Dr. Marc Weissbluth’s step-by-step regimen for instituting beneficial habits within the framework of your child’s natural sleep cycles has long been the standard-setter in baby sleep books. Now with a new introduction and quick-start guide to getting your child to sleep, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child has been totally rewritten and reorganized to give tired parents the information they need quickly and succinctly. This new edition also includes the very latest research on the importance of
• implementing bedtime routines
• practicing parental presence at bedtime
• recognizing drowsy signs
• the role of the father as an active partner in helping the child sleep better
• overcoming challenges families face to help their child sleep better
• different cultural sleep habits from around the world
• individualized and nonjudgmental approaches to sleep training
Sleep is vital to your child’s health, growth, and development. The fifth edition of Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child gives parents proven strategies to ensure healthy, high-quality sleep for children at every age.
Author
Marc Weissbluth, M.D.
Marc Weissbluth, M.D. is Professor Emeritus of Clinical Pediatrics at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. As a pediatrician and the preeminent expert on sleep and children, he founded the original Sleep Disorders Center at Children’s Memorial Hospital (now the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago). Dr. Weissbluth is the author of multiple books including Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, which has sold over 1.5 million copies to date, with twelve foreign editions, and has helped millions of families the world over. Dr. Weissbluth and his work have been frequently celebrated by organizations and featured in publications including the American Academy of Pediatrics; CNN Health; The Times (UK); Chicago Tribune; The New York Times; Parents; The Wall Street Journal; and he has been named one of the 100 Most Powerful Chicagoans by Chicago Magazine. He is the father of four sons and twelve grandchildren—and they are all good sleepers.
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