UPDATED IN 2024
Many parents feel pressured to "train" babies and young children to sleep. But kids don't need to be
trained
to sleep—they're
built
to sleep. Sleep issues arise when parents (with the best of intentions) over-help or "helicopter parent" at night, overshadowing their baby's innate biological ability to sleep well. In
The Happy Sleeper,
child sleep experts Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright show parents how to be sensitive and nurturing, but also clear and structured so that babies and little kids develop the self-soothing skills they need to:
fall asleep independently
establish a full, 11-12 hour night of sleep
take regular, healthy naps
grow into natural, optimal sleep patterns for day and night.
The Happy Sleeper
is a research-based guide to helping children do what comes naturally—sleep through the night.
features a foreword by neuropsychiatrist and popular parenting expert Dr. Daniel Siegel, author of
Parenting from the Inside Out
and the
New York Times
bestseller
Brainstorm
.