The Happy Sleeper: the science-backed guide to helping your baby get a good night’s sleep ― newborn to school age

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Siegel New York Times bestselling author of Brainstorm and The Whole Brain Child (Excerpted from foreword) 'Clear a space on your bookshelf! I’m spending so much time every night getting my baby back to sleep, over and over, and her sleep is not improving, it’s getting worse. You really can't count on your child to tell you when he's tired'he needs you to help him wind down and sleep. And as parents, helping our children develop good sleep hygiene is one of the most important contributions we can make to their well-being. We had a very traumatic birth ending in an emergency c section under anesthesia and I thought I would be furthering both our birth trauma by separating at night.

Imagine your child was capable of walking, but you still carried her everywhere instead of letting her practice this new skill! It's a simple fact at any age'newborn, preschool, or teenager'good sleep makes for a higher-achieving child. Read and trusted by parents all over the world, The Happy Sleeper has helped hundreds of thousands of babies and little kids unleash their natural ability to sleep. Now he is much happier, growing really well, his development is clearly more supported, and he has two very happy parents.

These parents feel stuck, and many reach the end of their rope and turn to a harsh, shut-the-door-and-don't-go-in approach.

But watching how cute she is when she comforts herself by picking up her lovey and rubbing her face with it and then using it as a pillow helps. We know that they can sleep, but milestones and life transitions (learning to climb out of the crib, starting preschool, or having nightmares) rock the boat just enough to warrant a new trick (like lying down with them until they doze off) that kids quickly become reliant on.When it’s time for bed, you give your child’s stuffed animal 10 hugs and kisses and tell him he can get these in the night if he needs them.

Once I knew baby needed 3 hours of wake time before bed, x amount before nap 1, x amount before nap 2, and x amount before nap 3, i started sleep training.Passing the job of soothing to your capable baby or child is very much in line with attachment theory.