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Title: Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
ISBN: 0449004023
Author:
Marc Weissbluth
Publicate Date: 2003-04-12
Publish: 2003-04-12
List Price: $16.00
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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1: This book works!
A doctor-friend of mine recommended this to me when my 4 mo. old seemed to suffer a "relapse" in her previously "good" night-time sleep habits. I was at my wits end with the crying when we put her down, waking up several times during the night, etc. In desperation I read this book in one day and immediately put the advice into action. The BIGGEST factor was putting her down early and I mean really early - like 6 pm early. At first, I was riddled with guilt at putting her down that early since my husband and I both work full time and I would get home at 4 and she was in bed by 6 and I felt horrible that I only had two hours with her (the book addresses this parental guilt, too. Her need for quality sleep over-rided my guilt). We always get the same incredulous/cynical reactions from people when we tell them how early she goes to bed - strange looks, "hope it works - haha", etc. However, ever since then, she has slept through the night (10-11+ hours) and there is rarely any crying at bedtime. This also gives my husband and I a chance to cook dinner together, talk, and just enjoy adult time!
I also really appreciated that multiple options are presented. When she would cry, we started with a mix of the console-and-leave method and then transitioned to the let-her-cry-it-out method. All in all, it took about 3 mights and she was down and sleeping with no tears. I wish I would have read this book earlier as there is also great advice on napping. I have recommended this book to anyone I know with a young infant and those that read it can't say enough positive things. It's an easy and fast read and most importantly, IT WORKS!!
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2: GREAT BOOK
Borrowed this book from a friend and liked it so much that I had to get myself a copy. Very helpful and useful information that is organized well. :)
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3: Well Rested Family = Happy Family!
This is by far the most helpful, important book for parents and babies! We used Dr. Weissbluth's methods with our first baby and solved all of her sleep issues. When we had our second baby, we started off on the right foot all because of this book. Not a day goes by that I don't think about something that was suggested from this book. Our children have predictable, healthy sleep patterns all because of what my husband and I learned through this book. I buy it for EVERY expecting parent I know! Sleep is the foundation for healthy eating and happy playing and Dr. Weissbluth shows you why and how to establish healthy sleep habits...this will create a well rested, happy family!
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4: This is an essential book when having a baby!
Someone my husband works with gave us this book at our baby shower. The woman who gave it to us pointed out that she followed the general principles of the book and NEVER had sleep issues with any of her kids. I finally started to read the book when our son was about 5 weeks old. This book has helped us nurture a 14-month-old who sleeps 12 hours at night and takes two 2-hour naps.....and has been doing so since he was about 2-3 months old (napping more frequently when he was a little younger). This book discusses how much sleep infants/children require at their respective age from a biological/neurological/physical/developmental standpoint. The author approaches the topic in a very non-judgemental way and provides several examples of how his suggestions have helped specific families as well as ways he has had to problem solve with families when his suggestions didn't work the first time. This is nice b/c many other books I've read don't troubleshoot if the authors suggestions don't work. The book operates off the basic premise that we need to respect our children's sleep needs and really fight to provide them the opportunity to sleep as much as they need (e.g., no evening trips to the supermarket with the kids in their pjs, and no more taking the baby to lunch with your gal pals to nap in the infant carrier instead of napping peacefully at home).
BOTTOM LINE: All of my co-workers, family member and friends are jealous of how well our kids sleep. Their great sleeping habits started when I implemented the strategies discussed in this book. I regularly use strategies in this book to make recommendations to my friends when they ask for help getting their kids to sleep better. This book is a must buy! The last bit I would like to add is that you have to be very consistent or it probably won't work!
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5: Great book for sleep training...and for the desparate sleep deprived parent!
When my daughter was ~5 to 6 months old, she started to fight napping during the day, started waking at night and would scream because she was overly tired. She refused to sleep, nurse, rock...nothing worked! After reading this book, everything made sense! We followed the suggestions in the book about watching for your child's sleep cues and put her down for her nap and for bed earlier and it worked! She went back to sleeping not just through the night, but for like 12 hours! 6:30 pm to 6:30 am!! She's now almost 3 years old and still is a great sleeper! She generally sleeps 11 hours or so at night and takes a short nap during the day. By making sleep a necessity for her, she has some great sleep habits and is a happy child with happy parents :-) For our next child, I plan to use the suggestions in this book from the start!
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