The Elements of Sleep is a practical guide for new parents that makes the oft-fraught topic of sleep and babies feel surprisingly straightforward, simple, and smart. Written in an accessible tone and a short, digestible format, it promises to set babies up for easy sleep for life—making sleep training unnecessary and teaching parents how to avoid major sleep issues altogether.
The Elements of Sleep offers clear phase-by-phase guidance for how parents can help their babies develop the foundations of healthy sleep from the newborn phase through the first eighteen months. In this book you will learn:
- the 5 elements of healthy sleep
- how to teach your baby self-soothing
- how to provide age-appropriate nap opportunities
- how to approach sleep with flexibility
- the difference between proactive and reactive co-sleeping
In The Elements of Sleep, pediatrician Marc Weissbluth, M.D., combines his fifty years of unparalleled expertise with the latest scientific research, resulting in the gold standard of sleep guides for a new generation of parents.
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 thirteen grandchildren—and they are all good sleepers.
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