Description

Among the nation's leading researchers updates his revolutionary method of solving--and preventing--your kids's sleep problemsHere Dr. Marc Weissbluth, a distinguished pediatrician and father of four, offers his groundbreaking program to guarantee the best sleep for the child. In Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, he explains with authority and reassurance his step-by-step regime for instituting beneficial habits within the framework of one's child's natural sleep cycles. This unique sourcebook contains completely new research that- Pinpoints the way in which daytime sleep differs from night sleep and why both are essential to your child- Can help you deal with and stop the crybaby syndrome, nightmares, bedwetting, and more- Analyzes methods to get your infant to drift off based on his internal clock--naturally- Reveals the most popular mistakes parents make to obtain children to sleep--such as the inclination to rock and feed- Explores the different sleep cycle needs for different temperaments--from quiet babies to hyperactive toddlers- Emphasizes the importance of a nap schedule-Rest is essential to your child's health growth and development.