Many parents feel pressured to "train" babies and young children to
sleep, but kids don't need to be trained to sleep, they're built to
sleep. Sleep issues arise when parents (with the best of intentions)
over-help or "helicopter parent" at night--overshadowing their baby's
innate biological ability to sleep well. In The Happy Sleeper, child
sleep experts Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright show parents how to be
sensitive and nurturing, but also clear and structured so that babies
and young children develop the self-soothing skills they need to:
- Fall asleep independently
- Sleep through the night
- Take healthy naps
- Grow into natural, optimal sleep patterns for day and night
The Happy Sleeper is a research-based guide to helping children do
what comes naturally--sleep through the night.
The Happy Sleeper features a foreword by neuropsychiatrist and
popular parenting expert Dr. Daniel Siegel, author of Parenting from
the Inside Out and the New York Times bestseller Brainstorm.