Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child (5th Edition)

The perennial favorite for parents who want to get their kids to sleep with ease--now in its fifth edition, fully revised and updated. With more than 1.5 million copies in print, Dr. Marc Weissbluth's step-by-step regimen for instituting beneficial habits within the framework of your child's natural sleep cycles has long been the standard-setter in baby sleep books. Now with a new intro, new foreward, and a Step-by-Step Program for a Good Night's Sleep." Totally rewritten and reorganized to give tired parents the information they need quickly and succinctly, this new edition also includes the very latest research on the importance of: implementing bedtime routines practicing parental presence at bedtime recognizing drowsy signs and the role of the father as an active partner in helping the child sleep better Weissbluth also incorporates fascinating insights into: the effects of ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) on sleep different cultural sleep habits from around the world and the importance of empathy and non-judgemental approaches to sleep training. Rest is vital to your child's health, growth, and development. The fifth edition of Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child gives parents proven strategies to ensure healthy, high-quality sleep for children at every age"--