Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child

Posted on 21 December 2017 by Marc Weissbluth

The child care classic is now totally revised and updated as Dr Weissbluth, a leading researcher on sleep and children, promotes a revolutionary program to ensure healthy, happy sleep for a child both at night and during equally important daytime naps He offers dozens of anecdotes and new case histories of children with various sleep disorders and the prescribed methods of therapy. Read Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth – kino-fada.fr This book was recommended to me by a good friend who had literally poured over every book she could find on the topic of sleep She sees it as the sleep bible Unfortunately, I had a hard time with the book for several reasons 1 It s very dense with a small typeface note easy to read when you re exhausted and looking for a solution 2 It s totally unclear where in the book there s actual practical information on how to help your child sleep.3 The author is strongly opinionated and has kind This book was recommended to me by a good friend who had literally poured over every book she could find on the topic of sleep She sees it as the sleep bible Unfortunately, I had a hard time with the book for several reasons 1 It s very dense with a small typeface note easy to read when you re exhausted and looking for a solution 2 It s totally unclear where in the book there s actual practical information on how to help your child sleep.3 The author is strongly opinionated and has kind of a damning tone As a new parent, it s hard to filter out other people s judgemental attitudes, especially experts, so I prefer information that s delivered in a softer tone At one point, Weissbluth actually s...I really love this book though I notice I almost always hear negative reviews and comments about him which is a huge shame People think of him as having a cry it out stance and of being anti attachment parenting but this couldn t be further from the truth What is great is that he doesn t have one philosophy or think there is one method of doing things He gives many different sleep strategies that include no crying, some crying, and cry it out and he tells you which strategy is likely I really love this book though I notice I almost always hear negative reviews and comments about him which is a huge shame People think of him as having a cry it out stance and of being anti attachment parenting but this couldn t be further from the truth What is great is that he doesn t have one philosophy or think there is one method of doing things He gives many different sleep strategies that include no crying, some crying,...First off, let me say that I didn t actually read this book cover to cover I skimmed it A LOT of people recommend this book, and I can see why But it bugs me In my opinion, the author has a do or die approach, like if you don t help your child sleep better NOW and in his the author s way, he she is going to suffer for it for the rest of their lives It made me feel guilty as a parent for not doing everything he says, like I m harming my child, which I know I m not Also, it s almost li First off, let me say that I didn t actually read this book cover to cover I skimmed it A LOT of people recommend this book, and I can see why But it bugs me In my opinion, the author has a do or die approach, like if you don t help your child sleep better NOW and in his the author s way, he she is going to suffer for it for the rest of their lives It made me feel guilty as a parent for not doing everything he says, like I m harming my child, which I know I m not Also, it s almost like he thinks his way is the ONLY way There are lots of books and ideas out there for sleep issues there is no right or wrong way to help your child sleep There is no one size fits all approach to parenting if babies were supposed to have an instruction book, they would have come with one at birth I think this book helps a lot of people, and that s gre...I give this one two stars not because the ideas were bad The concepts are fairly sound and it is helping me get my 3 month on a napping schedule that will help him grow and be happy I ve already seen significant improvement in his mood I give it two stars because the book repeats itself over and over and over It needs a good editorial scrub It s as if someone felt it should be a certain number of pages, so they kept stretching the material It s very redundant and honestly, could be boiled I give this one two stars not because the ideas were bad The concepts are fairly sound and it is helping me get my 3 month on a napping schedule that will help him grow and be happy I ve already seen significant improvement in his mood I g...This book is really flawed, I can t get away from that If you re looking for a book of hints on getting your child to sleep, this isn t it the title is misleading Weissbluth is over the top about insisting kids get enough quality sleep although that s arguably valuable in our overscheduled lives and there are dire warnings for kids who don t Sometimes the book is contradictory and it is poorly organized.So why my rare 5 star rating It is just full of good information about sleep developm This book is really flawed, I can t get away from that If you re looking for a book of hints on getting your child to sleep, this isn t it the title is misleading Weissbluth is over the top about insisting kids get enough quality sleep although that s arguably valuable in our overscheduled lives and there are dire warnings for kids who don t Sometimes the book is contradictory and it is...This book makes me feel like a failure as a parent when my child has sleep issues I hate his preachy tone and militant approach I have literally thrown it across the room in frustration Several times when we have encountered a new sleep issue with Nora, I go back to this book, hoping that he ll have some good advice We are currently trying his sleep rules approach to deal with her getting out of bed a thousand times a night, with some success, but I think it hasto do ...What a lifesaving book Like many first time parents, I started off pretty darn ignorant I did everything wrong regarding my firstborn s sleep habits for the first about 9 months I became a miserable being surviving on almost no sleep and lots of frustration My baby turned into a sullen little thing, too I knew something had to be done when I realized he hardly smiled or giggled at all.I researched different sleep training books and liked the reviews from .com on this one, so I bought i What a lifesaving book Like many first time parents, I started off pretty darn ignorant I did everything wrong regarding my firstborn s sleep habits for the first about 9 months I became a miserable being surviving on almost no sleep and lots of frustration My baby turned into a sullen little thing, too I knew something had to be done when I realized he hardly smiled or giggled at all.I researched different sleep training books and liked the reviews from .com on this one, so I bought it.I recommend you read it with a highlighter and mark everything you want to be able to easily find again Weissbluth doesn t format his writing very well and he of...I feel like all the books say the same thing in different ways and then sell it as the ONLY thing that works The funniest thing is that they also seem to say that if you pay attention to your child you will notice patterns and respond according to your best instincts DUH Pay attention to what your child needs I never thought of that I feel like most of these books are written to make mothers parents feel bad, especially if you are breastfeeding God forbid you don t like to hear your baby I feel like all the books say the same thing in different ways and then sell it as the ONLY thing that works The funniest thing is that they also seem to say that if you pay attention to your child you will notice patterns and respond according to your best instincts DUH Pay attention to what your child needs I never thought of that I feel like most of these books are written to make mothers parents feel bad, especially if you are breastfeeding God forbid you don t like to hear your baby cry What do you do if your child is totally motor oriented and therefore a restless sleeper a...Decent This book is really not great for babies under 4 months of age, although it did introduce me to an important concept don t keep a very young baby awake forthan 2 hours It is gearedto babies 5 months and toddlers, preschoolers, children For the first four months, definitely go to Dr Harvey Karp s The Happiest Baby on the Block, which is astoundingly good and I recommend the DVDthan the book.Dr W is extremely knowledgeable about sleep patterns and methods This Decent This book is really not great for babies under 4 months of age, although it did introduce me to an important concept don t keep a very young baby awake forthan 2 hours It is gearedto babies 5 months and toddlers, preschoolers, children For the first four months, definitely go to Dr Harvey Karp s The Happiest Baby on the Block, which is astoundingly good and I recommend the DVDthan the book...The sleep bible I swear this is the book that saved my life and now has me pregnant for the third time Sleeping babies are the best babies ever, and this book teaches parents how to make sure their kids get all the sleep they need, how to get them to sleep, details on how much, napping, falling asleep in cars, etc I still read it for my 3 year old and review it for my 1yr oldplus it has tips all the way to to the teen years I have not met anyone yet who has religiously followed it say it The sleep bible I swear this is the b...

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21 December 2017

Marc Weissbluth