The Baby Sleep Book: The Complete Guide to a Good Night's Rest for the Whole Family (Sears Parenting Library) - Softcover

Sears RN, Martha; Sears MD, Robert W; Sears MD Frcp, William; Sears MD, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316107719 ISBN 13: 9780316107716

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, 2005

Synopsis

Everything you need to know about getting your baby or toddler to sleep -- from America's foremost baby and childcare experts.

Babies don't automatically know how to sleep through the night; they need to be taught. The Sears family has learned from decades of pediatric practice, bolstered by their own parenting experiences, that different babies have different nighttime temperaments -- and, of course, different families have different lifestyles. Instead of espousing the kind of "one method fits all" approach advocated in other baby sleep guides, the Sears family explains how you can create a sleep plan that suits the needs of your entire family.

With a sharp focus on the practical tools and techniques, The Baby Sleep Book covers such topics as:

• the facts of infant sleep vs. adult sleep
• figuring out where, when, and how your child sleeps best
• fail-safe methods for soothing a crying infant
• how to make night nursing easier, and how to stop
• nighttime fathering tips
• whether co-sleeping makes sense for you
• nap-time strategies that work
• medical and physical causes of night waking
• sleep habits in special situations such as traveling, teething, and illness

About this title

Review:

Praise for The Baby Book:

'Encyclopaedic, clear, modern and engaging... Among the best parenting books out there.' Junior

About the Author:

Martha Sears, RN and William Sears, MD, are the pediatrics experts to whom American parents turn for advice and information on all aspects of pregnancy, birth, childcare, and family nutrition. Martha Sears is a registered nurse, certified childbirth educator, and breastfeeding consultant. Dr. Sears was trained at Harvard Medical School's Children's Hospital and Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, the largest children's hospital in the world. He has practiced pediatrics for nearly 50 years.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0316107719
• ISBN 13: 9780316107716
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288