Kids Sleep Training With Dr. Marc Weissbluth



Kids Sleep Training With Dr. Marc Weissbluth

30 Days to Getting Your Kid to Sleep!

Ready to get your kids sleeping? Good! Dr. Marc Weissbluth has sleep-training advice for tired parents who can’t get their kids to sleep (that’s YOU!).

In February and March 2009, Dr. Marc Weissbluth, author of Healthy Sleep Habits, Healthy Child hosted a Kids Sleep Training Boot Camp, and offered challenges to help get your kids sleeping better so you can sleep better. Even though the Boot Camp is over, you can still learn about sleep rules, sleep training basics, naps, setting rewards and restrictions and dealing with those middle-of-the-night wakings.

Here’s what you can do:

Check out the Challenges. Even if you missed out on the Boot Camp, you can still take part! Just read through the Challenges and put yourself through Dr. Weissbluth’s action plan to get your kid sleeping through the night.

  • Challenge 1: Prepare for better sleep
  • Baby Challenge 2: Protecting the Sleep Schedule
  • Kid Challenge 2: Setting sleep rules
  • Baby Challenge 3: Naptime
  • Kid Challenge 3: Adjusting daytimes for better nighttimes
  • Challenge 4: Staying on the path for better sleep

Need sleep advice this second? Here’s what Dr. Weissbluth has to say about:

  • Twin sleep issues
  • Sleep for colicky babies
  • Sleeping through the night
  • Getting babies to fall asleep earlier
  • When toddlers climb out of their cribs
  • Getting kids to stay in bed
  • Crying at bedtime
  • Keeping kids in their own rooms
  • Teaching kids to fall asleep on their own
  • Naps for fussy babies
  • Crying it out
  • Putting kids back to bed

With Dr. Weissbluth’s advice and your commitment, we have a hunch you’ll be feeling better rested in no time.

Sweet dreams!

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5 Responses to “Kids Sleep Training With Dr. Marc Weissbluth”

  • Mark Johnson:

    Hi all, specfically to Exhasted01a:  I’m having a
    similiar problem w/my 2 year old. Within the last month his
    sleeping pattern is sleeping during the day and up all night. 
    He will go to sleep @ 7 0r 8 am and will sleep like 12
    hours until 7 or 8 pm.  He doesn’t have any develop.
    issues that I know of, but am considering getting him tested. 
    Has Anyone else dealt w/this issue?

  • Adrian Salgado:

    i have a 19 month who use to love sleeping in her own bed. but
    on her first birth day she was emmitted into the hospital with rsv,
    pnuemonia, brochittus, and two ear infections. and since then she
    has not slept in her own bed i would love to at least get her in
    her own bed and pretty soon in her own room any
    help???? 

  • Elizabeth Wheeler:

    My name is Aaron and i have a 3 year daughter that is handiecap,
    and wont sleep in her own bed unless my wife is in there with her.
    Or my wife will bring her in our bed with us to sleep. How do i get
    them to stop that so i can have time with my wife? please let
    me know.

  • Dawn Martin:

    i have a 1 yr old who i put to sleep on his crib but 4 hrs later
    he cries and wantsme to sleep with me i tried ignoring him but he
    just keeps on crying…..

  • Victoria Collins:

    my 13 month old wakes up every night 2 come in my bed my husband
    and i and our older daughter and 13month old all sleep in the same
    room (while our house is being built) so i can let her just cry any
    ideas??

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