The Gentle Sleep Book: Gentle, No-Tears, Sleep Solutions for Parents of Newborns to Five-Year-Olds - Couverture souple

Ockwell-Smith, Sarah

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0349405204 ISBN 13 : 9780349405209

Editeur : Piatkus, 2015

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Are you exhausted by your baby's night-time waking or frustrated by your toddler's reluctance to go to bed?

Would you prefer a gentler approach than sleep-training techniques such as controlled crying or pick up/put down?

In this reassuring book, Sarah Ockwell-Smith, the founder of BabyCalm and ToddlerCalm, offers her gentle prescription for addressing the common sleep problems of newborns to five-year-olds. Treading a carefully balanced line between the needs of sleep-deprived parents and that of the child, Sarah offers reliable, evidence-based advice. The topics featured include:

* What the evidence really tells us about how long we can expect our babies and toddlers to sleep at each stage of development.
* Why much of the widespread advice on sleep is inaccurate and counterproductive.
* What we can learn from the sleep practices of families in other cultures.
* How to approach common issues including frequent waking, night terrors and night dryness.

The practical suggestions are broken down into six developmental stages and include topics such as creating the perfect sleep environment and bedtime routine, the effect of diet and how to use comfort objects effectively. And because all families are unique, you'll find lots of in-depth case studies to demonstrate how parents have used the suggestions to address their child's sleep problems.

Gentle sleep techniques do not pit parent against child but foster a trusting, loving relationship between parent and child that allows everyone to enjoy a more peaceful night's sleep.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Gentle Sleep Book offers gentle, reassuring and effective solutions to addressing the common sleep problems of newborns to five-year-olds.

Sarah Ockwell-Smith's methods don't involve common sleep-training techniques such as controlled crying and pick up/put down, instead she treads a carefully balanced line between the needs of sleep-deprived parents and those of the child.

The Gentle Sleep Book offers reliable, evidence-based advice on how to approach common issues including frequent waking, night terrors and night dryness, as well as practical suggestions tailored to each developmental stage, such as how to create the perfect sleep environment and bedtime routine, the effect of diet and how to use comfort objects effectively. All the information is supported by in-depth case studied to demonstrate how parents have used the suggestions to address their child's sleep problems.

'Sleep is not a battle, it's a balance and in this reassuring book Sarah helps parents find that balance' Saffia Farr, Editor, JUNO magazine

'This book should be called The Sleep Bible and needs to be in every parent's bedside drawer' Marneta Viegas, founder of Relax Kids

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Piatkus
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0349405204
• ISBN 13: 9780349405209
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336