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Babies don't automatically know how to sleep through the night; they need to be taught. The Sears family has learned from decades of pediatric practice, bolstered by their own parenting experiences, that different babies have different nighttime temperaments - and, of course, different families have different lifestyles. Instead of espousing the kind of "one method fits all" approach advocated in other baby sleep guides, the Sears family explains how you can create a sleep plan that suits the needs of your entire family. 

When it comes to baby sleep, Lucy Wolfe has seen - and solved - it all. Her gentle stay-and-support approach has helped thousands of people achieve the holy grail of parenthood: a full night’s sleep! But even with the best routine things can go awry, so in All About the Baby Sleep Solution Lucy addresses the most common problems that interrupt sleep routines.

Discover the best baby sleep method - gentle, science-backed, and inspired by the latest Nobel Prize-winning research - that shows you how to get your baby to sleep through the night naturally. Sleep - or the lack of it - is one of the most crucial issues for new parents. Newborn babies...

OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD The perennial favorite for parents who want to get their kids to sleep with ease—now in its fifth edition, fully revised and updated, with a new step-by-step guide for a good night’s sleep. Dr. Marc Weissbluth’s step-by-step regimen for instituting...

A loving routine. A flexible schedule. Mom always knows best! Your precious newborn comes into the world like a bud on the verge of blooming, eager to grasp the rhythm of life. As the developing brain embarks on its journey outside the womb, it instinctively seeks to organize and make sense of...

A compassionate, science-backed guide to improving sleep in children and teens with neurodiversities — written by a renowned pediatric sleep expert who is also the parent of a neurodivergent child.

Parents know that sleep is vital for children but often don’t know how to help their school-aged child sleep independently without the stalling, arguments, and emotional turmoil. Banish Bedtime Battles presents a straightforward plan to do just that. With expert guidance, parents can help their child develop critical coping skills essential to increasing confidence and competence at bedtime (and beyond!). Armed with the powerful strategies presented in this book, parents will be ready to use their personalized six-week plan to solve their child’s nighttime struggles. 

A practical, science-backed guide to optimizing children’s sleep development—from birth through early adulthood—by one of the world’s leading pediatric sleep specialists. Sleep is one of the most important forces shaping a child's development. It influences brain growth, learning...

Terrible twos, temper tantrums, and grocery store meltdowns are usually the first things that come to mind when people think of toddlers. But pediatric emergency medicine physician and researcher Dr. Hasan Merali has long thought toddlers are among the best people in our society and adults could do well to learn from them. These extraordinary youngsters can be impulsive, yes, but with this comes a remarkable ability to take risks and ask questions—two qualities that can help us enjoy life more

A Perfect Bedtime Story for Your Child: LISTENING TO THE SEA. Hey, I am Cubanty, a stuffed animal! I am as cozy as a squeezy gigantic pillow. You can snuggle down in me … relax … and happily fall asleep while listening to my bedtime stories. I am your friend. Together, we can experience many adventures and I will tell you about them again later on. With me, you are always secure and safe. Here we go! Come along to visit our dreamland! Today, we will go to the sea. It is warm and the sun is shining. We will go snorkeling and discover colorful fish at a coral reef.

A brilliant recasting of dreams as a different way of thinking, one that develops structures that feed back to your intellect and emotions. You don’t remember your dreams because you don’t know how to think like they do, and when you can’t follow them recall is a struggle, understanding is confused, communication fails, you are of no help in the process, and you continue to prefer the uncertain channels of habitual thinking.

'All parents should read this' – Tim Spector What happens when a child’s sleep goes seriously wrong? Professor Paul Gringras takes us inside some of the most extraordinary cases in paediatric sleep medicine. A child who becomes dangerously cold every night. A ten-year-old sleepwalker who...