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

Introduction.

Chapter 1: Sleepless in Suburbia.

Why the Sleep Deprivation of Early Parenthood Comes as Such a Shock.

The Mother of All Sleep Debts.

Why Sleep Is Such a Huge Issue for So Many Parents.

How Sleep Deprivation Makes Parenting Harder.

Desperate Parents.

The Sleep Deprivation Gender Gap.

Strangers in the Night.

Sleep Is the New Sex.

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Chapter 2: The Sleep-Deprivation Survival Guide.

Eyes Wide Shut: Maximizing Your Opportunities for Sleep.

Boosting Your Energy through Nutrition and Fitness.

The Secrets of Sleep-Savvy Moms: Ways to Make Sleep Deprivation Less Crazy-Making.

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Chapter 3: The Science of Sleep.

What Sleeping Like a Baby Really Means.

Sleep-Related Milestones.

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Chapter 4: Winning at Sleep Roulette.

Eight Best Sleep Strategies: What Every Parent Needs to Know.

1. Learn to Spot Your Child’s Sleep Cues.

2. Teach Your Baby to Distinguish between Night and Day.

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.

4. Let Your Baby Practise Falling Asleep on His Own So That He Can Learn How to Soothe Himself Back to Sleep.

5. Learn How to Understand the Noises Your Baby Makes in His Sleep.

6. Make Daytime Sleep a Priority: Children Who Nap Sleep Better at Nighttime.

7. Recognize When Your Baby No Longer Needs to Be Fed in the Night and Start Using Non-food Methods to Soothe Your Baby Back to Sleep.

8. Remain as Calm and Relaxed as Possible about the Sleep Issue.

Sleep Survey Says.

How Temperament Affects Sleep.

Sleep Training: The Mother of All Hot Topics.

Why It May Be Difficult to Talk Sleep with Even Your Very Best Mom Friends.

The Big (Sleep) Talk: Discussing Sleep Issues with Your Partner.

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Chapter 5: Bedroom Politics: Where Will Your Baby Sleep?

SIDS: Some Basic Facts.

The Bedrooms of the Nation.

Making Bed Sharing a Safer Option: Some Unofficial Tips and Suggestions.

Safe Sleep Strategies: What Every Parent Needs to Know.

Other Tips on Providing Your Baby with a Safe Sleeping Environment.

Location, Location, Location.

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Chapter 6: The Real-World Guide to Solving Your Baby’s Sleep Problems.

Hush, Little Baby.

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Chapter 7: The Real-World Guide to Solving Your Toddler’s Sleep Problems.

The Truth about Toddlers and Sleep.

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Chapter 8: The Real-World Guide to Solving Your Preschooler’s Sleep Problems.

Desperately Seeking Sleep Solutions.

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Chapter 9: Sleep Disorders: What Every Parent Needs to Know.

The Worried Parent's Rest-Easy Guide to Sleep Disorders.

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Sleep Tools.

Sleep Tool 1: Sleep Problem Solver—A Six-Step Action Plan for Solving Your Child's Sleep Problems.

Sleep Tool 2: A Comparison of the Major Sleep-Training Methods for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers.

Sleep Tool 3: Bedtime-Resistance Checklist: Common Reasons for Bedtime Resistance in Toddlers and Preschoolers.

Sleep Tool 4: Reasons Why Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers Wake in the Night.

Sleep Tool 5: 7-Day Sleep Log.

Appendices.

Appendix A: Directory of Organizations.

Sleep Associations: General.

Sleep Organizations: Sleep Disorders.

Sleep Safety and Juvenile Safety Standards Organizations.

Juvenile Product and Sleep Product Manufacturers Associations.

Major Pediatric Health Associations.

Appendix B: Directory of On-line Resources.

Sleep: Reference Guide.

Sleep Research and Sleep.

Sleep Problems and Disorders.

Sleep Health and Safety.

Moms' Sleep.