Sleeping like a baby : a sensitive and sensible approach to solving your child's sleep problems
Avi Sadeh (Author)
"Why doesn't my baby sleep better?" weary parents ask. "How can we get more sleep?" There are as many answers to these questions as there are babies and families, says Dr Avi Sadeh in this helpful and reassuring (some may say indispensable) book. Based on his years of research with sleep-disturbed babies and their sleep-deprived parents, Dr Sadeh suggests a wide variety of practical solutions to babies' and young children's sleep problems. Other experts may recommend one strict approach to changing a baby's sleep habits, but a single remedy fails to take into account a baby's uniqueness and the dynamics of his or her family, Dr Sadeh contends. He helps parents first to understand the natural sleep patterns of babies, and then to consider their own family's situation and needs. In an accessible style designed to ease anxious parents' worries, Dr Sadeh describes the various sleep problems of early childhood, outlines treatment possibilities, and details the pros and cons of each of these choices. This book will appeal not only to sleepless parents seeking relief but also to those who are curious about the most recent findings in children's sleep research. Dr Sadeh addresses a full range of questions: What is the importance of sleep to a baby? How do babies in different cultures sleep? How is sleep related to development? What causes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome? How do babies calm themselves? What are the advantages and disadvantages of communal sleeping? With up-to-date answers to these questions and more, Dr Sadeh offers parents and professionals all the information they need to help babies and their families to sleep better
1 online resource (xiii, 204 pages) : illustrations
9780300129229, 9786611729547, 030012922X, 6611729542
182530974
Preface; Acknowledgments; I. Sleep and Development; 1. "Why do we sleep?" The Significance and Role of Sleep; 2. "What's so interesting about a sleeping baby?" What Sleep Is and How We Can Peek into a Child's "Night Life"; 3. "She sleeps when she feels like it, two hours here, two hours there" The Formation of Sleep Patterns; 4. "Why did my child laugh in his dream?" The Significance and Roles of Dream-Sleep; 5. "A child who doesn't sleep doesn't grow?" Sleep and Physical Growth 6. "He's hyperactive, and at night he has trouble falling asleep" Sleep, Personality, and Behavior of the Baby; 7. "She refuses to go to sleep ever since she awoke from a scary nightmare" Infant Sleep in Stressful Situations; 8. "It's hard for me to abandon him alone in bed" The Meaning of Sleep for Children and Parents; 9. "She won't sleep without her ratty 'blankie'" Soothing Techniques and Accessories; 10. "He'll sleep only in our bed" Communal Sleeping, Separate Sleeping, and Cultural Outlooks 11. "At night she can scream for hours and her father doesn't hear a thing" The Father's Role; II. Sleep Disorders; 12. "He falls asleep only in the car, and in the middle of the night that's absurd" Difficulties Putting the Baby to Sleep; 13. "She awakens every hour on the hour" Nocturnal Wake-Up Calls; 14. "He wakes up terribly frightened and doesn't calm down" Nightmares, Night Terrors, and Other Sleep-Time Phenomena; 15. "She doesn't eat enough, she's teething" Physiological Factors That Influence Sleep 16. "He suddenly stops breathing and it takes my breath away!" Sleep Apnea and Breathing Disorders; 17. "While she slept we took turns standing guard to make sure she was breathing" Crib Death, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome; 18. "Be patient! Heâ'll grow out of it" The Stubborn Nature of Sleep Disturbances; 19. "To sleep or not to sleep, that is the question!" Difficulty Falling Asleep and Staying Asleep; 20. "My child is possessed" Family and Personal Dynamics of the Parents 21. "Does it really help?" Research on the Efficacy of Treatment and Its Ramifications; 22. "It's hard to believe that this is the same child" Changes in the Wake of Treating Sleep Problems; 23. "How can I make sure my new baby won't develop sleep problems" Principles of Preventive Treatment; 24. "Sometimes even a good parent feels like throwing the baby out with the bathwater!" Parting Words of Encouragement to Parents; 25. "Good Morning, Sun's up, New Day!" The End of the Night Train; Appendix 1. Methods of Measurement and the Study of Sleep; Appendix 2. A Sampling of Popular Books on Sleep and Nighttime Fears for Very Young Childern; Appendix 3. Selected Scientific Publications about Infants' Sleep and Related Topics; Index
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