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Good Night, Sweet Dreams, I Love You: Now Get Into Bed And Go To Sleep!

Patrick C., Ph.D. Friman

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Enthusiastically recommended for parents or caregivers of young children, and also an excellent baby shower gift 5 out of 5 stars.
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Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Patrick C. Friman, Ph.D. shares his wisdom with sleepless parents in Good Night, Sweet Dreams, I Love You: Now Get Into Bed and Go To Sleep!, a simple guide for anyone having problems getting their children to go to bed. Chapters cover specific issues with helping children from infants to toddlers, preschoolers, elementary schoolers, middle schoolers and beyond. Written in plain terms, Good Night, Sweet Dreams, I Love You emphasizes the importance of building good sleep habits, and warns parents that children of all ages are always learning - and therefore responding to their excessive crying, defiance, attempts to leave the bedroom, and other activities with an abundance of warmth or gentleness will create positive reinforcement for the negative behavior of resisting bedtime! Good Night, Sweet Dreams, I Love You walks the reader through time-tested procedures to help children get their sleep, including "cold turky" and graduated methods for tuning out nighttime crying, and the "robotic return" method for dealing with a child who wanders out of bed (return the child silently and emotionlessly and say nothing, so as not to associate comfort or other positive responses to a child deliberately leaving the bedroom). Above all, stresses Friman, the parent must remain in control and not negotiate, discuss or argue about bedtime with a very young child; children need rules, limits, parental authority, and sleep at an early age. A brief discussion of problems such as bedwetting, night terrors, or sleepwalking rounds out this straightforward, problem-solving guide, which points parents to a list of resources for further reading as needed. Enthusiastically recommended for parents or caregivers of young children, and also an excellent baby shower gift.

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An infant who wails deep into the night, a toddler who keeps popping out of bed, a young child who procrastinates long past his bedtime – does your child’s behavior give you nightmares? Many kids seem programmed from birth with bedtime behavior that frustrates and frazzles parents who have difficulty ignoring a baby’s cry or who feel guilty enforcing an early curfew for a child they haven’t seen all day. Yet getting sufficient sleep is critical for children’s health and happiness. With humor and empathy, child psychologist Dr. Patrick Friman outlines the problems related to bedtime for children from infancy through middle school and gives you advice and tips on how to handle them. In many cases, he provides several options so you can choose the approach you feel most comfortable with. His suggestions can help end those bedtime hassles and get you and your child the good night’s sleep you both need!

Winner of The National Parenting Center Spring 2005 Seal of Approval

Felices Sueýos

Elizabeth Pantley

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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¿Llevas noches sin dormir pero no soportas la idea de dejar llorar a tu bebé hasta que se duerma? Felices sueños te mostrará cómo puedes conseguir que tu bebé se duerma plácidamente y no se despierte en toda la noche. Hasta el momento, sólo hay dos maneras de tratar el problema de las noches sin dormir: dejar que tu bebé llore hasta que se duerma o convertirse en un mártir falto de sueño. Por fin hay un tercer método práctico y efectivo, gracias a Elisabeth Pantley, educadora de padres y madre de cuatro hijos. Su programa basado en diez pasos te guiará en el proceso:· Una nueva idea sobre la estructuración del sueño de tu bebé y cómo a establecer metas reales.· Cómo analizar, evaluar y mejorar la estructuración del sueño de tu bebé a través de unos registros del sueño.· Una gran variedad de soluciones según el estilo de familia al que pertenezcas.· Crear un plan de sueño personalizado, sin lágrimas, que sirve tanto para tú bebé como para ti.Felices sueños te proporcionará las herramientas que necesitas para lograr tu meta -una larga y tranquila noche de sueño- de manera fácil y efectiva.

Teach Your Child to Sleep: Solving Sleep Problems from Newborn Through Childhood (Hamlyn Health)

Millpond Sleep Clinic

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Sleep problems solved! 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I am a community nursery nurse and see a lot of clients with sleep issues. Thank you for this book, it is amazing. It gives MANAGEABLE solutions to sleep issues, which are invaluable when dealing with such an emotive issue.

Good night sleep 5 out of 5 stars.
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After a year of sleepless nights this book sorted the problem in less than a week!

The book is easy to read, either go straight to the section you need or read the whole thing for deeper understanding.

Since buying the book my son has enjoyed 12 hours sleep every night and we are getting our full 8 hours. Definitely worth the cost of the book.

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When a baby doesn't sleep well, the entire family suffers. Now, parents and children can sleep soundly through the night using these proven and effective methods from one of Europe's preeminent sleep clinics. Covering a range of common scenarios, parents will learn to identify the root cause of their child's sleepless nights and take simple steps to correct the situation--and can see results in as little as two to three weeks! The most frequent sleep problems and their causes are detailed, and parents also will find pros and cons of popular sleep techniques, as well as tips for encouraging good sleeping habits.

Baby & Toddler Sleep Solutions For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness))

Arthur, MD Lavin, Susan, MA Glaser

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Excellent! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I was having trouble in this area and ran across this book. So glad I did! It really has a great solutions for sleep. I can't recommend it enough. I also highly recommend (for colic especially): The Whammy for Babies: Vacuum Cleaner Sounds to Soothe Colic and Fussiness.

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Understand the sleep effects of life changes, prematurity, and health issues

Find your way to your family's best sleep solutions!

Do you wonder whether you'll ever sleep through the night again? Relax! This reassuring guide provides the essential information you need to help your kids to go to sleep -- and stay asleep -- all night long, whatever their age or stage of development. So cheer up -- a good night's sleep is just pages away!


* Foster healthy sleep patterns for life
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Tailor your approach to your child's personality
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Establish bedtime rules in a nurturing way
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Handle snoring, night terrors, bedwetting, and other distressing issues

No More Bedtime Battles: Simple Solutions to Bedtime Problems (Effective Parenting Books Series)

Dharma Publishing

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

An informative, straightforward book. 4 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

I was able to read this book in about 45 minutes, which is a plus for this busy mom. The information is presented in a very straightforward manner. There are helpful tips for all types of different bedtime battles, from the child who gets out of bed a million times to the child who refuses to turn off the tv to get in bed.

This book seems to be geared more towards school age children, but nevertheless, it still gave us suggestions that have benefitted my 3 year old, and his tired parents. I can't say that reading the book solved all our problems, but I will say it gave me some great ideas, especially reward and sleep pattern charts.

Appropriate for older children, not toddlers 3 out of 5 stars.
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If you've already read books on helping your child sleep, this book won't tell you anything new, mainly that you need to establish a nightly bedtime routine and stick to it. It does, however, give you some options to help reinforce the bedtime routine, including a "bedtime contract" and a "bedtime hour chart".

If this is the first book you've read on sleep problems in children, it will be helpful to you if your child is old enough to read.

Unfortunately, though the books says it's "Appropriate for parents of children ages 2-12", I don't think my two-year-old can understand the concept of a contract, or what a "nightly hygiene routine" is.

Also, this book views co-sleeping as a "bad habit", so if you're an advocate of attachment parenting, this book's not for you.

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How to make the bedtime hour a peaceful finish to the day for everyone.

Sleep: The Easy Way to Peaceful Nights

Beatrice Hollyer, Lucy Smith

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Doesn't work 2 out of 5 stars.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

The base idea for this book is to look for a "Core Night" which is the first time your baby sleeps for longer than usual. Once he does that the author says you can expect him to do it all the time by not going to him during those Core Night hours. She says the Core Night is the Secret Weapon and happens usually in the first 4 weeks. But what if you miss is? What if your baby is older than 4 weeks? And what if he cries very hard during those Core Night hours? There are a few ideas throughout the book, but I found a better one that had a more specific plan called The No Cry Sleep Solution which is for babies of all ages.

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A baby who sleeps well is no accident. Parents hold the key, and this title shows how to unlock your child's natural ability to sleep through the night from the first weeks of life. It sets out a simple method that can be applied throughout childhood so that broken, disrupted nights never need be a problem. Taking the cue from the baby, and working with parents' natural instincts to help their child, this book puts parents in charge. Avoiding conflict over sleep, this recommended approach builds trust, communication, and confidence in your relationship with your baby.

The Good Sleep Guide for You and Your Baby

Angela Henderson

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Does your baby wake and cry for you at night? Is it hard getting your young child to sleep at bedtime? If so, then here is a good night’s sleep for you and your baby! This tried and tested guide will help you resolve your child’s sleep problems. One third of parents with babies aged 6 months are woken up between one to eight times a night. Yet you can prevent this situation happening with this sleep-training program.

Getting Your Child to Sleep...and Back to Sleep: Tips for Parents of Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers (Family & Childcare)

Vicki Lansky

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 1.5 of 5

this book was absolutely terrible! give my baby whiskey? NO 1 out of 5 stars.
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When I started reading this book, I intended to give it the benefit of the doubt, but when I got to the part where it said to put a few drops of whiskey in my baby's water bottle, I said, "FORGET IT!" I put the book down. I will never feed alcohol to my baby, nor should anyone. This book has some really erroneous thoughts to it. I realize the book is older, also, but it was scary to read that you should put your baby on his/her tummy to sleep. This book was full of bad information.

a rehash of the cry it out theme 2 out of 5 stars.
23 of 27 people found this review helpful.

Babies and children cry for a reason, and is their first formof communication. Ignoring their cries teaches them that they aren'timportant and no one is going to care for their needs. Many desperate parents grab books like this, follow it, and have their hearts broken- in order to sleep. Babies arent' programmed to sleep through the night, something that Dr Ferber, a detached segment of our society and many non creative authors seem to have forgotten. Read "Nighttime Parenting" by William and Martha Sears, and their book on SIDS for a good understanding of sleep in babies and children.

Dreamcatching : Every Parent's Guide to Exploring and Understanding Children's Dreams and Nightmares

Kelly Bulkeley

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Dreamcatching, by Alan Siegel, clinical psychologist (Dreams That Can Change Your Life), and Kelly Bulkeley, dream researcher (The Wilderness of Dreams), is for parents who are interested in finding out what their children dream about. Through dreams, parents may gain a deeper understanding of what a child is thinking, feeling, and needing. (A child, for instance, with recurrent dreams of being naked in public may be feeling self-conscious and may require special sensitivity when she's in a public situation.) Siegel and Bulkeley have suggestions for helping even very young children remember their dreams and for gaining insight into a child's dreams and nightmares by relating them to the child's waking experiences. They discuss common dream themes and ways to talk with your child about their dreams (don't over analyze, at least in front of them). They also provide an approach to nightmares: "Nightmares are more often like a vaccine than a poison ... a minute dose of a disease that mobilizes our antibodies and makes us more resistant to the virulence of the disease." Siegel and Bulkeley believe that your response can break the cycle of nightmares. Wonderful dreams from real children throughout the book enhance its worth.

Night-Night: Settle-Down Activities for Easy Bedtimes

Cynthia MacGregor

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Editorial Review:

With the help of this book, bedtime can become a time of fun and bonding instead of a nightly battle. NIGHT-NIGHT presents a fun assortment of creative solutions to getting children to settle down at night. There are story-time activities, quiet games, and playful songs and rhymes to help kids relax, get them thinking creatively, and, most importantly, create a special bond between parents and children.