The Gentle Sleep Book
Gentle, No-Tears, Sleep Solutions for Parents of Newborns to Five-Year-Olds
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- £5.99
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
The Gentle Sleep Book offers gentle, reassuring and effective solutions to addressing the common sleep problems of newborns to five-year-olds.
'This book should be called The Sleep Bible and needs to be in every parent's bedside drawer' Marneta Viegas, founder of Relax Kids
Are you exhausted by your baby's night-time waking or frustrated by your toddler's reluctance to go to bed?
Would you prefer a gentler approach than sleep-training techniques such as controlled crying or pick up/put down?
The first five years of parenting are filled with worries and preoccupations, but, for the vast majority, none of them is as pressing as the lack of sleep.
In this revised and updated edition of her bestselling book, Sarah Ockwell-Smith offers a gentle, effective prescription for addressing the common sleep challenges encountered by parents of newborns to five-year-olds. Treading a carefully balanced line between the needs of sleep-deprived parents and those of the child, Sarah offers reliable, evidence-based advice including:
*How long we can expect our children to sleep at each stage of development.
*Why much of the popular advice on sleep is inaccurate and counterproductive.
*How to approach common issues including frequent waking, night terrors and bedtime refusal.
Sarah's practical suggestions for each developmental stage include how to create a consistent bedtime routine and optimal conditions for sleep, the effect of diet, and how to use comfort objects effectively. This revised and updated edition includes new chapters providing specific advice on daytime naps (when and how to drop them) and how to take care of your own needs and emotions during the early years of disrupted sleep, because your feelings and health matter too.
Customer Reviews
Excellent
Well-informed, clear explanations, friendly tone and all advice in line with the child’s physical and emotional needs and ultimate wellness in mind. Reading this book relaxed me completely and gave me confidence that what I was doing was ok!
Confusing
Whilst I understood and enjoyed a lot of this book, and there was some good advice in there, I found quite a bit of it to be contradictory, for example telling us to do something in one chapter, then completely going against it in another chapter. It made me second-guess what I was doing with my newborn, when actually the bedtime routine I’ve been implementing has been working well for me and my baby.
As a professional in the early years field, my own expertise has actually been more beneficial in our bedtime routine. In my opinion it’s all about listening to your baby and you do what is right for you and your family. Communication is key, even with newborns.
The book made me feel guilty as well for doing things a certain way, which I totally did not need being a brand new mum. All in all I think the book is good and obviously comes from a good place, but it seems quite opinion based and contradictory.
Great book!
All mums should read this!