"Does your child Have difficulty falling asleep? Wake in the middle of the night? Suffer sleep terrors, sleepwalking, or nighttime fears? Have difficulty waking for school or staying awake in class? Snore, wet the bed, or head bang? In the first major revision of his bestselling, groundbreaking classic since it was published twenty years ago, Dr. Richard Ferber, the nation's foremost authority on children's sleep problems, delivers safe, sound ideas for helping your child fall and stay asleep at night and perform well during the day. Incorporating new research, Dr. Ferber provides important basic information that all parents should know regarding the nature of sleep and the development of normal sleep and body rhythms throughout childhood. He discusses the causes of most sleep problems from birth to adolescence and recommends an array of proven solutions for each so that parents can choose the strategy that works best for them. Topics covered in detail include: Bedtime difficulties and nighttime wakings Effective strategies for naps Sleep schedule abnormalities A balanced look at co-sleeping New insights into the nature of sleep terrors and sleepwalking Problems in setting limits Sleep apnea, narcolepsy, bed-wetting, and head banging Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems offers priceless advice and concrete help for a whole new generation of anxious, frustrated, and overtired parents. "
When your child isn't sleeping, chances are that you aren't either. Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems--a tired parent's essential for more than 10 years--offers valuable advice and concrete help when lullabies aren't enough to lull your child into dreamland. Based on Ferber's research as the director of Boston's Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders at Children's Hospital, the book is a practical, easy-to-understand guide to common sleeping problems for children ages one to six. Detailed case histories on night waking, difficulty sleeping, and more serious disorders such as sleep apnea and sleepwalking help illustrate a wide variety of problems and their solutions. New parents will benefit from Ferber's proactive advice on developing good sleeping patterns and daily schedules to ensure that sleeping problems don't develop in the first place. You'll also find a bibliography of children's books on bedtime, sleep, and dreaming, as well as a list of helpful organizations. Here's a book that is sure to put you and your whole family to sleep--in this case, that's a good thing.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Sad, sad book:

I find that a man, even with credentials, is looking at this without any compassion. Babies and children are made to be protected and it is wired into their genes and they don't have sleep problems, just the parents who decide to not attachment parent.
I really tried to be open about this book, but it was a really sad read and I would not recommend it to anyone who loves their child.
It is an improvement from the first Ferber books, but still is so twisted.

Stunning success:

This method really works, and that's an understatement. Our granddaughter went from a very poor sleeper to a very good one, almost instantly.

Had some doubts, but it worked for our fussy baby!:

I tried this book and Ferber's method on our 4 month old and it didn't work...the FIRST TIME. When she was 5 months old we tried it again and prepared ourselves, with low expectations, and were pleasantly surprised it worked right off the bat! I think you have to know when YOUR baby is ready to sleep on his/her own. Ours obviously wasn't ready when she was 4 mos, but matured enough a month later. She was premature and colic-y for 4 mos, and we always had to rock her for hours to get her to sleep before... more info

You have to try this exactly how he writes it:

I bought this book b/c we have 4 children at home ranging from teenager to infant. I wanted to see about our oldest's sleep problem, when our 5 month old started waking up about every 1-2 hours. We weren't sleeping at all. So, we used the Ferber method to get him on schedule. And it worked exactly as he described it. In 2 nights he was back on a schedule and sleeping through the night. It has also helped me understand and help our teenager daughter's problem to fall asleep and stay asleep all night. Then... more info

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