The Sleep Fairy (Hardcover)

by Janie Peterson (Author), Macy Peterson (Author), Shawn Newlun (Illustrator) "It was time for bed..." (more)
Key Phrases: Sleep Fairy

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Product Description
HELP IS FINALLY HERE FOR PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN JUST WON'T "STAY IN BED" AT BEDTIME.

Helping children learn to stay in bed after they have been tucked in for the night is a challenge many parents face. Now, with the help of Peterson's delightful new book, The Sleep Fairy, families everywhere can have pleasant bedtimes.

About the Author
Janie has worked with children and families for over twenty years. She is a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP) in the state of Nebraska and holds a masters degree from the University of Kansas. Her career has been devoted to helping children with chronic and/or severe behavior problems.

Janie and Roger have also developed Behave'n Day Center, Inc. Behave'n Day Center is a specialized, short-term, day center for very young children. The program provides early intervention services to children with severe and chronic behavior problems.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Behave'n Kids Press; 1 edition (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971440506
• ISBN-13: 978-0971440500
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 9.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #355,258 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Dreams and Morning Surprises, August 1, 2003

By	Rebecca Johnson "SeasonedwithLove.com" (Washington State) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)    (COMMUNITY FORUM 04)

"Tonight is a special night and you are warm and snug.
You sipped your final drink and you gave us your nightly hug.
I sit here by your bedside and I hold you in my arms,
as I tell you of the Sleep Fairy and all her special charms."

Many parenting books now suggest rewarding and praising as a way to cast an obedience spell over your children. While children do seem to have minds and motivations all of their own, there are times when authors think up the most creative solutions to everyday conundrums.

In sharp contrast, the most uncreative solutions include ideas like: "Putting your children to bed and letting them cry themselves to sleep." Sounds fun for the children, doesn't it?

This book is much more creative. Janie Peterson is a Child behavior specialist who presents a fascinating solution to the eternal question:

"How do you get your kids to stay in bed once they are there?"

Not only does this book contain a magical formula for getting your children to stay in their own beds, it appeals to your child?s magical inner world. That place where they dream, imagine and wish. Positive rewards work well for other teaching moments and so Janie Peterson imagined they would also work well at bedtime.

Now, if there it a Tooth Fairy, why shouldn't there be a Sleep Fairy?

Years ago, Janie and Roger Peterson discovered a delightful Sleep Fairy who helped them teach their children to stay in bed at night. Since then, they have shared this magical solution with other parents who then learned how to sprinkle a little fairy dust themselves.

So who is the Sleep Fairy? Well, you of course. It is a job that has the rewards of: no whining, no tantrums, no arguing, no crying and no begging.

The Sleep Fairy simply stocks up on a collection of small treats children enjoy. It could be as simple as a bookmark, sticker, ribbon, piece of candy or a tiny toy.

The author suggests that you read this story every night when you first start to put this idea into action. Once your children are staying in bed, the sleep fairy then visits them quite often for two weeks. After this, you phase out the routine and tell your children the Sleep Fairy will only be an occasional visitor.

The story itself has been designed in vivid colors and the text is warm, snuggly and often rhymes. Molly and Katie are the two girls in the story. They get ready for bed and brush their teeth. After Dad reads a bedtime story, Mom tucks the girls into be and Mom and Dad tiptoe out of the room.

"Minutes Later" Molly climbs out of bed and asks for another drink. Then Molly and Katie beg for another story. When Mom and Dad say: "GO BACK TO BED," the two girls unhappily return to sleep.

There had to be a better solution, so the next night Dad reads a magical story. He tells Molly and Katie about the Sleep Fairy and suddenly going to bed and sleeping is much more fun. As Molly and Katie snuggle into bed, they have happy dreams and don't get out of bed.

The next morning both girls find a tiny lovable doll.

Reading "The Sleep Fairy" is a ingenious way to encourage your children to magically remain in bed. This book has been proven to substantially reduce children's bedtime problems and night awakenings.

Destined to become a Classic Bedtime story. Finally parents can enjoy a peaceful night's sleep too!

~The Rebecca Review

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars End your evenings blissfully!!! Bedtime Problems solved., December 4, 2003

By	ken hagen "kenandjuliehagen" (Omaha, NE) - See all my reviews

We have 11 children. Six daughters. Before we found this book we were troubled every night at bedtime by three of our younger daughters. If our daughters ever stayed in bed it was purely accidental and certainly not routine. These are good children, with good behaviors, with their only weakness being at bedtime.

We used this book and within two nights, the girls were staying in bed. It actually helped to have more than one child, because they had another person to see succeed if they did not.

We were blessed with peaceful evenings alone, and happy children. The girls that would not sleep are now 8 and 6 and they have no problems staying in bed. Our five year old has been staying in bed with this book for at least two years, and our just three year old girl is now reading the book with us or even the older girls and staying in bed as well. This book even works when friends sleep over....they want to be part of the magic too!!

The book does not continue to be read every night. This book is a quick fix that you can gradually subtract once the child is used to the routine and out of the habit of getting out of bed.

We recommend this book to anyone with a child who is hard to put to bed, or just needs some behavior reinforcement for bedtime problems that occur only sometimes. We love this book. It is a God send that saved us from endless nights of stress, that should always be the most pleasant time of day. Days with children should end peaceful and lovingly, and this book would guarantee that result. What better memories to foster with your child than peaceful evenings and a little magic.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars it's a miracle, May 26, 2003

By A Customer

I can't believe the results after just ONE time of reading the story to my 3 year old daughter!!! After years of sleeping with mommy, crying, whining and getting out of bed my daughter stayed in her own bed without one "peep" after reading The Sleep Fairy story. And she loves the book. she now can recite it and reads it to me each night, even the poem is memorized, word for word.

Parents must try this book. I've recommended it to my friends with children and it has worked miracles with all. Why didn't someone think of this book sooner? It is my best buy of the year!!