The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sleep Training your Child (Complete Idiot's Guide to)
by Ph.D., Melissa Burnham, Jennifer Lawler
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Author: Jennifer Lawler, Ph.D., Melissa BurnhamEdition: Paperback
Published: 2006-10-03
ISBN: 1592575404
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Alpha
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Book Review: Not sure which sleep book to buy? Start here!
Summary: 5 Stars
My daughter had trouble sleeping from the start, but I was initially overwhelmed by all the different sleep books. This book was a great place to start, since the authors summarize a lot of the sleep training ideas out there. They discuss the different philosophies behind "cry it out" and "no more tears" sleep training methods, and then they summarize a lot of the ideas in these two camps. It's also a very quick read, which is great for sleep-deprived parents!
The methods they discuss come from books including On Becoming Babywise: Giving Your Infant The Gift of Nighttime Sleep, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems: New, Revised, and Expanded Edition, Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition : How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep, Sleeping Like a Baby : A Sensitive and Sensible Approach to Solving Your Child's Sleep Problems, Nighttime Parenting: How to Get Your Baby and Child to Sleep, The Baby Sleep Book: The Complete Guide to a Good Night's Rest for the Whole Family (Sears Parenting Library), and The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night.
They discuss the nuts and bolts of how to implement each method and the advantages and disadvantages of each approach, as well as the stories of parents they found who tried the different methods. I found it interesting, for example, that although Elizabeth Pantley's "No-Cry Sleep Solution" sounds great (who wants to hear their baby cry?), Pantley does not have the experience with sleep research that most of the other sleep book authors do (she is not a doctor or scientist), and the Idiot's Guide authors were not able to find any parents who had tried this method and had success (and they explain why it could actually reinforce sleep problems). They also discuss ideas for combining some different methods, as well as when this won't work.
One caveat: Don't expect to get a full picture of any given sleep researcher's ideas from the short summaries given here. For example, they describe the "ignore it" approach advocated by Marc Weissbluth, and you might conclude that Weissbluth's book is just about leaving your baby to cry, but I have also read his book and he is very clear that "sleep training does not equal cry it out." He does advocate letting your baby cry if that is what is needed for her to learn to put herself to sleep, but he also describes techniques for avoiding sleep problems in the first place.
Summary of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sleep Training your Child (Complete Idiot's Guide to)
Putting every child?s sleep difficulties to bed for good.Since all children are different, even experienced parents may encounter problems with a new baby or young child who has trouble sleeping. In this guide, you will discover how to deal with your baby?s changing sleep schedule, health issues that can affect a baby?s sleep, what to do about different types of crying, and more.
? Includes advice for babies, toddlers, and beyond?all in a 2-color interior
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