Getting a good night's sleep

Rating: The Sleep Tight Video

“Are You Sleeping? Is sleeping all night just a dream at your house because your baby or toddler doesn’t sleep through the night? The NO TEARS approach taught in the Sleep Tight Video has been developed by pediatrician Jeffrey Hull, M.D. and used successfully for years in his private medical practice, and now is used by parents all over the world with his help over the Internet. And unlike the advice in baby magazines and books – IT WORKS – backed up by a 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE and unlimited personal email support and counsel by Dr. Hull.”

Sleep problems are common among children and are frustrating for parents.

How do I get my child to bed at night and how do I get him to sleep through the night?

Dr. Jeffrey Hull believes he has the answers. He has made a video, The Sleep Tight Video, in which he teaches parents how to put their infant to bed and how to solve the most common sleeping problems.

Related Topics

Sleep Problems Guide

In the video, Dr. Hull teaches about sleep in general and infant development as it relates to sleep. He then explains in simplified detail the components he believes are necessary to have an infant sleeping well at night. He also tackles five common sleep problems and offers solutions to help your child sleep all night.

The first problem he addresses is the baby with the wrong bedtime. (The baby parents say has her days and nights reversed.) Some people try waking their baby up more during the day so that she will sleep at night, but Dr. Hull warns that this only causes jet-lag and more fussiness. Instead, he suggests that you keep the baby’s room light during the day, and gradually adjust the bedtime. He teaches a parent to find the baby’s “natural bedtime” (the longest period of wake time followed by the longest period of sleep), and then to adjust the bedtime forward by two hours each night or backward by 30 minutes to an hour each night.

This technique requires a good bedtime routine—the “master tool” and secret to all successful sleep routines. Dr. Hull uses 6 B’s to describe his recommended bedtime routine—Bath, Breast/Bottle, Burp, Binky, Bundle, Bed. Of course, don’t forget to adjust the feedings and naptime appropriately for the new bedtime.

Next Dr. Hull discusses “Getting the newborn to sleep through the night.” Here he again emphasizes a good bedtime routine and stresses the sleeping environment. He strongly believes a child should sleep in his own bed, otherwise he may later assume that sleeping with the parent is his birthright and more sleep problems may develop. After the first month, a baby should sleep in his own room with the door open so that they can get used to other noises in the house. A night light helps to comfort the baby when he awakens in the night. Lastly, the infant must learn to fall asleep in his bed by himself (no nursing or rocking your child to sleep). He believes that the feeding interval during the day is the most important determinant of nighttime wakings and suggests how to adjust these feedings.

The third problem he helps parents solve is the older child with the wrong bedtime. His secret is that kids cannot tell time. Let your child stay up until he is tired and then start to adjust the bedtime slowly as he suggested for the newborn. Again you need to have a good bedtime routine which you can start at the appropriate time. Don’t forget to adjust the nap and feedings.

The older infant or toddler who wakes and cries in the night is the fourth problem he addresses. Dr. Hull states that this is the 100% predictable outcome of rocking a baby to sleep or allowing a child to fall asleep some place other than his bed. A parent needs to retrain proper habits for falling asleep and desensitize the child from separation anxiety. He stresses that parents can correct the habit rather than making their child cry it out.

The last major sleep problem Dr. Hull tackles is the child who wants to sleep in your bed. Here again the problem is with poor sleep habits. Parents must teach their children to fall asleep without their presence. This can be done by sitting in a chair near the child’s bed without touching or singing to the child. Gradually move your chair farther away from the bed each night. Eventually the parent is outside the door, and the child falls asleep without seeing the parent, but with still knowing that the parent is nearby and has not deserted the child.

The general principles that Dr. Hull talks about are not new and are shared by most sleep experts. These include an emphasis on a good bedtime routine and putting your child to bed partially awake each night. Dr. Hull stresses that his method differs from other popular methods in that the parent doesn’t have to let their baby cry.

In general, the video is easy to watch and informative. Dr. Hull speaks from experience as he has been a pediatrician for 15 years and has four children of his own. His ideas and methods are simple and easy to implement.

A benefit of the video is that it comes with e-mail access to Dr. Hull himself. He promises to respond promptly, and he answered my e-mails in less than 24 hours each time I sent questions. This is how he will fill in the details specific for your child that he generalized or left out of the video. Remember that the principles in the video are primarily for young infants and do not apply as well to toddlers. This video is good to watch before you have your child or when they are very young so that you can establish good habits from the start. If you want to teach your child to sleep through the night and avoid common sleep problems, then this is a great resource.

Rating: 4 stars

Buy it now for $19.95.

Read more about it…

Find more books about sleep problems…

Incoming search terms for the article:

• problems of sleep disorders
• 11 year old sleep problems
• sleep problems co-sleeping
• sleep problems in childhood
• what causes adolescents sleep problems