Sleep Talk: A Breakthrough Technique for Helping Your Child Cope With Stress and Thrive Through Difficult Transitions [Hardcover]

Lois V. Haddad (Author), Patricia Wilson (Author), Judith Searle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 11, 1999

1. How do you help a toddler give up a pacifier or thumb sucking?
2. How do you prepare your child for a new baby in the family for his first day at school?
3. What do you do when your child consistently wets the bed or bites her fingernails?
4. How do you support your school-age child when he is faced with disappointments, a family member's death, or divorce?
5. What is the best way to encourage your child through the toilet training stage?
6. How can challenging transitions be made smoother for everyone?

Learn how to reaffirm positive behavior, modify negative behavior, and help your child do the same. Sleep Talk offers opportunities for parents to be more effective in helping their children cope with ordinary and extraordinary situations in life. Explore a revolutionary new approach to giving your child guidance and support in a context of love and approval.

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From the Back Cover

"The brain is a powerful organ even at rest. It accepts suggestions in the sleep state. With Sleep Talk, it receives and accepts honest, positive information because the 'why it won't work' objection is not present. When a mother tells her son positive things while he's awake, he can choose to negate everything she says. But in deep sleep, when she tells him how special he is and how much he means to her, the information is accepted, and changes in behavior begin to happen." -- From the Introduction What parent doesn't want to be more effective in helping his or her child cope with age-specific stresses and transitions? Whether it's starting a new school, giving up thumb sucking, or potty training, parents are constantly faced with the responsibility of easing their children through challenging phases. Here is an exciting new way for mothers and fathers to assist their children, from toddlers to teens, with these situations. Registered nurse Lois Y. Haddad developed the ideas for this groundbreaking book as she cared for chronically ill children while a pediatric nurse at UCLA Medical Center. She would utter positive messages to her young patients as they were experiencing their deepest pattern of sleep, when both children and adults are most receptive to messages. She found the children responded well to her nightly talks, which helped them on the road to recovery. Now, having adapted her technique for parents coping with the myriad issues and transitions facing their children on a day-today basis, Haddad presents this revolutionary program in simple terms with dozens of illustrative anecdotes and ideas. By creating a special script that reinforces their love and pride in their son or daughter, parents can convey specific messages that will comfort and encourage their child as they tackle everything from two-year-old tempers to teenage communication issues. Sleep Talk is invaluable as a parenting tool for concerned moms and dads, as well as an important way for parents to reconnect with their children on a regular basis.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (October 11, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809228009
• ISBN-13: 978-0809228003
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #470,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Help Your Child Thrive!, December 9, 1999

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KC (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sleep Talk: A Breakthrough Technique for Helping Your Child Cope With Stress and Thrive Through Difficult Transitions (Hardcover)

Using the techniques offered in this book can change your child's life! It clearly tells parents how, through the use of nightly Sleep talk, childern can receive messages of a parent's love and acceptance. The book contains numerous scripts and clear instructions on how to use this method to bond with your child and offer him or her age appropriate suggestions to assist in decision making and the development of self-confidence. A master index to the Sleep Talk scripts is found at the end of the book, making this book an easy-to-use resource throughout your child's development. It would be wonderful if every parent, grandparent and caregiver were given a copy of this book and used the techniques so respectully offered by the author. This is a simple and loving way to bond with your child and positively impact his or her development. This book will enrich your life and the life of your child.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sleep Talk, March 28, 2000

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Linda Sivertsen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sleep Talk: A Breakthrough Technique for Helping Your Child Cope With Stress and Thrive Through Difficult Transitions (Hardcover)

I cannot say enough about this book! I, too, am an author and met the author of Sleep Talk through our work. I tried the techniques on my eight-year-old son because I was having trouble getting him ready for school in the mornings. He was always grumpy and would wait until the last minute to put his shoes on and get his backpack ready. I hated fighting in the morning and was desperate to have the harmony we used to enjoy before he started school.

Even though I believed in the book, I was shocked by the results. The first night I told my son (after he feel asleep) how proud his father and I were at his ability to wake up with a smile and get ready for school with a great attitude. Sure enough, the next morning he woke up smiling, got dressed right away and had his shoes and backpack on... an hour before we even had to leave! It was unbelievable. And, our mornings are still great, over a year later. I still use the techniques in Sleep Talk regularly and probably always will!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for parents and parents-to-be!, November 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sleep Talk: A Breakthrough Technique for Helping Your Child Cope With Stress and Thrive Through Difficult Transitions (Hardcover)

This book provides techniques that will help parents bond with their children. I am a new mother and I used this technique with my daughter while I was pregnant and after she was born. I sincerely believe that the techniques contributed to the ease of my labor and delivery (which only lasted 6 hours from the first contraction to delivery). I also receive many compliments that my daughter is a well-adjusted and well-behaved child. The techniques in this book have helped me be a better mother and I will continue to use them with my daughter and with every future child and pregnancy. I highly recommend this book to anyone with children under 16 years of age.