But don't worry, your baby will be fine because you speak a couple of sentences to them every five minutes. She and Julie Wright have a sleep consultation practice and class series based in Los Angeles and available to families all over the world.

Don't try to explain something with scientific theory if you're going to immediately follow up with the disclaimer that "this may not work for you as all babies are different". So now that we know the urgency of good sleep and elements you need to get it, let's look at the Happy Sleeper approach to getting there!

This audio version is everything an audio version should be BUT IT DOESN’T PROVIDE YOU WITH A TABLE OF CONTENTS!

I kept this at four stars because I have only used it for one child, and I haven’t gotten to the age when my daughter is old enough for the sleep training approach. Honestly, even the first night of putting our almost 1 year old down with the sleep wave, he slept better.It's a simple fact at any age'newborn, preschool, or teenager'good sleep makes for a higher-achieving child. Since that's working for now I just use it as an excuse to sit down and read and get some snuggles in. We are trained psychotherapists, so we use our knowledge of psychology, child development and sleep to create a plan that is both responsive and incredibly effective.

We prepared for two weeks, prepping a space for him to sleep just as the book described, writing a plan, and doing two consultations with Heather (worth every penny! The harder we try (with the best of intentions and boatloads of love), the more we get in the way of our kids' natural sleep development.When you are doing everything in your power to comfort a baby who just will not stop crying, when you are willing to feed her and hold her (all night! Most do what works today, but don't notice when it's no longer needed tomorrow, and then push harder when it becomes a hindrance the day after that.

Throughout this book we'll not only help you achieve long and consistent sleep for your baby or child, we'll also walk you through how to make healthy sleep easy and pleasant (yes, you heard that right) for the whole family. At this age, or whenever you’re ready, the 4-24 month class (in particular, the “Spotlight On” weaning video) will help you very gradually and effectively wean night feeds. It's past bedtime, but your toddler runs when you try to put pj's on him, breaks down in tears over brushing teeth, and summons you back into the room repeatedly for more water, another song, and different stuffed animal configurations.

Before that, Adrian would happily curl up against my chest and instantly fall asleep, and sleep well for long stretches at night. An urgent message for sleep-deprived parents: You don't have to suffer through "cry-it-out" parenting OR attachment parenting's "co-sleeping. In childhood the amount of optimal sleep gradually decreases, but school-age children still need roughly 10 hours of sleep. These parents end up carrying a significant 'sleep debt' because they accumulate missed hours of sleep over time without ever getting the chance to fully pay it back.