Name: The Dream Sleeper: A Three-Part Plan for Getting Your Baby to Love Sleep
Author: Conner Herman (Author), Kira Ryan (Author)
ISBN: 9781118018422

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The Dream Sleeper: A Three-Part Plan for Getting Your Baby to Love Sleep

Author(s): Conner Herman (Author), Kira Ryan (Author)

Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub
Publication Date: March 13, 2012
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 264 pages
ISBN-10: 1118018427
ISBN-13: 9781118018422

Book Description

Dream Team's new way to a good night's sleep for babies andparents

With a simple and easy-to-follow plan for today's fast-moving(and often sleep-deprived) parents, this book offers a new, modernapproach to teaching babies how to sleep independently. Theauthors' proven methods, prepared with a team of esteemed pediatricadvisors, show anyone how to coach their baby to sleep through thenight on his or her own. The importance of preparation,consistency, and patience is explained in a down-to-earthstyle.

A primer on the science of sleep
Instructions for setting up the sleeping environment andcreating sleeping and eating schedules
Advice on identifying sleep associations and creating a supportsystem
Checklists and strategies to implement the three-part plan

With respect for many styles of parenting, this step-by-stepprogram includes methods for helping baby get a good night'ssleep.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

From planning the perfect day/night sleep schedule to fixingtroublesome sleep challenges, The Dream Sleeper provides asimple and easy-to-follow plan for getting babies to learn how toconsistently and happily get themselves to sleep. Based on theadvice of a team of pediatric advisors and the authors' provenmethods, this essential book for sleep-deprived parents shows howto set yourself up for sleep success so the entire family can begingetting a good night's sleep in just a few weeks.

You will learn

Why baby's sleep is different and how it changes over time
When to start sleep teaching
How to prepare your baby's environment for sleep teaching
How to plan a sleeping and eating schedule
Strategies for dealing with crying and setbacks
And much more

"Give your child and yourself the gift of a good night's sleep.The Dream Sleeper is chock-full of useful strategies forsleep-deprived parents. Herman and Ryan put sleep in terms thattoday's parents can relate to, offering compassion and empowermentwith a side helping of humor."
—Dr. Michele Borba, Today Show parenting expertand author of The Big Book of Parenting Solutions: 101 Answersto Your Everyday Challenges and Wildest Worries

"Finally, a realistic and modern approach to helping baby sleepfrom two of the best sleep experts around. The Dream Sleeperis an invaluable guide with advice from real (and formerlysleep-deprived) moms and provides great anecdotes and tips fornavigating all the baby sleep challenges that both new andexperienced parents face. I wish I'd had this book when my babieswere learning to sleep!"
—Carley Roney, cofounder and editor in chief,TheBump.com

About the Author

Conner Herman & Kira Ryan founded Dream Team Baby with the help of an advisory board including a neurologist, pediatrician, nurse practitioner, psychologist, and behavioral therapist. Together they created new ways of getting children to love sleep.

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