The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers: Gentle Ways to Stop Bedtime Battles and Improve Your Child's Sleep by Elizabeth Pantley
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- Pub. Date: April 2005
- 400pp
- Sales Rank: 12,405
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: April 2005
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
- Format: Paperback, 400pp
- Sales Rank: 12,405
- Series: Pantley Series
- ISBN-13: 9780071444910
- ISBN: 0071444912
Synopsis
"A good night's sleep is within reach. Let the great ideas in this book guide you and your child there . . . lovingly."
—Harvey Karp, M.D., author of The Happiest Toddler on the Block
Your toddler isn't sleeping through the night. Your preschooler battles bedtime. And you haven't had a good night's sleep in how many years? Get the rest you all desperately need with advice found in The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers.
Elizabeth Pantley's beloved parenting classic The No-Cry Sleep Solution has helped hundreds of thousands of parents gently coax their babies to sleep. Now she gives you tools to help your one- to six-year-old child get in bed, stay in bed, and sleep all night by providing no-cry solutions for
•Bedtime battles, dawdling, and evening meltdowns
•Night waking and early rising
•Moving out of the crib and into a big-kid bed
•Graduating from the family bed to independent sleep
•Ending the all-night breastfeeding routine
•Stopping nighttime visits to your bed
•Handling naptime problems
•Nightmares, separation anxiety, and fears
Library Journal
In this excellent companion to her 2002 parenting classic, The No-Cry Sleep Solution, Pantley debunks many myths about children and sleep, including the prevalent theory that children should be able to sleep independently through the night from the time they are a few months old, supporting her claims with data from the National Sleep Foundation and her own surveys. She also provides a plethora of examples about how perfectly natural it is for toddlers and preschoolers to have sleep issues. However, parents will be thrilled to hear that just because something is normal doesn't mean they have to live with it until things change on their own. She addresses problems and solutions for a wide variety of sleep-related issues, including night waking, nighttime nursing, waking up early, bad dreams, sleeping in the parent's bed, and nap-time problems. This is hope condensed for the tired parent; essential for all public libraries.-Kari Ramstrom, MLIS, Plymouth, MN Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
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Elizabeth Pantley is the author of the parenting classic The No-Cry Sleep Solution as well as Gentle Baby Care, Perfect Parenting, Hidden Messages, and Kid Cooperation. She is frequently quoted as a parenting expert and is the mother of four great sleepers.
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June 26, 2008: I can remember not that long ago sitting in my daughter?s room in the middle of the night thinking I must be the only mum in the world whose baby didn?t sleep. I was lucky to get three hours sleep on any given night, and never three hours in a row. But thanks to Elizabeth Pantley and her book ?the no-cry sleep solution? my little girl Milla has gone from a baby who breastfed 10 times a night to a gorgeous 18-month-old who sleeps between seven and ten hours straight! Apart from being exhausted when Milla wasn?t sleeping, I was miserable because of all the pressure being put on me to ?do controlled crying? from extended family. One even said I was a ?bad mother? for getting up at night for my girl and not teaching her to sleep by letting her ?cry it out ? for hours on end. Everything in my heart said controlled crying wasn?t right for my Milla. She was a sensitive, gentle and caring girl who was very attached to her mummy. I loved my little girl too much to hear her cry because her mama wasn?t there when she needed her. After applying Pantley?s gentle and practical tips, Milla is now sleeping peacefully - and knows that I am there for her when she needs me. I treasure every second with my little girl and am so glad I never abandoned her to cry. We have such a close and beautiful relationship. I feel like the luckiest mum in the world. The first key point I learned from Pantley was that as long as Milla and I were getting enough sleep and we were happy ? then we didn?t have a problem ? regardless of what anyone else thought. Milla now wakes once a night, between 5 and 6, and I give her early morning cuddles till get-up time. Controlled crying experts told me NEVER to cuddle my daughter back to sleep. I?m glad I ignored them because I treasure those mornings when I hold Milla in my arms and feel her soft breathing beside me. This is not a problem for us and a lovely start to our day. Pantley?s eight bedtime tips seemed rather simple and obvious at first ? but once I put them into practice they actually worked. Milla no longer has a night light, has a long and quiet bedtime routine at the same time every night, no tv is allowed when Milla is in the room, she is now going to bed when her biological clock says is the right time for Milla 'not what experts say' and while my husband calls me a ?sleep Nazi?, it works! And for those with sleep-log phobias, I still keep a meticulous sleep diary. It helps me notice subtle changes in Milla?s sleep patterns as she grows older and her sleep needs change. The final chapter in Pantley?s book ? Adult Sleep: Now It?s Your Turn ? was also a life saver. When Milla finally started sleeping well, I would lie awake for hours at night waiting for her to wake. I always tended to be a bit of an insomniac, and her tips for babies have actually also helped me! I would strongly recommend this book to any mum who needs sleep and can?t find it in her heart to do controlled crying. Pantley?s approach might take a bit longer than controlled crying 'though even controlled crying isn?t guaranteed to fix sleep problems quickly and for life' but considering babies and toddlers grow up so quickly, it is worth the investment. My little girl goes to sleep with a sweet smile on her face, not tears!
No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers: Gentle Ways to Stop Bedtime Battles and Improveby Anonymous
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November 25, 2007: This book was truly a lifesaver for my family. My 14 month old had never slept through the night and would wake up screaming as if he were terrified in the middle of the night. After only two weeks of using the techniques my 14 month old is sleeping through the night and later in the morning. Best of all he wakes up happy and comfortable. I tried the CIO method for three nights and knew there was no way that was for my son or myself. I went searching for answers and found this book, bought it, applied the techniques and it was like magic. I see dramatic changes in my son?s energy level and my husband and I feel like new people. I would highly recommend this book. It works!
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