Elizabeth Pantley

The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers / Elizabeth Pantley - New York, USA : Mc Graw Hill, 2005. - 1100 pages; 1100 pages;

Includes index


Cover Page
Copyright Page
Contents
The No-Cry Sleep Solution
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I Ten Steps to Helping Your Baby Sleep All Night
1 Do a Safety Check
Safety First
The Foremost Safety Worry: SIDS
General Sleeping Safety Precautions for All Families
General Safety Precautions for Cradles and Cribs
General Safety Precautions for Co-Sleeping
2 Learn Basic Sleep Facts
How Do We Sleep?
How Do Babies Sleep?
What Is a Sleep Problem?
How Much Sleep Do Babies Need?
What About Nighttime Feedings? What Are Realistic Expectations?
What Is the Right Way to Teach a Baby to Sleep?
3 Create Your Sleep Logs
Let's Get Started!
4 Review and Choose Sleep Solutions
Part One: Solutions for Newborn Babies-Birth to Four Months
Part Two: Solutions for Older Babies-Four Months to Two Years
5 Create Your Personal Sleep Plan
6 Follow Your Plan for Ten Days
What If You Can't Do It All?
The Road to Success Is Really More Like a Dance
7 Do a Ten-Day Log
8 Analyze Your Success
Evaluate Your Sleep Plan If Your Baby Is Now Sleeping Through the Night (Five or More Consecutive Hours)
If You Have Seen Some Success
If You Haven't Seen Any Positive Changes
Moving Forward with Your Sleep Plan
9 Follow Your Plan for Ten More Days
Every Baby Is Different
Every Family Is Different
How Long Is This Going to Take?
"I've Tried Everything! Nothing Works! Help!"
10 Complete a Log, Analyze Your Success, and Revise Your Plan as Necessary Every Ten Days
Keep This Book Handy
PART II Let's Talk About You
11 Baby's Sleeping (Finally!) but Mommy's Not
What's Happening? How to Get a Good Night's Sleep
12 Final Thoughts: Mom-to-Mom
We Are Alike
If You've Just Begun
Living for the Moment?
Baseball Babies
Patience, Patience, and Just a Little More Patience
For More Information
Index
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The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschooler
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I Better Sleep Basics
Learn About Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Sleep
Create Sleep Logs
Develop Your Sleep Plan
Planning with Patience, Perspective, and Persistence (and a Sense of Humor, Too) PART II Eight Sleep Tips for Every Child
Beginning the Journey to Better Sleep
Tip 1: Maintain a Consistent Bedtime and Waking Time Seven Days a Week
Tip 2: Encourage Regular Daily Naps
Tip 3: Set Your Child's Biological Clock
Tip 4: Develop a Consistent Bedtime Routine
Tip 5: Create a Cozy Sleep Environment
Tip 6: Provide the Right Nutrition to Improve Sleep
Tip 7: Help Your Child Be Healthy and Fit
Tip 8: Teach Your Child How to Relax and Fall Asleep
PART III Customized Solutions for Your Family
Bedtime Battles: ""I Don't Want to Go to Bed!

Written to help sleep-deprived parents of children ages one to five, this guide offers loving solutions to help this active age-group get the rest they--and their parents--so desperately need


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Infants Sleep
Sleep disorders in children
Toddlers Sleep

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