Product Description

Foreword 6; Introduction 8; The importance of a good night's sleep; Why sleep problems may seem difficult to deal with; Identifying your priorities and expectations; How to adapt to particular circumstances; The pros and cons of popular techniques; Understanding your child's sleep 20; How much sleep do babies and young children.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #53749 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Families upon Thames
"What is brilliant about this book is the way the authors steer
readers away from bad habits from the very start"

About the Author
Millpond Children's Sleep Clinic is run by Mandy Gurney and Tracey Marshall. Both are experienced health professionals with many years' experience dealing with children's sleep problems and general development, working both for the National Health Service and in the private sector. Millpond has featured recently on a number of high-profile television programmes about tackling sleep problems.

Customer Reviews

A LIFE SAVER!
We have found this book a life saver. Our daughter is 4 years old and has always had a problem with sleep and with another one on the way we wanted to get her sorted. We have been to the Millpond Clinic itself and now have bought the book.

The book is easy to follow and has realistic ways of sorting problems out. Nothing is too far fetched or difficult to follow and you don't leave your child crying for hours!! This book is a must have for any parent who needs straightforward advice on helping your child to sleep.

We have gone from a child who was shy and had no confidence due to overtiredness to a bright and confident 4 year old who now goes to sleep at a decent time and wakes up 11 hours later rather than at 5.00 am with 3 or 4 wake up times in the night.

Excellent, Excellent, Excellent.

Not what I expected - disappointed.
I bought this book in the hope of being able to help my breastfed 7 month old begin to sleep through the night - and I returned it the day after it arrived. The descriptions and other reviews led me to believe that the book (perhaps due to my sleep deprivation and desperation to get some sleep!) might present a new approach to dealing with poor sleep habits etc, but it did not. Any parent (particularly breastfeeding mothers as Dad can't easily do any of the feeds) faced with night after night of broken sleep for months on end will recognise that even beginning to tackle sleep problems can be a very emotional issue. Whist the book is, as previously stated, very factual and does give a step-by-step approach to dealing with sleep issues, it essentially offers two solutions: leave the baby to cry it out, or gradual retreat (basically cry-it-out but staying in the room and gradually moving further away). I feel it offers these solutions with little background information, and little support for parents in dealing with implementing them (if you have left a baby to cry, you will know what I mean).

To be fair to the book, I did not read it cover to cover, and I an sure it does offer much needed support to many parents (as per the many positive reviews) - I just did not find it helpful. This may be because I have never been able to leave either of my babies to cry as per the Ferber technique, and was looking for a less upsetting solution for me and my babies. I have just re-read the other reviews of the book, and can't help but feel that I have missed something, but I don't think so. If you already are doing the basics with no success (such as good bedtime routine, filling daytime tummies and trying to get little one to go to sleep on their own etc.) I don't think this book will tell you anything you don't already know.

If you want a book that offers lots of techniques for dealing with poor sleep habits or sleep problems, I would reccommend 'The No-cry Sleep Solution'The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night: Foreword by William Sears, M.D. (Pantley), and also the Secerets of the Baby Whisperer books (which are also great all-round 'baby manuals', particularly for 1st time parents)The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems (By Teaching You How to Ask the Right Questions): Sleeping, feeding and behaviour - beyond the basics through infancy and toddlerdom.

Lastly, if you are reading this review, you are likely to be feeling sleep deprived, so best of luck with getting your baby to sleep more peacefully. My little girl still isn't sleeping through, but is getting better. My 1st 'baby' is nearly 3, and sleeps like the proverbial log so I know this phase will pass - and so will yours :-)

Dr Freeland
Oh my God!!!!! What an amazing find. It was my health visitor that asked me if I had read it and she was going to lend me her book. But being a bewildered Mum of my first 5 month old going on 3rd week of waking every 2 hours in the night, I was desperate and I just bought my own copy.
It is the best.
Gives you case studies, Found one exactly tailored to my situation, clear outlines of solutions.
The first night I started, he didn't wake at all until 6:30 and that was huge for me.
Didn't even have to try the Controlled Crying Technique ( only did that once and I cried more than he did).
I wish this book got more promotion.
They can count on me as one. And as for Gina Ford.....................her Contented baby, Contented baby's first year, Contented baby's weaning book. Contented.......My ____.
I would recommend this book to hers any day of the week.