A research-based guide to helping children do what comes naturally - sleep through the night.

Many parents feel pressured to 'train' babies and young children to sleep. Sometimes hours are spent rocking, singing, and coaxing. But kids don't need to be trained - they're built to sleep.

Over time, all that cajoling can have the opposite effect to what is desired. Problems can arise when parents (with the best of intentions) overhelp or 'helicopter parent' at night, overshadowing their baby's biological ability to sleep well.

In The Happy Sleeper, child-sleep experts Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright show parents how to avoid and undo cumbersome sleep habits. They provide guidance on how to be sensitive and nurturing, but also structured, so that your baby or young child can develop the skills they need in order to:

• fall asleep independently
• sleep through the night
• take healthy naps
• acquire natural, optimal sleep patterns for day and night.

Using these methods, parents can guide their children in learning how to soothe themselves to sleep - putting kids (and the whole family) on track to a full night's sleep.

An urgent message for sleep-deprived parents: You don't have to suffer through "cry-it-out" parenting OR attachment parenting's "co-sleeping." There's another way!

About the Author
Heather Turgeon is a psychotherapist and author. Her work has appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post, among other publications. Turgeon runs parenting groups and works with families in her clinical practice in Los Angeles. She has two (well-rested) elementary- and middle-school-age kids. Julie Wright is one of Los Angeles's best-known parenting-group leaders, and has taught thousands of mothers in her popular Wright Mommy and Me groups. She trained at Cedars-Sinai Early Childhood Center and co-founded a program for parents and babies from zero to three at the Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic.

Reviews

'A must-have purchase if you can't remember the last time you had an uninterrupted night's sleep.'

* Baby London *

'The Happy Sleeper makes happier parents by unleashing their child's natural ability to sleep with a sensitive, structured approach based on the authors' combined 20 years of clinical experience.'

-- Mehmet Oz, M.D. (Dr. Oz) * Professor of Surgery, New York Presbyterian/ Columbia University *

'Give your children the relationship security they need while also providing them the structure they require to sleep well and thrive ...'

-- Daniel J. Siegel * New York Times bestselling author of Brainstorm and The Whole Brain Child (Excerpted from foreword) *

'Clear a space on your bookshelf! You'll be consulting this friendly, researched-based guide to the blessings of sleep for you and your little ones for many years to come.'

-- Adele Faber * co-author of How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk *

'Turgeon and Wright's compassionate but firm system reminds parents that even the smallest infants are already learners, and to be more cognizant of what they want to teach. Solid information on children's brain development and physiology supports a clear and systematic 'attunement' philosophy that strikes a happy balance between 'cry it out' and 'overhelping.'

* Publishers Weekly *

'An excellent guide for parents! Simple, effective advice that is consistent with infants' and children's developmental needs. Written in a user-friendly and practical way - you'll keep going back to it at every age and stage of your child's sleep.'

-- Yael Wapinski MD * New York City pediatrician and mother of three *

'An important resource for parents seeking to give their children a lifetime of quality sleep. Good sleep habits are vital to child development and overall health, and The Happy Sleeper offers real-world strategies for getting children the sleep they need.'

-- David M. Cloud * CEO, National Sleep Foundation *



Book Information
ISBN 9781922247834
Author Heather Turgeon
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Scribe Publications
Publisher Scribe Publications
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 135mm * 25mm