If your child isn't sleeping through the night, the chances are neither are you. But help is at hand from one of Britain's leading child psychiatrists.
Now fully updated, THE NEW BABY AND TODDLER SLEEP PROGRAMME takes the agony out of bedtime and explains how a calm and peaceful sleep routine is possible with any child from a very early age. Regular sleep patterns are an essential part of normal childhood development and the earlier in their lives that sleep can be 'sorted' the easier children will find the rest of their lives.
THE NEW BABY AND TODDLER SLEEP PROGRAMME demysifies sleeping habits. It explains to hassled parents how sleep rythms alter over time, what sort of behaviour is natural at various ages, when to be strict and when to make allowances, when to turn deaf ears to tears - and how to recognise the important signs of illness, distress, fear or anxiety.
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Full of clear guidelines for positive and constructive action, this practical and effective book is a godsend for parents of children from 0-5 and beyond
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John Pearce
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Can't Sleep? Won't sleep?
If your child isn't sleeping through the night, the chances are that neither are you. But now help is at hand from one of Britain's leading child psychiatrists.
Fully updated, The New Baby and Toddler Sleep Programme takes the agony out of bedtime and explains how a calm and peaceful sleep routine is possible with any child from a very early age. It explains to fraught parents:
-how sleep rhythms alter over time
-what sort of behavior is natural at various ages
-when to be strict and when to make allowances
-how to prevent a two-year old having a tantrum at the words 'Time for Bed'
-how to recognize the important signs of illness, distress, fear or anxiety
Full of clear guidelines for positive and constructive action, this practical and effective book is a godsend for parents of children from 0-5 and beyond.
Dr John Pearce is Emeritus Professor of Child Psychiatry at the University of Nottingham. He has written a wide range of practical books for parents, has been a familiar voice on national and local radio and television and contributes regularly to the parenting columns of magazines.
Jane Bidder is a health journalist who has two young children.