This book is for parents of young children who are having difficulty sleeping and want a practical guide to help. It contains:

-- 13 strategies for getting your baby to sleep
-- 161 tips 'n tricks

*** Does it take long for your baby to go to sleep? ***

As it gets to bedtime, do you get stressed because you know what's in store? Will you be spending most of the next couple of hours trying to get your baby to sleep? Will she be crying and resisting with all her might? When you put her down in her crib, does she wake up as soon as she is out of your arms and cry again?

*** Has he suddenly got worse? ***

You have it mastered. He goes to bed at a regular time, and sleeps a good 6 hours most nights. Until about a week ago when the ways you used to put him to sleep don't seem to work, and he doesn't want to go to bed any more. And when he does, he now struggles to sleep and doesn't want you to leave, crying as soon as you're out of the room.

*** Do you need to reduce night-time stress levels? ***

One of the most stressful parts of having a baby is the lack of sleep that both baby and parent will usually have (sleep deprivation is actually a recognised form of torture in international law!). So we are always looking for ways to help them sleep better, because although we suffer the baby is not much better off unless he can learn to sleep more soundly.

*** 13 Strategies for putting YOUR baby to bed ***

That is the point of this book. It is to suggest a wide variety of ways that experts, parents, and expert parents have tried in order to work through this phase. It assumes that you are the only person who really knows your baby, your family and your home environment, and for that reason that you are the best person to choose what would work best in your case.

*** 161 tips and tricks to get her to sleep better / quicker ***

If traditional ways haven't worked for you, or if you haven't tried at least a dozen different ways, then this book will be for you. It suggests a variety of tips and strategies that you may want to try from many different views and opinions. Tips which help answer questions like ...

-- How can I help my baby to sleep earlier?
-- Should I be sleeping with my baby?
---- Will this help her sleep?
---- Is it safe?
-- Should I be nursing her to sleep?
---- If I do, how can I wean her off it?
-- What kind of bedtime routine helps her sleep?
---- What should I avoid?
-- What works best at each age?
-- What can I do during the day to help her sleep at night?
-- How do I know if she has a sleep problem?
-- Where should I put her to bed?
-- How should I put her to bed?
-- What do I do about her needing mommy for sleep?
-- How do I stop her coming to my bed at night or in the morning?
-- and many more ...

If none of these work, then the international tribunal may be your only way!

*** No waffle - just straight talk and tips ***

This is not a book on child psychology or biology. It is a straight to the point guide with tips and strategies on how to help your baby sleep. There is a thorough reference, bibliography and web resource list at the end if you want to read further into the academic and practical study and literature which are sources of this book . However, this book is for parents who want direct advice on doing something to make it better ...

Now!

*** Contents ***

1. Introduction
1.i. Why buy this book?
1.ii. How to use this book
1.iii. Before you start, remember

2. What to Expect by Age
2.i. Newborn to 3 weeks
2.ii. 3 to 6 weeks
2.iii. 6 weeks to 3 months
2.iv. 3 to 4 months
2.v. 4 to 6 months
2.vi. 6 to 9 months
2.vii. 9 to 12 months
2.viii. 12 to 18 months
2.ix. 18 to 24 months
2.x. 2 to 3 years
2.xi. 3 to 4 years
2.xii. 4 to 5 years

3. Approaches to Baby Sleep
3.i. Approaches 1&2 – sleep v co-sleep
3.ii. Approaches 3 to 5 – The many flavours of Controlled Crying
3.iii. Approaches 6 to 13 – alternatives to Controlled Crying

4. Tips
4.i. Is there a problem?
4.ii. Why is he not sleeping? (also My baby used to sleep through the night but now doesn’t)
4.iii. Where should I put her to bed?
4.iv. When should I put her to bed?
4.v. What should I do before putting her to bed?
4.vi. How about once she’s in bed?
4.vii. Anything I should do during the day to help?
4.viii. How do I stop him coming in to my bed?
4.ix. She sleeps all day and is awake all night - what can I do?
4.x. Alternative tips
4.xi. And finally – don't forget to look after yourself!

5. Resources
5.i. Web sites
5.ii. People
5.iii. Books

6. About the Web’s Best Guides


About the Author:

This book is written from painful experience. The author has two young children who were both terrible sleepers for different reasons. So he looked for ways to get them to sleep. Overwhelmed by the amount of information available on the internet, he decided to combine his skills as a researcher with his need as a father and to go through hundreds of sites picking up tips to help his babies to sleep. This book is the result of that research.

Note that the Webs Best Guide Series is committed to helping the under-privileged and contributes from the profit on each book to a charitable cause. For this guide, contribution will be made to a charity working with children in underdeveloped countries.