Eduard Estivill

5 Days to a Perfect Night's Sleep for Your Child: the Secrets to Making Bedtime a Dream Eduard Estivill Revised edition

An international phenomenon now available in America for the first time, this quick, no-nonsense guide is all you need to get your child to sleep through the night (pillow not included).
 
These days, most books on improving your child?s sleep take either a tough-love approach (ignore crying) or a soothing strategy (offer continuous comfort). But now an internationally renowned sleep expert provides a middle-ground method that will have your child sleeping through the night at any age. Dr. Eduard Estivill?s no-fail technique focuses on a mixture of authority, ritual, and reward. Parents can end negative cycles of resistance and wakefulness and feel as rested as their child will by following these expert tips:
 
? Adopt a firm and confident attitude (your child will pick up on your mood).
? Use meals as a cue to announce your child?s next nap or nighttime sleep.
? Incorporate appropriate elements (such as a stuffed animal or a pacifier) at bedtime so your child will not rely on you as a vital part of the sleep process.
? Reinforce the contrast between light (day) and dark (night).
? Never punish children by making them go to bed (it sends the wrong message about sleep time).
? Learn what to say before?and after?the light is turned off.
 
Complete with special techniques to use with newborns, plus an invaluable question-and-answer section that addresses specific concerns (children sleeping in their parents? bed, how divorced parents can work together, special-needs children), this sanity-saving guide promises sweet dreams for all.