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The Baby Sleep Book
The Complete Guide to a Good Night's Rest for the Whole Family
by William Sears, Martha Sears, Robert Sears, James Sears
List Price: 14.99
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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 1 (October 26 2005)
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Chapter 1: Five Steps to Get Your Baby to Sleep Better
For every parent who has ever been deprived of sleep by a restless infant or toddler, now there's hope. The Baby Sleep Book is the comprehensive, reassuring, solution-filled sleep resource that every family will want to own.

Chapter 1: Create A Safe And Comfortable Environment Conducive To Sleep
If baby's bedroom (or your bedroom) is too light, too dark, too noisy, too quiet, or too stimulating, your baby may have difficulty going to sleep or staying asleep. Some babies are more sensitive to their sleeping environment than others.

Chapter 1: Sleep Tools-Transitioning Tips
Babies don't come equipped with the type of sleep switch that you can suddenly turn off at nap time and bedtime. Yet, a transitioning-to-sleep ritual can be like a dimmer switch that gradually tunes out and turns down stimulation in baby's environment.



Book Description

For every parent who has ever been deprived of sleep by a restless infant or toddler, now there's hope. The Baby Sleep Book is the comprehensive, reassuring, solution-filled sleep resource that every family will want to own.

Babies don't automatically know how to sleep through the night; they need to be taught. The Searses have learned from decades of pediatric practice, bolstered by their own parenting experiences, that different babies have different nighttime temperaments - and, of course, different families have different lifestyles. In The Baby Sleep Book, instead of espousing the "one method fits all" approach advocated in other baby sleep guides, the Searses explain how you can create a sleep plan that suits the needs of your entire family.

With a sharp focus on the practical tools and techniques that you can use in a wide variety of sleep situations, The Baby Sleep Book covers such topics as:

  • the facts of infant sleep vs. adult sleep

  • figuring out where, when, and how your child sleeps best

  • fail-safe methods for soothing a crying infant

  • how to make night nursing easier, and how to stop

  • nighttime fathering tips

  • whether cosleeping makes sense for you

  • naptime strategies that work

  • medical and physical causes of night waking

  • sleep habits in special situations such as traveling, teething, and illness

Like all the books in the highly popular Sears Parenting Library, The Baby Sleep Book is clear, comforting, and uniquely authoritative. Its flexible, sensitive approach to solving babies' sleep problems distinguishes it as definitive - an unrivaled book that offers immediate results.

About the Author

William Sears, M. D.William Sears, M. D.

William Sears, M.D., received his pediatric training at Harvard Medical School's Children's Hospital and Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. He has practiced as a pediatrician for more than thirty years..

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Martha Sears, R. N.Martha Sears, R. N.

Martha Sears is a registered nurse, childbirth educator, and breastfeeding consultant..

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Robert W. Sears, M.D.Robert W. Sears, M.D.

Robert Sears, M.D., earned his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Having had the privilege to help raise three active boys, "Dr. Bob", as he likes to be called by his little patients, has grown fond of the "parenting" side of pediatrics. He has appeared on the Dr. Phil show to offer advice on child behavior and parenting issues.

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