The Floppy Sleep Game Book: A Proven 4- Week Plan to Get Your Child to Sleep (Paperback)

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Patti Teel has created a revolutionary four-week program to help children ages 3-10 fall asleep on their own-and fall back asleep independently when they awaken during the night. "The Floppy Sleep Song" plus seven guided relaxations help parents customize a bedtime routine to send their child peacefully into a restful and rejuvenating sleep.

About the Author

Dubbed "The Dream Maker" by People magazine and "The Sleep Lady" by Wall Street Journal, Patti Teel has helped thousands of families end the nighttime struggle of getting their children to go to sleep. She is an award-winning author, educator, singer and songwriter. She is a frequent guest of national and regional television shows, and she and her work have also been featured in the Washington Post, Parenting, Yoga Journal, Good Housekeeping, Los Angeles Times, and New York Daily News.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Perigee Trade (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399532005
• ISBN-13: 978-0399532009
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #272,456 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We've tried everything!, March 26, 2006

By	J Graves (Clifton, VA United States) - See all my reviews

My 5-1/2 year old son has a lot of trouble falling asleep, owing to a severe auditory processing disorder. We have tried everything we can think of and read every sleep book. We have a bedtime routine, no TV, a weighted blanket, tryptophan-rich foods before bed. Even Benadryl does not help! Needless to say, I bought this book with a high degree of skepticism. At the time, I had an appointment pending with a pediatric sleep specialist. My son is frequently unable to translate instructions he hears into action for his body; he processes more like a younger child. After the musical intro and reading out the floppy sleep game, my child was asleep within 20 minutes! Compare to 2 hours! This has gone on night after night after night. We don't even need to do it anymore. We recently went out of town--always a sleep disaster--and he did great! He even took a nap one day! (completely unheard of!) It seems to have helped him recognize when he is tired and to respond to that with relaxation instead of resistance. He welcomes sleeptime and last night even told me he was ready for bed and did not want to stay up and watch a movie for a special treat with his brother! I can't say enough good things about the book. I wish the CD had more relaxation/intros because all my kids, 7 yr old son and 2 yr old daughter included, really like moving and stretching and doing the yoga-style poses. We did not do the entire program, but it all looks pretty good. Now we include reading or telling a "dream" after our bedtime reading every night. In addition to Teel's book, which we love, we also use "Moonbeams" and "Starbright" two books of meditations for children. We adapt those to meet our needs. I even told the sleep specialist about this book. One recommendation the sleep doctor had was to put a couple of drops of oil of lavender (the relaxing variety, not the stimulating one) on a cotton ball next to his bed at bedtime. (This seems to be helpful despite seeming flaky.) I hope Patti Teel comes out with another CD!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Floopy Sleep Game ROCKS!, February 2, 2007

By	amanda weynschenk (highland, ca USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Floppy Sleep Game Book : A Proven 4- Week Plan to Get Your Child to Sleep (Paperback)

I was a little skeptical about this book and cd even though I had read some positive reviews. I bought it used and spent under $7.00 bucks thinking it was worth the try. The reviews were all on children much younger than my 10 yr old daughter so that was another reason I wasn't sure it would work for an older child. My daughter has always had problems falling asleep alone and I was starting to get impatient because this was taking alone time away from me at the end of each day. Well I am so impressed with this cd. We have only had it for 2 weeks but every night she falls asleep alone earlier and earlier in the cd. Our next step is to get her to sleep through the night. I haven't finished the book but so far it has taught me alot. I highly recommend parents with the same issues to give this book/cd a try. My daughter asked me what the recommended age was for the cd and I was able to come up with a quick answer of 0-99 yrs.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's working for us!, September 5, 2007

By	Not what you'd expect "Not what you'd expect" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Floppy Sleep Game Book : A Proven 4- Week Plan to Get Your Child to Sleep (Paperback)

After a disappointing 2 year check-up when our Doctor informed us that we needed to take away my son's bottle and let him cry it out in bed rather than rocking him to sleep, I was desperate for an option. I found this book and liked that is gives very specific, step by step instructions on exactly what to do at bedtime. I love her idea of relaxing stretches, deep breathing and using your imagination to go off to sleep on your own. You will actually teach your child how to fall asleep, instead of just leaving him to figure it out on his own. Brilliant and much kinder than that horrible Cry-it-out method. My son is 2 and we have adapted the book to fit his age and understanding, some of the ideas are a little old for him right now. But it does work! This is 6 weeks from starting the book and we now use the CD for the floppy game stretches and the story. I stay in the room to help with the stretches, but can walk away after the story and he will soon fall asleep, on his own, without me in the room! A huge change for us!! I can take a wide awake 2 yr old who doesn't want to go to sleep, lay him in his bed, use the CD and then leave him in his room awake and he will fall asleep on his own without crying!! That's worth more than gold to this Mama! (Getting him on a good consistent nap schedule has been important too - floppy game works for naps and bedtime!)

I just wanted to add that it is now almost a year later it is still working!! My son will be 3 at the beginning of July. He was never a good sleeper but now he can fall sleep on his own without us in the room! We have a bedtime routine of bath, read 3 stories (short board books), say a prayer, give hugs and kisses and then he climbs into bed and we play the floppy game with the cd. After the game ends, my husband and I leave the room and he listens to a story on the cd and falls asleep. My son is very happy and full of energy all the time so at bedtime he is still laughing and talking and jumping around when he gets into bed. But the floppy game relaxes him enough to start yawning and by the end of the story he's usually asleep. If not, and he calls us back, one of us will talk to him and he usually asks to hear the story again. If he hears the story a second time he is always asleep afterwards. We use it at nap time and bedtime. If he complains and says he doesn't want to go to bed or nap we just say Sorry but it's time for the floppy game and then start the CD right up. If he doesn't get quite right away we tell him he as to be quiet and listen to the lady so we will know what to do. He sleeps very well and even puts himself back to sleep on his own. Very rarely (maybe once every couple of months) he isn't able to go back to sleep on his own and calls us back to his room. All we have to do is talk to him a little and start the story for him and he's right back to sleep. This even worked once after a really bad dream. He woke screaming, cried in my arms for a couple of minutes. After we got him calmed and consoled, I asked if he wanted to lay down and hear the story again and he said yes and went right off to sleep. This book is a life saver for us and we will use it on our second son when he is old enough. I love the floppy game and tell parents about it all the time!