Getting a good night's sleep

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I’m reading “Healthy Sleep Habits“, by Marc Weissbluth again and, by far, it is still the most sound, evidence-based book on sleep. Compared to the other books on sleep solutions that I read, this one actually discusses the science behind sleep (and why/how sleep problems occur). The book doesn’t just provide solutions too, but also [...]

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child: The Over-Tired Baby October 16, 2008 by DrReynolds This is another book that I highly recommend. As parents, we made a few wrong turns along the road to healthy sleep habits. This book was instrumental in getting us back on track. As I mentioned in my last post, the idea [...]

Read an Excerpt Read a Sample Chapter Read an Excerpt Infants and children who are still of tender age [may be] attacked by . . . wakefulness at night. —Aulus Cornelius Celsus, a.d. 130 Sleeplessness in children and worrying about sleeplessness have been around for a long time. Healthy sleep appears to come so easily [...]

I did read it, all of it. And before having our baby, I thought it was the most sensible book out there on sleep issues. That was, until we had our baby. Our son is just over 8 months old, and started waking up in the middle of the night, after having slept through the [...]

I generally like to start my reviews by saying what I liked about the book I read. In my opinion, the best and most important point made by this book is that sleep is vital for babies. Parents should be on the lookout for signs their child might be suffering from lack of it, and [...]

I read MANY reviews before selecting a sleep book to read during my last trimester. I wasn’t sure if I would be of the no-cry camp or the let-them-cry-it-out side. This book actually answered the question for me! The author describes how a newborn, up to 4 months, should NEVER be allowed to just cry [...]

You are here: Experts > Kids > Health for Kids > Pediatrics > 2 Year Old’s Sleep Habits Pediatrics – 2 Year Old’s Sleep Habits Expert: Dr. Frederick Blount – 5/23/2005 Question My oldest son is 2 years and 3 months and it is not uncommon for him to sleep 15-17 hours of sleep in [...]

Establishing healthy sleep habits: 12 to 18 months Reviewed by the BabyCenter Medical Advisory Board Last updated: December 2003 Typical sleep at this age Now your baby is officially a toddler — but he still needs as much sleep as he did when he was younger. Until his second birthday, your child should get about [...]

You toss and turn in bed trying to sleep but get up feeling frustrated. When you finally do get some sleep, it is o?nly for a few hours because it is time to get up and go to work. Then, you go through the day feeling groggy, depressed and extremely exhausted. You try drinking cups [...]

Mother-infant co-sleeping often accompanies nighttime breast-feeding. New research suggests that co-sleeping affects infant physiology and patterns of arousal, raising questions about currently accepted norms for “healthy” infant sleep. Judging from the infant’s biology and evolutionary history, proximity to parental sounds, smells, gases, heat, and movement during the night is precisely what the human infant’s developing [...]