- Hardcover: 251 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (1986)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671460277
- ISBN-13: 978-0671460273
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 15 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,070,105 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When your child isn't sleeping, chances are that you aren't either. Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems--the tired parent's essential reading for more than 10 years--offers valuable advice and concrete help when lullabies aren't enough to lull your child into dreamland. Based on Ferber's research as the director of Boston's Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders at Children's Hospital, the book is a practical, easy-to-understand guide to common sleeping problems for children aged one to six. Detailed case histories on night waking, difficulty sleeping and more serious disorders such as sleep apnea and sleepwalking help illustrate a wide variety of problems and their solutions. New parents will benefit from Ferber's proactive advice on developing good sleeping patterns and daily schedules to ensure that sleeping problems don't develop in the first place. You'll also find a bibliography of children's books on bedtime, sleep and dreaming, as well as a list of helpful organizations. Here's a book that is sure to put you and your whole family to sleep--in this case, that's a good thing.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
'At the end of your tether?' is the title of the first chapter of this book. Last Thursday morning I most certainly was at the end of my tether. My 9 month old son had been up through the night and then awake from 3am - by 7am I was tearful and thought I had to do something about this! I logged on to Amazon, read the reviews for this book and bought it. It arrived on Friday and this is now Tuesday night - after reading the book we started the recommended treatment on Sunday night. The first night was awful having to listen to him cry but it worked and he slept through after waking up just once. Last night he slept 11 hours which is wonderful for my husband and I. Don't wait 8 weeks like we did - buy this book now!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Our eight month old daughter was a nightmare to put down to sleep - she had to be rocked, sung to and stroked to sleep EVERY time she woke up. She wouldn't go to "bed" until after 11pm and was up at 7am, so I had no time without her in the evenings. In desparation, I contacted my health visitor and she recommended this book. After three days of following the advice in the book, she would fall asleep BY HERSELF in her cot without much fuss. After a week, she genuinely looked pleased to be put in the cot . I couldn't believe the difference. The book gave us so much confidence and REALLY sensible advice. There are lots of case studies, and its so reassuring to hear other families problems!! This book should be given out to all Mothers on the NHS - we wished we read it months ago. Our baby is much happier during the day, and has a much healthier appetite. I'm a lot less stressed and tired, and the household runs smoother.
One tip - do the controlled crying BEFORE you baby can stand/crawl in the cot if you can.
After reading this book I felt like I had been converted to a new religion and "seen the light". BUY IT!!!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I unfortunately didn't find this book until my son was 20 months old. By that time I had suffered more than my fair share of sleepless nights through not understanding why he didn't sleep well.
It explains through case studys, how many common child sleep problems are created and gives very simple methods for retraining your child into a normal sleep pattern. We found that 2 nights of the Ferber routine were enough to have my son falling asleep in his cot, on his own and sleeping through the night. I have since passed the book on to friends to help them with their 3 year old who keeps climbing into bed with them.
This book should be given free to all parents when their child is born. Don't lose sleep out of ignorance, read this book.
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I didn't get to read it much
This book has too much information and to tell you the truth you get bored after the first few pages. Use the internet for ideas in helping then this book.
Published 11 months ago by Inna
Interesting, but not really helped me solve the problem...
This book gives an interesting insight into sleep and how babies and children's sleep cycles work. So for that reason I have found it worth reading and think I will refer to it... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Lazer
The most help I've had in 8 months.
My baby was waking every two hours for feeds throughout the night. Some nights it was every hour for part of the night. Read more
Published 19 months ago by A. Dunlop
If you want your child to sleep through the night, buy this book
Our five month old child was needed to be rocked or fed to sleep at 9:30-10:00 pm every night and then waking up at 3:30 for a feed. Read more
Published on 17 April 2010 by Mr. R. Patel
great
I was looking fo help with my nine month old. this book gave me a real push to get him to go the whole night. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2009 by mom
This book saved us!
Our first child was a dreadful sleeper. We never managed to get more than 3-5 hours of sleep a night. Read more
Published on 15 May 2009 by Robert Willis
Excellent, best book I bought!
This book is brilliant, Dr Ferber not only explains how and why his techniques work but also gives case studies and examples of children that the techniques have been used on. Read more
Published on 8 May 2005 by Mrs. E. A. Green
I was at my wits end...
This book is absolutely FANTASTIC, I wish I had read it before my baby was even born! At 6 months he was still waking up 3 or 4 times after going to sleep, and then starting the... Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2005 by "tanyacard"
It really works - if you can go through with it!
This is a good read - it helped me learn about sleep and sleeping disorders and identify what I was and wasn't doing right so far. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2002 by "tamara73"
It really works - if you can go through with it!
This is a good read - it helped me learn about sleep and sleeping disorders and identify what I was and wasn't doing right so far. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2002 by "tamara73"
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