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Summary: For Tough-Love Parent Types
Review: Most couples are divided into two sides--one is more warm and fuzzy, the other is more about discipline. This book is for people who are more discipline-oriented. Like the original book by Dr. Ferber, it advocates taking tough short-term tactics (teaching your baby to cry himself to sleep) to achieve long-term results (a toddler who knows how to sleep through the night. Jury is still out, though--behavior modification is not 100% science. On a lighter note, please read the funniest book ever written about sleep, parenting and the way your life changes when you have kids--"I SLEEP AT RED LIGHTS: A True Story of Life After Triplets," by Bruce Stockler. A hilarious true story, very touching and very real--and the best stories on sleep deprivation ever written. A classic!
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: My 5 month old son now sleeps through the night and takes 3 naps a day - 2 long, 1 short. I could not have done it without this book. The book could be shorter, a lot of things repeat - unnecessarily, but the concept is great, and it works. It is a loving and kind way to get your child to sleep.
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Summary: Thank you Dr. Weissbluth!!
Review: Because I read this book my baby has acquired excellent sleeping habits and I am a happy mother! After spending at least an hour each night to help my baby go to sleep, sometimes cranky, sometimes crying, I started to drive myself crazy! I read this book and now my baby goes to sleep peacefully every night, and I just put her down to sleep and leave the room when she is still awake!!! She sleeps longer at night, she does not wake up in the night, and her 2 naps are longer and she goes to sleep by herself!
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Summary: Sound Advice
Review: Dr. Weissbluth's book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" was recommended to me by several people-- most importantly, my pediatrician. I am a voracious reader, an English Teacher, with a degree in English, and a husband who is a journalist-- and most importantly a mother. I am very critical of "popular psychology" and "self-help" books, and I seriously consider the source from which I consider and follow advice. There are a lot of parenting books out there-- many that are wonderful and sound, and others that are just plain quackery. Dr. Weissbluth gives sound advice. This is a source you can trust. If you are uncertain about the source of advice (and you should be very careful before you decide to follow any advice concerning your precious children), do your homework, ask your family doctor-- don't take a stranger's word for it.As for me, I love this book-- it is my favorite gift for expecting mothers.
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Summary: A "MUST HAVE" FOR FRUSTRATED PARENTS
Review: There are no words to describe how much this book has helped our 10 month old daughter (and us) finally get the sleep that she needed. After following BabyWise and The Baby Wisperer to the absolute letter, we were so frustrated that our baby continued to have multiple night wakings, as well as difficulty with naps. We finally broke down and decided to try a different method. We got the book on a Saturday, and by Sunday (the next day!), she was sleeping through the night (11 hours) and her naps were dramatically improved. THIS BOOK IS NOT CRUEL!! As Dr. Weissbluth points out, good sleep habits are a learned skill...something that has to be taught. And, learning these skills will help your child for the rest of her life! Of course your baby doesn't WANT to go to sleep...there are too many fun things to do while they are awake! But as a parent, you have to do what is ultimately best for your child, wheather that's enforcing a "helmet rule" while riding a bike (despite continued protest) or enforcing a "sleep rule" when it's bedtime/naptime (also with continued protest). Our baby girl is now happier, well rested and we are ALL finally sleeping through the night! :-)
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Summary: An early happy start
Review: I started to used this method when my son was just one week old, didn't let him cry but didn't pick him up from his crib, just consol him, paddim him and giving his pacifier make him feel better, he sleeps trough the night even when he still needs to be fed twice a night; I just started to work the method on daytime naps, and the first time he cried for about 5 min then stop, then cry again, then stop, until finally he was sleeping like a baby; the second naptime he cry for less than a minute and he was out... I can finally do the laundry and clean my house during the day.
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Summary: A tremendous help!
Review: We used Dr. Weissbluth's method from the time our daughter was approximately 3 months and while there have been occasions when she needed to cry to put herself to sleep - it tended to be primarily in the earlier months and it was never for very long - never for more than 30-45 minutes. This is not to say that helping her to fall asleep on her own has been easy...since she had colic things with her have never been easy. Further, it has required considerable consistency and sacrifice on our parts (she only naps in her crib and her pack-and-play) - but this book offers a framework which, if employed early, allows your child to learn how to sleep unassisted. Our daughter is now 16 months and loves her crib and seems to understand that sleep is simply a part of her life. She rarely if ever offers a peep when she is put down (awake) for her nap or at bedtime - though may certainly 'talk' to herself for a few minutes. She has, on occasion, even taken herself to her crib and 'asked' to go to bed. I might add, our daughter is an extremely curious, happy, affectionate and a spirited child and I shudder to think about what her day to day energy and concentration would be like without her 12 hours at night plus naps. She puts so very much effort and energy into her days - I can only imagine how unhappy she would be and how difficult our days would be if she were less rested!
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Summary: A must have for every new parent
Review: Our first baby didn't like sleep and we, as new parents, were unsure how to get her down for a nap as well as for the night. After our second child was four months old and would not sleep, I realized one day that I was holding her approximately 18 hours a day and she still was unhappy. My sister (who is a pediatrician) encouraged me to read this book. I learned a great deal about what babies and young children need in terms of sleep--things that I wasn't aware of prior to reading the book. Within two weeks of trying the simple things that the author suggested, our baby was sleeping great, was well rested and happy during her waking hours. She is now three and loves to go to bed at night. She will go get her blanket and tell us that she wants to go to "sleepytime." She does this nightly at the appropriate bedtime for her (around 7:45 to 8:00). She also likes to nap and will let me know when she is sleepy. I give this book to every new mom I know!
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Summary: Great Advice
Review: The advice in this book gave our family sanity. I rocked, jiggled, carried, etc. our little girl for 4 collicky months. At 6 months I was still swaddling her!! This book gave me the confidence that I needed - learning to sleep is a skill that all humans need. (How many of your friends are insomniacs? How many get inadequate sleep themselves??) We let her cry-it-out at 6 months of age. There were a few bad nights (OK, she never cried for more than 20-30 minutes; but it was shrill screams. And, to make it worse we were watching on the baby monitor to make sure she was OK.) And, now at 13 months, she still tests us every 3 to 4 weeks when she wants us to contually hold her. But, it works. She sleeps. She wakes up happy. And 95% of the time, is rolls over in her crib, hugs her blanket and goes to sleep quietly (or talks to her stuffed animals.) Its not cruel. Sometimes its the parents job to say 'NO'. And, sometimes you have to say 'no' to holding your little one constantly. The advice on naps is priceless. And his bedtime advice is great too. Our daughter sleeps from 7:30 to 7 every day. She is bright and alert all day (with a nap.) Sleep is good for her. I have made sacrifices -- we are home for her nap(s). She doesn't sleep in the car or in the stroller. We make sure she gets good naps. That may put a cramp in your style, but its much healthier for your little one. Oh...to contradict one review. I believe that the dr. does say that after 9 months, babies do not need a nightt-time nursing. I confirmed this with my doctor and soon after 9 months we stopped the 4/5 AM nursing time. It only took her a few days to adjust and begin sleeping through the night.
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Summary: fan of weissbluth
Review: Dr. Weissbluth's book is amazing. I read the book prior to the birth of our daughter and have referred to it many times since. As a result, we have an 8 week old with a very predictable sleep/wake schedule. She is sleeping through the night and most importantly she is healthy and has a very happy, contented personality! Fortunately, Dr. Weissbluth is our Pediatrician. He has encouraged us that through reading our babies signs of sleepiness we can have a healthy, happy little girl. Because of this we are calm, confident parents. I highly recommend the book. His advice has worked for us.
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