Helping Your Child Sleep Through the Night

by Susie Schevill, Joanne Cuthbertson, Susanna Schevill

Book Overview

A good night's sleep is crucial both for a child's well-being and a parent's peace of mind. This positive, practical guide teaches parents to establish good sleeping habits in their kids and cope with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385192509
• ISBN13: 9780385192507
• Release Date: February 1985
• Publisher: Main Street Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

worked for my older kid

I bought this book when my first child was 2 and firmly entrenched in her own bad sleep patterns. I started in the infant section and implemented all the suggestions that I could; bedtime routine, focal feeding (bedtime snack), etc and moved on from there. It took longer than the book suggested, but it worked. I have since used it from day one on my second child and have reapplied the priciples when the older child began waking in the night and wanting to crawl into bed with us. It DOES NOT involve "crying it out", but if you're a whimp you'll never see it through.

Great for babies and toddlers

I bought this book based on my pediatriton's reccommendation. First I used it to get my 2 yr old to put himself to sleep, and then I followed the simple instructions to get my baby sleeping through the night by 10 weeks. I have already reccommended it to three of my friends. This book is the only one you'll need for kids from birth through five!

Heaven Sent

This book is for anyone with a new baby who wishes to remain sane. The first few chapters of this book are the ones we used to get our baby into a habit of sleeping through the night - and it worked. It gives specific tips and ideas that explain how to do as the title suggests and the theory behind why it works. An associate of my wife's did her dissertation on this concept and stood firmly behind it. But none of that matters. The only thing that matters is that it worked for us. And if you've had children yourself, you'll know that a good working model to help your baby sleep through the night in weeks vs. years can only be heaven sent.

this book has been a lifesaver for our whole family!!

we are all sleeping through the night because of this very helpful and very practical book. Our baby was sleeping all night after two nights of "stretching" his schedule. I am a nursing mom and I had reservations at first. However, I am a believer and now I have recommended this book to many friends who love it,too. the method works without being rigid or cruel. The idea of the "Focal Feeding" makes so much sense!! I did not feel guilty when trying this method and I appreciate the authors sharing the information with young momand dads. I also like the option of having dad or another caregiver involved with the process. overall, I couldn't have survived without it. thank you !

We're ALL sleeping and happier

We have a 12 week old, and with method outlined in this book, he has been sleeping through the night for 4 weeks with only 2 minor disturbances. This book gave practical advice, without the cruelty I've seen in other books. It took only 3 days for the method to work for us. 8 week old babies should not cry it out alone. "Stretch" your baby and sleep for 8 hours straight like we are!