In the fully revised and expanded edition of this book, Dr. Marc Weissbluth - a leading pediatrician - updates his pioneering approach to solving and preventing children's sleep problems from infancy to adolescence. In the book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, he authoritatively and confidently explains the step-by-step process that parents can follow to establish beneficial habits within the framework of their child's natural sleep cycles.

This valuable resource provides the best path for preventing and treating sleep problems, reveals common mistakes parents make when putting their children to sleep, helps stop the crying syndrome, nightmares, and bedwetting, and offers new material on:

• managing children who are difficult sleepers and when to start sleep training
• help for working mothers and children with sleep problems
• the role of fathers in comforting children
• the pros and cons of allowing children to sleep in the family bedroom

Rest is vital for the health, development, and well-being of children. Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child outlines proven strategies that ensure good and healthy sleep for every age.

Pages: 528, Dimensions: 13.5x13.5cm