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Part 1: Sleep 101

(58)

1 What Is Sleep Training?

(10)

Training Who?

(1)

Ensuring Safe Sleep

(1)

Why Sleep Train?

(3)

Creating a Method to the Madness

(1)

Planning Versus Reacting

(1)

Being a Good Role Model

(1)

Understanding the Sleep Training Schools of Thought

(2)

Crying It Out

(1)

Avoiding the Tears

(1)

Complementary, Holistic, and New Age Approaches

(1)

Deciding on Sleep-Training Goals

(2)

2 Sleeping Like a Baby

(14)

Why Babies Don't Know Night from Day

(2)

Connecting the Dots Between Feeding and Sleeping

(1)

What Can You Expect?

(3)

Your Baby's Sleep Needs

(1)

When Will This Baby Sleep Through the Night?

(1)

Colicky Babies

(1)

How Babies' Sleep Develops over Time

(3)

Sleep Patterns for Newborns

(1)

Sleep Patterns for Three-Month-Olds

(1)

Sleep Patterns for Six-Month-Olds

(1)

Sleep Patterns for Nine-Month-Olds

(1)

Sleep Patterns for One-Year-Olds

(1)

When a Good Night's Sleep Isn't

(5)

If Your Baby Doesn't Sleep Like Other Babies

(2)

Getting Help for Atypical Sleep

(2)

3 Sleeping Like a Child

(12)

Sleep Disruptions

(2)

Physical Changes

(1)

Emotional Changes

(1)

Mental Changes

(1)

Social Changes

(1)

What Can You Expect?

(1)

How Children's Sleep Develops Over Time

(3)

Sleep Patterns for Toddlers

(1)

Sleep Patterns for Preschoolers

(1)

Sleep Patterns for Gradeschoolers

(1)

Sleep Patterns for Older Children

(1)

Sleep Patterns for Children with Special Needs

(1)

When to Seek Help

(5)

Underlying Medical Conditions

(2)

Using Medications

(3)

4 Getting Started

(12)

Discovering Your Parenting and Sleep-Training Philosophy

(4)

Matching the Method to Your Baby

(1)

When Your Sleep-Training Method Isn't Working

(2)

Promoting Good Sleep Early On

(1)

When Sleep Training Is a Bad Idea

(2)

Myths and Misconceptions About Sleep

(2)

Feeding the Baby Solids Helps Promote Sleep

(1)

Napping Interferes with Nighttime rest

(1)

Sleep Patterns Are Hereditary

(1)

Bigger Babies Sleep Better

(1)

Gifted Babies Sleep Less

(1)

A Later Bedtime Equals a Later Waketime

(1)

Adapting the Methods for Older Kids

(3)

Getting Your Older Child to Cooperate

(1)

Matching the Method to Your Older Child

(2)

5 Pampering Parents

(8)

Getting Some Sleep Yourself

(2)

Dealing with Medical Problems

(1)

Creating Your Own Good Sleep Habits

(1)

Creating a Good Sleep Environment

(1)

Managing Your Expectations

(2)

Tag-Team Parenting

(1)

Staying the Course

(3)

Part 2: Crying It Out

(44)

6 I Can't Hear You...

(12)

The "Ignore It" Approach

(3)

What It Is

(1)

Creating a Routine

(2)

Sticking to a Schedule

(1)

And in This Corner: Supporters of This Approach

(1)

Using This Approach

(4)

Avoiding Sleep Props

(1)

Step-by-Step

(1)

Ignore the Crying

(1)

Disruptions to the Schedule

(1)

Challenges You'll Encounter

(1)

Advantages to This Approach

(1)

Drawbacks to This Approach

(1)

What Parents Say About This Approach

(3)

7 Pretend You Don't See Me

(12)

"Ignore but Check" Approach

(2)

What It Is

(2)

And in This Corner: Supporters- of This Approach

(1)

Using This Approach

(6)

Sleeping Alone

(1)

Step-by-Step

(2)

Checking On the Baby or Child

(1)

Helping the Child Stay in Bed

(1)

Challenges- You'll Encounter

(1)

Advantages to This Approach

(1)

Drawbacks to This Approach

(1)

What Parents Say About This Approach

(2)

8 Being Seen but Not Heard

(10)

"Ignore It But Be There" Approach

(1)

What It Is

(1)

And in This Corner: Supporters of This Approach

(1)

Using This Approach

(5)

Step-by-Step

(1)

Creating Positive Sleep Associations

(2)

Sleep Issues as Your Baby Grows

(1)

Dealing with Sleep Issues

(1)

Challenges You'll Encounter

(1)

Advantages to This Approach

(1)

Drawbacks to This Approach

(1)

What Parents Say About This Approach

(2)

9 Splitting It Up

(8)

Ignoring at Bedtime; Ignoring in the Middle of the Night

(2)

What It Is

(1)

And in This Corner: Supporters of This Approach

(1)

Using This Approach

(3)

Step-by-Step

(1)

Phase 2

(1)

Using the Method with Older Babies

100

(1)

Challenges You'll Encounter

100

(1)

Advantages to This Approach

101

(1)

Drawbacks to This Approach

101

(1)

What Parents Say About This Approach

102

(1)

Part 3: No More Tears

103

(60)

10 Wake My Baby Up? Are You Insane?

105

(10)

The "Scheduled Awakenings" Approach

106

(1)

What It Is

106

(1)

And in This Corner: Supporters of This Approach

107

(1)

Using This Approach

107

(5)

Step-by-Step

108

(2)

Troubleshooting

110

(1)

Challenges You'll Encounter

111

(1)

Advantages to This Approach

112

(1)

Drawbacks to This Approach

112

(1)

What Parents Say About This Approach

113

(2)

11 Establishing or (hanging a Bedtime Routine

115

(10)

Establish or Change Your Routine

116

(1)

What It Is

117

(1)

And in This Corner: Supporters of This Approach

117

(1)

Creating Positive Bedtime Routines

117

(2)

Positive Bedtime Routines

118

(1)

Changing Your Routine

119

(3)

Possible Problems

120

(2)

Challenges You'll Encounter

122

(1)

Advantages to Establishing or Changing the Routine Approaches

122

(1)

Drawbacks to Establishing or Changing the Routine Approaches

122

(1)

What Parents Say About This Approach

123

(2)

12 Sharing the Bed

125

(12)

The "Co-Sleeping" Approach

125

(3)

What It Is

126

(1)

And in This Corner: Supporters of This Approach

127

(1)

Using This Approach

128

(6)

Step-by-Step

129

(2)

Step Two

131

(1)

Night Wakings

132

(1)

Getting a Little Lovin'

132

(1)

Moving Beyond the Family Bed

133

(1)

Challenges You'll Encounter

133

(1)

Advantages to This Approach

134

(1)

Drawbacks to This Approach

134

(1)

What Parents Say About This Approach

134

(3)

13 The Tear-Free Zone

137

(10)

The "Persistent Gentle Removal System" Approach

138

(1)

What It Is

138

(1)

And in This Corner: Supporters of This Approach

138

(1)

Using This Approach

138

(7)

Step-by-Step

139

(3)

Creating a Routine Schedule

142

(1)

Planning for Night Wakings

142

(1)

Creating Positive Sleep Associations

143

(1)

Encouraging the Tired Newborn to Sleep

143

(1)

Needy Nursers

144

(1)

Challenges You'll Encounter

144

(1)

Advantages to This Approach

145

(1)

Drawbacks to This Approach

145

(1)

What Parents Say About This Approach

145

(2)

14 Letting the Child Outgrow It

147

(6)

The "Wait It Out" Approach

148

(1)

What It Is

148

(1)

And in This Corner: Supporters of This Approach

149

(1)

Using This Approach

149

(2)

Step-by-Step

150

(1)

Challenges You'll Encounter

151

(1)

Advantages to This Approach

151

(1)

Drawbacks to This Approach

151

(1)

What Parents Say About This Approach

152

(1)

15 Combining Sleep-Training Approaches

153

(10)

The Combined Approach

154

(2)

What It Is

154

(1)

How It Works

155

(1)

And in This Corner: Supporters of This Approach

156

(1)

Using This Approach

156

(4)

Step-by-Step

157

(1)

Putting the Pieces Together

158

(1)

Challenges You'll Encounter

159

(1)

Advantages to This Approach

160

(1)

Drawbacks to This Approach

160

(1)

What Parents Say About This Approach

160

(3)

Part 4: My Baby's Not a Baby! Sleep Training for Children

163

(50)

16 Tucking Toddlers In (Ages 1-3)

165

(12)

Why Toddlers Have Sleep Troubles

166

(5)

Underlying Medical Conditions

167

(1)

Napping Do's and Don'ts

167

(1)

Waking with the Roosters

168

(1)

Banging Your Head

169

(1)

Got Teeth?

170

(1)

Creating a Bedtime Routine

171

(2)

Ransitioning from the Family Bed

171

(1)

Transitioning from Crib to Bed

172

(1)

Choosing the Most Effective Method for Your Toddler

173

(1)

Modifying the Approach

174

(3)

Modifying "Ignore It" Methods

175

(1)

Modifying "No Tears" Methods

175

(2)

17 Getting Preschoolers and Schoolagers to Sleep (Ages 3-8)

177

(14)

Why Young Children Have Sleep Troubles

178

(8)

Notes on Napping

180

(1)

Nightmares and Dreams

180

(1)

Night Terrors

181

(2)

Bedwetting

183

(1)

Sleepwalking and Sleeptalking

184

(1)

Underlying Medical Conditions

185

(1)

Creating a Bedtime Routine

186

(3)

The Three Rs: Resisting, Refusing, and Requests

187

(1)

Wake Up, Sleepyhead

188

(1)

Trouble Falling Asleep

188

(1)

Choosing the Most Effective Method for Your Preschooler and Schoolager

189

(1)

Modifying the Approach

190

(1)

18 Convincing the Older Child to Get Some Zzzzs (Ages 8-12)

191

(12)

When Your Older Child Doesn't Get Enough Sleep

192

(2)

Making Sleep a Priority

192

(1)

Sleep Deprived or Doing Fine?

193

(1)

Why Older Children Have Sleep Troubles

194

(1)

Older Children and Sleep Disruptions

195

(5)

Good Sleep Habits

196

(2)

Underlying Medical or Psychological Conditions

198

(1)

Night Owl or Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome?

198

(2)

Choosing the Most Effective Method for Your Older Child

200

(3)

19 Helping Children with Special Needs Sleep Soundly

203

(10)

Special Considerations for Children with Special Needs

204

(1)

Common Sleep Problems of Children with Special Needs

204

(6)

Effect of Sleep Problems in Children with Special Needs

205

(1)

Steps to Take

206

(1)

Hospitalization

207

(1)

Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

208

(1)

Neurological Problems, Autism, and Severe Developmental Delays

209

(1)

Solving Sleep Problems in Children with Special Needs

210

(1)

Getting Help for Children with Special Needs

210

(3)

Part 5: Holistic and New Age Methods

213

(28)

20 You Are Getting Sleepy: Using Hypnosis, Meditation, and Other Mental Strategies

215

(10)

The Power of the Mind

216

(1)

The Power ofAffirmations

216

(1)

The Power of Intentions

216

(1)

Using Hypnosis to Help Your Little One Sleep

217

(3)

Achieving Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)

218

(1)

Making Nightmares Go Away

219

(1)

Finding a Hypnotherapist

220

(1)

Omm...How Meditation Can Help Your Child Sleep

220

(5)

Starting Meditation

221

(1)

Using Guided Imagery

222

(3)

21 The Sleeping Child Pose: Using Yoga, Massage, and Other Physical Techniques

225

(14)

A Breath of Fresh Air

226

(1)

Child/Family Yoga

227

(3)

Infant Yoga

227

(1)

Relaxing Yoga Poses fbr Children Young and Old

228

(2)

Tai Chi and Your Child

230

(2)

Basic Tai Chi Exercises

231

(1)

Finding a Tai Chi Instructor

232

(1)

Swaddling Your New Baby

232

(1)

Massaging Your Infant or Child

233

(4)

When Not to Massage

234

(1)

Getting Started

235

(1)

Massaging Your Infant

235

(1)

Massaging Your Child

236

(1)

Assorted Health-Giving Practices

237

(2)

22 Creating Soothing Environments

239

(2)

Getting Some Rest with Feng Shui

240

(2)

Using Sounds to Help Baby Sleep

242

(3)

Lullabies and Sleepy Time Music

242

(1)

Rock-a-Bye Baby

242

(1)

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

242

(1)

Hush, Little Baby

243

(1)

White Noise

243

(1)

Nature Music

244

(1)

Heartbeat Recordings

244

(1)

Aromatherapy

245

Appendices

A Glossary

241

(14)

B Resources

255

(4)

Index

259

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sleep Training your Child

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