'Parents are inspired to try different methods, be aware of possible discomfort and accept that sometimes babies just need to cry.'
Review by Christine Bidmead in Community practioner, Sept 2003
 

Sound Sleep

Calming and helping your baby or child to sleep

Sarah Woodhouse

Babies are wonderful, especially when they are happy and sleep well! However, many babies and young children get upset and cry for long periods for whatever reason and seem unable, as they get older, to sleep through the night. Some may cry and scream so often to get attention or ease the stress of colic or another discomfort, that exhausted parents are driven to distraction and despair.

Yet, most babies' distress and sleep problems can be solved once parents discover the particular ways which prove helpful. This comprehensive guide will help you make those discoveries. The step-by-step method of Timed Settling is an especially effective way for desperate parents to help their babies over nine months, toddlers and young children to learn to settle themselves and sleep through the night without disturbance.

Sarah Woodhouse is a grandmother who has worked as a home tutor with probationers, in special needs education, and with children's rights. She founded Right from the Start to reduce stress and violence in children's lives.

Sound Sleep

 144pp; 246 x 189mm;
1 903458 27 7;
paperback; £8.00

published April 2003

'A valuable resource book which will give encouragement to parents, new and experienced, to develop and feel confident in their own parenting style.

Barbara Potter, Health Visitor, Stroud, Gloucestershire

'This book will help ensure that the arrival of your new baby will be what it should be: one of the most joyful and fulfilling experiences of your life.'

Angela Henderson, author, The Good Sleep Guide for You and Your Baby

'I wish I had seen this book when I became pregnant. I would have been prepared for anything - even the worst! The best thing about it is that it helps you to stay calm and try out new ways of coping. Some of the ideas did wonders for me.'

Ruth, a 29-year-old mother

'Ending the cycle of parental violence with the gift of sleep'
Review by Emma Outten, Eastern Daily Press, 30/06/03
Review in Schumacher UK Newsletter June 2003
'Sound Sleep is the first book in an inspired series called Right from the Start. This exceptionally readable and well-researched guide is for parents with babies, toddlers or older children. It offers a wealth of helpful advice and information on how to overcome the problems of children's sleeplessness and the crying and screaming that creates such anxiety and exhaustion for parents and can so easily lead into child abuse.'
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