The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers: Gentle Ways to Stop Bedtime Battles and Improve Your Child’s Sleep : Foreword by Dr. Harvey Karp

Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Better Sleep Basics Learn About Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Sleep Create Sleep Logs Develop Your Sleep Plan Planning with Patience, Perspective, and Persistence (and a Sense of Humor, Too) Part II: Eight Sleep Tips for Every Child Beginning the Journey to Better Sleep Tip 1: Maintain a Consistent Bedtime and Waking Time Seven Days a Week Tip 2: Encourage Regular Daily Naps Tip 3: Set Your Child's Biological Clock Tip 4: Develop a Consistent Bedtime Routine Tip 5: Create a Cozy Sleep Environment. Tip 6: Provide the Right Nutrition to Improve SleepTip 7: Help Your Child Be Healthy and Fit Tip 8: Teach Your Child How to Relax and Fall Asleep Part III: Customized Solutions for Your Family Bedtime Battles: ""I Don't Want to Go to Bed!"" ""Mommy, Stay!"": Needing a Parent's Help to Fall Asleep Night Waking: When Will My Child Sleep Through the Night? The Nighttime Nursling The Early Bird: Waking Up Too Early Tooth Grinding: Chewing and Clenching During Sleep Bad Dreams, Nightmares, and Night Terrors The Night Visitor: Trips to the Parent's Bed. Nighttime Fears: Monsters, the Dark, and Things That Go Bump in the NightNaptime Problems: ""I Don't Want to Sleep!"" Spring Forward, Fall Back: Dealing with Daylight Saving Time Bed-Wetting Sleepwalking and Sleep Talking Moving from the Family Bed to Independent Sleep Time for a Big-Kid Bed: Moving Out of the Crib Separation Anxiety Teething Children with Special Needs Ear Infections Sleep Adjustments When Adopting a Toddler or Preschooler Twins: Getting Two to Sleep Allergies, Asthma, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Snoring: The Noisy Sleeper Setbacks. Adjusting to ChangesPart IV: Family Sleep: Safe and Sound Adult Sleep: Now It's Your Turn Sleeping-Safety Checklists When a Sleep Plan Doesn't Work: Analyzing Problems and Identifying Sleep Disorders For More Information Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y. Guaranteed to help parents reclaim sweet dreams for their entire family New from the bestselling author of the classic baby sleep guide! Getting babies to sleep through the night is one thing; getting willful toddlers and energetic preschoolers to sleep is another problem altogether. Written to help sleep-deprived parents of children ages one to five, The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers offers loving solutions to help this active age-group get the rest they—and their parents—so desperately need. A follow-up to Elizabeth Pantley's megahit The No-Cry Sleep Solution , this breakthrough guide is written in Pantley's trademark gentle, child-centered style. Parents will discover a wellspring of positive approaches to help their children get to bed, stay in bed, and sleep all night, without having to resort to punishments or other negative and ineffective measures. The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers tackles many common nighttime obstacles, including: Refusals to go to bed Night waking and early rising Reluctance to move out of the crib and into a big-kid bed Nighttime visits to the parents' bed Naptime problems Nightmares, "night terrors," and fears Special sleep issues of twins, special needs children, and adopted children Sleepwalking, sleep talking, snoring, and tooth grinding Research has shown that kids who don't get enough sleep are far more likely to have behavior problems, be overweight, and have learning problems. This book provides parents with solutions to various sleep-related problems of children ages 2 through 6. As the mother of four children, I know I don't have to convince you that your life would be easier if your child went to bed easily and slept the entire night-every night-waking up in the morning at a reasonable hour, refreshed and happy. Written to help sleep-deprived parents of children ages one to five, this guide offers loving solutions to help this active age-group get the rest they--and their parents--so desperately need