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Sleeping Like a Baby : A Sensitive and Sensible Approach to Solving Your Child's Sleep Problems

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A very sensitive and thoughtful treatise on babies and sleep. It was written in a sophisticated, academic tone that was difficult to get through in my sleep-deprived state, and seemed much longer than its 200 pages, but the information is thorough, such as explaining how human beings sleep and how important sleep is to growth and development. The book has charts and graphs, but they are more scientific than practical. I really was looking for specific ideas and solutions, but had to turn to a different book for those: The No-Cry Sleep Solution, which has an exact step-by-step plan for helping a baby to sleep better.

Somewhat Socratic in style, Dr. Sadeh challenges the reader to understand the root cause of a child's sleep disturbances. Loaded with research data, sleep watch charts, and real-life case studies, the author gives a thorough explanation of infant sleep and infant sleep disorders. The author also gives a good explanation of the use of sleep transition objects. The book is well organized and chapters are kept short for an easy read.

Overall, the book has a "researcher" feel to it as if these problems are "interesting" rather than sad which bothered me as a parent. The author waits until chapter 19 to discuss treatment options which seems to be a bit of a cliff-hanger ending. In all, I found the book to be very educational and thought-provoking, but short on practical advice. I felt I gained more everyday guidance from the "Healthy Sleep Habits; Happy Child" book.

A very sensitive and thoughtful treatise on babies and sleep. It was written in a sophisticated, academic tone that was difficult to get through in my sleep-deprived state, and seemed much longer than its 200 pages, but the information is thorough, such as explaining how human beings sleep and how important sleep is to growth and development. The book has charts and graphs, but they are more scientific than practical. I really was looking for specific ideas and solutions, but had to turn to a different book for those: The No-Cry Sleep Solution, which has an exact step-by-step plan for helping a baby to sleep better.

This is the best book I came across about sleep issues in babies. It is written to the point, without wasting tired and sleep-deprived parent's time repeating the same thing many times, as some other sleep books do. Written by someone who actually studies baby sleep in clinical environment and has experience with helping parents and babies to sleep better, it offers clear advice and educated information on various issues parents have about baby's sleep - check the content inside the book and you will likely find some of the questions you have been worried about! What I also like about this book, that I haven't found in many other books on infants' sleep issues I read, is some answers to why some babies sleep 10 hours through the night very early on and some (like mine) wake up every 2 hours - the answer is not simple, but it gave me some possibilities so that I can understand the whole issue much better. It covers several methods on sleep "training" which is much better than "one size fits all" approach many other books have. It also offers advice on how to prevent sleep problems, so it's a good read while you still pregnant. I simply don't have enough praise for this book, and I hope you will find it as useful as I did.