
the very next sentence:
"The natural wake-up time seems to be an independent neurological alarm clock in these young infants that is somewhat independent of the part of the brain that puts them to sleep or keeps them asleep."
HUH?? First he makes the claim that if you go to a child before 6 AM you will cause them to wake up even earlier the next day, then he says the child's wake up time is innate and internal.
I did find some of the sleep research fascinating, but it isn't always clear when Weissbluth is citing a referencable and scientific study or interjecting his opinion. I think most of the book is his opinion, and I tend to disagree him after having two very different children (and witnessing many other friend's children and their sleep needs.)
If you are sleep deprived, this is NOT the book to be reading. It will probably just confuse you even more.
In case this is useful information for anyone, I did the horrid "cry-it-out" method exactly as described by Weisbluth with my son for 5 straight days at 6 months and then again at 10 months and his sleep habits didn't improve at all. They only were worse at the end of both terrible experiments and he came down with a bad cold by the end of the week both times. I'm sure it was because he was crying all night, literally, off and on for 5 days and getting at most 6 hours of sleep in a 24 hour cycle.
Fortunately, I found the Hand in Hand Parenting website, which is full of great information (including sleep information) and I think both my son and I have recovered.
www.handinhandparenting.org/articles.html
I highly recommend their articles (which are free online) and pamplets (which are inexpensive).
Good luck with your sleep issues! Everything passes and changes, no matter what you do (or don't do).
Summary of Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
One of the country's leading researchers updates his revolutionary approach to solving--and preventing--your children's sleep problemsHere Dr. Marc Weissbluth, a distinguished pediatrician and father of four, offers his groundbreaking program to ensure the best sleep for your child. In Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, he explains with authority and reassurance his step-by-step regime for instituting beneficial habits within the framework of your child's natural sleep cycles. This valuable sourcebook contains brand new research that
- Pinpoints the way daytime sleep differs from night sleep and why both are important to your child
- Helps you cope with and stop the crybaby syndrome, nightmares, bedwetting, and more
- Analyzes ways to get your baby to fall asleep according to his internal clock--naturally
- Reveals the common mistakes parents make to get their children to sleep--including the inclination to rock and feed
- Explores the different sleep cycle needs for different temperaments--from quiet babies to hyperactive toddlers
- Emphasizes the significance of a nap schedule
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Rest is vital to your child's health growth and development. Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child outlines proven strategies that ensure good, healthy sleep for every age. Advises parents dealing with teenagers and their unique sleep problems
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