When it comes to getting your baby or toddler to sleep through the night, discover why when matters more than how
Are you tired of endless hours spent rocking your baby to sleep? Have you “hit the wall” when it comes to sleepless nights? Teaching your baby or toddler to sleep through the night can be a bewildering and frustrating experience. Developmental psychologists Marc D. Lewis and Isabela Granic reveal that the key to your child’s sleep habits is not which method you choose to help your child sleep, but when you use it. Timing is everything, and Bedtiming walks you through the stages of child development, offering helpful advice on such topics as:
• time windows when sleep-training will be most effective and when it will stand the least chance of success
• the pros and cons of several popular sleep-training techniques—including the “cry-it-out,” “no-cry,” and Ferber methods
• common sleep setbacks and how to handle them
• how to successfully transition your child from your bed to his or her own crib or bed.
Bedtiming is a simple, sensible, and reassuring guide that will help children—and parents—get a good night’s sleep.
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Dr. Marc D. Lewis and Dr. Isabela Granic are developmental psychologists as well as parents of twin boys. Dr. Lewis is a professor in the Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology at the University of Toronto. Dr. Granic is a research scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children. Together, they have given educational seminars and workshops to parents and clinicians around the world. Drs. Lewis and Granic live with their children in Toronto.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Ada
Format:Kindle Edition
I loved this book. I held it in my hands. I read it outloud. I almost learned it by heart. I ordered it for my kindle. I recommend it to all the new mothers, before their baby starts having sleep problems. Most of the sleep training solutions don't take the time to explore how the baby thinks or feels or what he experiences. You have to read it so you can understand better what you are dealing with. Timing is important!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By L. Watson
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What I appreciate about this book is that 1) It's a quick read for parents, it has lots of charts to refer to, and it's organized for quick reference; 2) It provides an overview of the most popular ideas for teaching babies to sleep, and it does so within a few pages (I wish I would have found this resource before devoting so much time reading different books on this subject); and 3) It provides a summary of the different stages babies go through and how they can affect their sleep.
This book doesn't advocate any one way to teach your baby to sleep; it provides information to know when your efforts will be more successful or unsuccessful. It helps you understand your baby.
I personally lean toward Elizabeth Pantley's No Cry Sleep Solution, and I've referred to this book repeatedly as my baby's sleep habits have changed. My baby would sleep great for three months and then suddenly things would change. Whenever I became bewildered, I referred to the book for a refresher on what my baby was going through developmentally. Sure enough, it described her to a T, and gave me hope that things would change, and sure enough they did, per the book's description. I found this book very encouraging and informative.
This book doesn't advocate any one way to teach your baby to sleep; it provides information to know when your efforts will be more successful or unsuccessful. It helps you understand your baby.
I personally lean toward Elizabeth Pantley's No Cry Sleep Solution, and I've referred to this book repeatedly as my baby's sleep habits have changed. My baby would sleep great for three months and then suddenly things would change. Whenever I became bewildered, I referred to the book for a refresher on what my baby was going through developmentally. Sure enough, it described her to a T, and gave me hope that things would change, and sure enough they did, per the book's description. I found this book very encouraging and informative.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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The author has a PhD and it comes across in the style of the book. Nonetheless this is a guided tour through the development stages of babies' brains, with a particular focus on when is the best time to do sleep training. As an example, the months when your little one is very "clingy" and suffering from "separation anxiety" is a really bad time for sleep training.
Highly recommended both for sleep training and as a general introduction to infant development.
Highly recommended both for sleep training and as a general introduction to infant development.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By L Littlehawk
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The sleep info is very helpful and I liked that it summarizes the different sleep training approaches. I have used the info for so much more than sleep though. It helped figure out when to start with potty training, when to ditch the pacifier, and most recently what to expect developmentally and emotionally from my three year old when new baby arrived.
By budgetarian
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We struggled with our little one's sleep patterns for a lonnnng time. Tried everything under the sun, it seemed - we have several books and articles on the topic, and several friends and family members with suggestions ;)
When I got this e-book, we had just missed a window for optimal training (unfortunately that's when we had chosen to get rid of her pacifier - bad timing! Who knew?) Anyway, I refer to it often - I also use it as a guide for milestones (many books do that, but I found this one more informative).
We waited for the next recommended development window, and while it took longer than everyone on earth seems to tell you it will take (weeks, not days - and perseverance!) it worked!!! I now regularly get 8 hours of uninterrupted slumber, because (unless she's sick), my toddler is SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT.
When I got this e-book, we had just missed a window for optimal training (unfortunately that's when we had chosen to get rid of her pacifier - bad timing! Who knew?) Anyway, I refer to it often - I also use it as a guide for milestones (many books do that, but I found this one more informative).
We waited for the next recommended development window, and while it took longer than everyone on earth seems to tell you it will take (weeks, not days - and perseverance!) it worked!!! I now regularly get 8 hours of uninterrupted slumber, because (unless she's sick), my toddler is SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT.
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This book is a great addendum to any book on sleep. It tells you the different phases a child goes through that will make sleep training of any kind (gentle or strict) easier or harder to successfully implement. It is a quick read, especially because you can just focus on the application age/section. They even have a quick reference guide at the front. It is not particularly useful on it's own, but can help you make a more effective long term plan, which is critical for parents taking a more compassionate approach - which take longer to implement than so called "cry it out" techniques.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Batika
Format:Paperback
After reading most books about children and sleep (from the CIO advocates to "no-cry" solutions), it was refreshing to read a book that not only relied upon research (although I wish they were more diligent about citing their sources) but also one that put sleep into context for families. One reviewer said it was heavy reading (you should read Ferber); however, I found it perfect: not too much detail but enough to substantiate the claim. In fact, it is easy to skim this book and find sections that pertain to your baby's developmental stage. This is a "must" for any parent exploring their options with managing their children's sleep.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Brent V
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Like many other baby sleep training books, this one has some nice useful chapters and then many chapters of fluff. The best sections are the chart in the front and the pros/cons of various sleep training methods at the end. If you are interested in baby physiology and psychology then you might find the sections of how babies think and feel interesting. But I pretty much skimmed and skipped them since I have read similar things in other baby sleep and baby development books.
So I'm not sure why this is a 200+ page book. Seems to me like it could get across the same information as a 20-page guide. Maybe skinny books just don't look as professional and sell as well. It's really a one-night read to get the truly informative parts. I suggest picking it up used or borrowing it as it is probably something you'll read once and won't use later on.
So I'm not sure why this is a 200+ page book. Seems to me like it could get across the same information as a 20-page guide. Maybe skinny books just don't look as professional and sell as well. It's really a one-night read to get the truly informative parts. I suggest picking it up used or borrowing it as it is probably something you'll read once and won't use later on.
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