Sleep Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler and Preschooler: The Ultimate No-Worry Approach for Each Age and Stage

Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 11
Introduction......Page 17
CHAPTER 1 Sleepless in Suburbia......Page 26
Society Doesn’t Do a Particularly Good Job of Preparing New Parents......Page 27
Falling on Deaf Ears......Page 28
Unexplainable Degrees of Exhaustion......Page 29
Pregnancy Sleep Debt......Page 30
New Mom Sleep Debt......Page 31
More Sleep Debt: Toddler and Preschool Years......Page 33
You Never Know When Your Sleep Is Going to Be Disrupted Next......Page 34
You Get Conflicting Advice from the Experts......Page 35
And a Lot of Unsolicited Advice, Period......Page 36
Your Child’s Sleep Problems Can Take a Toll on Your Parenting Self-Esteem......Page 37
How Sleep Deprivation Makes Parenting Harder......Page 38
Your Brain Starts to Feel Foggy and Sluggish......Page 39
Your Problem-Solving Skills and Your Creativity Begin to Nosedive......Page 40
You May Experience Insomnia......Page 41
You May Start to Experience Some of the Physical Symptoms Associated with Sleep Deprivation......Page 43
You May Experience Some of the Emotional Symptoms Associated with Sleep Deprivation......Page 44
You Are at Increased Risk of Developing Postpartum Depression......Page 45
Desperate Parents......Page 46
The Sleep Deprivation Gender Gap......Page 47
Play to One Another’s Strengths......Page 48
Ask for What You Need......Page 49
Accept the Fact That Sometimes Only Mom Will Do......Page 50
Realize That Fair Doesn’t Have to Mean 50/50......Page 52
Strangers in the Night......Page 53
Sleep Is the New Sex......Page 54
Solutions Central—The Last Word......Page 56
CHAPTER 2 The Sleep-Deprivation Survival Guide......Page 57
“Sleep When the Baby Sleeps”......Page 58
Call for Backup......Page 59
Make Some Strategic Sleep Moves......Page 63
Set the Stage for Sleep......Page 68
Practise Good “Sleep Hygiene”......Page 72
Develop a Relaxing Pre-bedtime Routine......Page 78
Eat for Energy......Page 79
Exercise for Energy......Page 81
The Secrets of Sleep-Savvy Moms: Ways to Make Sleep Deprivation Less Crazy-Making......Page 82
Solutions Central—The Last Word......Page 83
CHAPTER 3 The Science of Sleep......Page 84
What Sleeping Like a Baby Really Means......Page 85
Sleep-Related Milestones......Page 86
Your Newborn......Page 88
Your One-Month-Old......Page 94
Your Six- to Nine-Month-Old......Page 95
Your Nine- to 12-Month Old......Page 97
Your Preschooler (Ages Three and Four Years)......Page 99
Solutions Central—The Last Word......Page 101
CHAPTER 4 Winning at Sleep Roulette......Page 102
Eight Best Sleep Strategies: What Every Parent Needs to Know......Page 103
Baby Sleep Cues......Page 104
From Tired to Overtired......Page 107
2. Teach Your Baby to Distinguish between Night and Day......Page 108
3. Establish a Consistent, Predictable Bedtime Routine during the Early Months of Your Baby’s Life, and Allow This Routine to Evolve as Your Child Moves from Stage to Stage......Page 110
4. Let Your Baby Practise Falling Asleep on His Own So That He Can Learn How to Soothe Himself Back to Sleep......Page 117
Practising Your Baby’s Self-Soothing Skills......Page 121
5. Learn How to Understand the Noises Your Baby Makes in His Sleep......Page 123
6. Make Daytime Sleep a Priority: Children Who Nap Sleep Better at Nighttime......Page 125
8. Remain as Calm and Relaxed as Possible about the Sleep Issue......Page 126
How Temperament Affects Sleep......Page 127
Sleep Researchers: Meet the Parents!......Page 128
Who’s Calling Who Temperamental?......Page 129
Sleep Training: The Mother of All Hot Topics......Page 137
Why It May Be Difficult to Talk Sleep with Even Your Very Best Mom Friends......Page 138
The Expert’s Not the Boss of You......Page 139
Sleep Nirvana: You Can Get There from Here!......Page 142
The Sleep Plans of Which Dreams Are Made......Page 143
The Big (Sleep) Talk: Discussing Sleep Issues with Your Partner......Page 144
If Plan A Fails......Page 149
Solutions Central—The Last Word......Page 151
CHAPTER 5 Bedroom Politics: Where Will Your Baby Sleep?......Page 152
The Bedrooms of the Nation......Page 153
Making Bed Sharing a Safer Option: Some Unofficial Tips and Suggestions......Page 156
Safe Sleep Strategies: What Every Parent Needs to Know......Page 159
Other Tips on Providing Your Baby with a Safe Sleeping Environment......Page 169
Location, Location, Location......Page 170
Solutions Central—The Last Word......Page 174
CHAPTER 6 The Real-World Guide to Solving Your Baby’s Sleep Problems......Page 175
Back to Sleep......Page 176
Nap Know-how......Page 188
Bedtime Problems......Page 190
Night Waking......Page 192
Early Birds (a.k.a. Larks)......Page 193
Feeding to Sleep......Page 194
Baby’s Not Sleeping through the Night Anymore......Page 198
Changing Spaces......Page 200
Sleep Disruptions......Page 202
Have Baby, Will Travel......Page 205
Seeing Double......Page 206
Solutions Central—The Last Word......Page 207
CHAPTER 7 The Real-World Guide to Solving Your Toddler’s Sleep Problems......Page 209
The Truth about Toddlers and Sleep......Page 210
Bedtime Basics......Page 212
Night Patrol......Page 219
Little Ms. Early Bird......Page 223
Naptime Know-how......Page 226
Pacifier Partings......Page 230
Musical Beds......Page 231
Solutions Central—The Last Word......Page 235
CHAPTER 8 The Real-World Guide to Solving Your Preschooler’s Sleep Problems......Page 236
Desperately Seeking Sleep Solutions......Page 237
Routines Revisited......Page 238
The Relaxation Express: The Top Relaxation Techniques for Preschoolers......Page 241
Bedtime Fears......Page 245
Nightmares vs. Night Terrors......Page 247
Thunderstorms......Page 248
Help Me Make It through the Night......Page 249
Little Miss Sleepyhead......Page 252
Solutions Central—The Last Word......Page 253
The Worried Parent’s Rest-Easy Guide to Sleep Disorders......Page 257
Solutions Central—The Last Word......Page 272
Sleep Tool 1: Sleep Problem Solver—A Six-Step Action Plan for Solving Your Child’s Sleep Problems......Page 273
Sleep Tool 2: A Comparison of the Major Sleep-Training Methods for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers......Page 277
Sleep Tool 3: Bedtime-Resistance Checklist: Common Reasons for Bedtime Resistance in Toddlers and Preschoolers......Page 285
Sleep Tool 4: Reasons Why Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers Wake in the Night......Page 288
Sleep Tool 5: 7-Day Sleep Log......Page 296
Sleep Associations: General......Page 298
Sleep Safety and Juvenile Safety Standards Organizations......Page 299
Major Pediatric Health Associations......Page 300
Sleep: Reference Guide......Page 301
Sleep Problems and Disorders......Page 302
Sleep Health and Safety......Page 303
Postpartum Support and Sleep Solutions......Page 304
Useful Sleep-Related Product Information......Page 305
Appendix C: Recommended Reading......Page 306
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