Featuring real world solutions, this reassuring and wisdom-packed guide gives you the lowdown on:
- the physical, emotional and relationship fallouts of sleep deprivation — along with an action plan for minimizing these effects
- what the world’s leading sleep researchers have identified as the best-odds sleep promotion strategies for babies, toddlers and preschoolers
- the science behind each of the major sleep-training methods — along with the inside scoop on the major pros and cons, according to parents who’ve tried them
- co-sleeping, parents in exile (in the spare bedroom), and other hot-button topics in the world of sleep
- sleep transitions: from co-sleeping to solo sleeping; from crib to bed; from napping to no more naps
- nightmates, night terrors, bedtime refusal and too-early risers
