Book description
Finally, a no-worry, no-guilt guide to sleep. There's no such thing as
a one-size-fits-all sleep solution. That's why
Sleep Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler, and Preschooler
provides you with the tools you need to come up with a customized sleep
solution that takes into account your child's temperament, your
parenting philosophies, and the rest of your life. You'll also get the
lowdown on:
- the physical, emotional and relationship fallout of sleep
deprivation - along with an action plan for minimizing these effects
- what the world's leading sleep researchers have identified as the
best-odds sleep promotion strategies for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers
- the science behind each of the major sleep training methods -
along with the inside scoop on the major pros and cons, according to
parents who've tried them
- co-sleeping, partners in exile (in the spare bedroom), and other
hot-button topics in the world of sleep
- sleep transitions: from co-sleeping to solo sleeping; from crib to
bed; from napping to no more naps
- nightmares, night terrors, bedtime refusal, and too-early risers
Includes
- checklists, charts, and sleep tools, including a handy sleep log
- sleep books, websites, and organizations that every parent
should know about
Ann Douglas is an award-winning pregnancy and
parenting author. She is the author of
The Mother of All Pregnancy
Books,
The Mother of All Baby Books,
The Mother of All
Toddler Books,
The Mother of All Parenting Books, and
The Mother of All Pregnancy Organizers (all part of the
award-winning
The Mother of All Books Series) as well as the
two debut titles in the newly launched
The Mother of
All Solutions series:
Sleep Solutions for Your Baby,
Toddler and Preschooler: The Ultimate No-Worry Approach for Each
Age and Stage and
Mealtime Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler
and Preschooler: The Ultimate No-Worry Approach for Each Age and
Stage. She is also the co-author of other highly popular titles in
the pregnancy and parenting category, including
The Unofficial
Guide to Having a Baby and
Trying Again: A Guide to Pregnancy
After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss (both co-authored
with John R. Sussman, MD) and
Choosing Childcare for
Dummies.
Ann delivers keynote addresses at parenting and
health conferences across North America; teaches on-line pregnancy
courses through WebMD. com; is a Mom Expert with ClubMom; delivers
parenting workshops through the Ella Centre for Pregnancy and
Parenting and workplace-based parenting training through Lifespeak
Inc; serves as a member of the National Advisory Board for Invest in
Kids; and is the president of Page One Productions Inc., an
award-winning marketing and communication's firm that specializes in
mom-to-mom communications.
Ann writes columns for
Conceive
Magazine,
Glow, and
CanadianLiving. com and is a
regular contributor to numerous other pregnancy and parenting
publications. She is frequently quoted in such publication as
Parenting,
Parents,
Fit Pregnancy,
American
Baby,
Working Mother, and
Canadian Living and is a
popular radio TV, and on-line chat guest.
Ann and her husband
Neil have four children, ages eight through 18. Her children started
sleeping through the night anywhere between three-and-a-half weeks and
two-and-a-half years of age. (It was her youngest child who took the
longest to start sleeping through the night.)
