sleep guide

A MUST HAVE FOR PARENTS: SLEEP GUIDE FOR BABIES AND TODDLERS

Sleep Guide for Babies and Toddlers is an easy-to-read guide which offers parents a practical, no-nonsense approach to establishing good sleep habits and solving their baby’s sleep problems. It discusses various sleep strategies to suit different parenting styles and infant temperaments. The approach is parent- and baby-friendly, and shows parents how to help their baby sleep well without leaving her to “cry it out.” Even a parent whose baby does not have a sleep problem, will find this book informative and helpful in establishing good habits from an early age, and preventing problems later on. The 100-page guide is printed full colour and is available in English and Afrikaans at R100-00 each (plus R15 postage and packaging; South Africa only).

The Sleep Guide for Babies and Toddlers discusses the following topics:

	Questionnaire For Parents
	General Tips
	Baby’s Sleep Environment
	Food Factors
	How Much Sleep Does A Baby Need?
	Baby’s Sleep/Wake Cycles
	Daytime Sleep
	And Off To Bed We Go!
	Falling Asleep
	Night Waking
	Toddlers: A Challenging Phase
	Time For A Change?
	Sleep Strategy
	Sleep Chart

Special Discount for Baby Clinics

Baby Clinics / Health Professionals wishing to make these books available to their clients, may order 10 (or more) copies at a time, at 20% discount. (Books are posted to clinics and paid for after one month). If you would like to view the book first, you are welcome to order one copy. Please order telephonically or via e-mail. If you would like your clients to know about the book, but prefer not to keep stock at your clinic, I will send you a laminated A5 colour poster and flyers to hand out.

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Feedback About Sleep Guide for Babies and Toddlers:

	“Thank you for a great book!"
	“Amazing tips!”
	“Written with love and empathy.”
	“It all makes so much sense.”
	“An amazing contribution!!”
	“Thoroughly researched and so gently written.”
	“The most helpful book on baby sleep. Every mother should have a copy.”
	“The book is so ‘friendly’ and really easy to read.”
	“I made quite a few changes after reading your book, and my baby is now sleeping so much better!”
	“Really nice and very useful for new moms.”

Erica Neser is a UNICEF-trained Breastfeeding Consultant and Infant Massage Instructor with the International Association of Infant Massage. She has a BA degree in Psychology, and is trained as an Aromatherapist, Postnatal Depression Group Leader and Infant CPR Instructor. She has been featured in radio talks, contributes to baby and women’s magazines and often speaks at parenting workshops and to groups of health professionals. She has been working as a breastfeeding consultant and teaching baby massage at two busy baby clinics for ten years. She is the co-author of the IAIM (South Africa) Baby Massage Parents’ Manual. She lives in Stellenbosch with her three young children (who have all learnt to sleep well).

A MUST HAVE FOR PARENTS: SLEEP GUIDE FOR BABIES AND TODDLERS

1. Do you have to go and comfort your baby several times every night?

2. Can your baby only fall asleep with your help? (feeding, rocking, pushing in pram)

3. Does your baby have trouble going back to sleep after night waking?

4. Does your baby wake up too early in the morning?

5. Does your baby go to bed too early or too late in the evening?

6. Is your baby demanding and irritable during the day?

7. Does your baby (over 6 months) demand more than one feed/bottle at night?

8. Does your baby sleep significantly less than the recommended amount in 24 hours?

9. Does your baby only take 5-15 minute naps?

These can be seen as sleep problems, and often develop after 6 months of age.

Also…

10. Are you chronically over-tired due to your baby’s sleep pattern?

11. Do you feel powerless and desperate about your baby’s sleep pattern?

12. Do you feel you are becoming obsessed with getting your baby to sleep and getting some sleep yourself?

13. Do you blame something else every day (week/month) for your baby’s sleep problems? (colic, teething, blocked nose, too hot/cold, separation anxiety, nightmares, etc.)

14. Do you keep hoping your baby will grow out of this “stage” by herself?

15. Do you compare your baby with your friends’ babies and wish she would sleep like they do?

16. Do you postpone doing something about the problem because you cannot face “sleep training”?

17. Do you lack the energy to do something about it?

If you answered “YES” to one or more of these questions, read on! You and your baby may benefit from making some changes to establish new sleep patterns.

Research has shown that the best results are achieved by adjusting the behaviour of the parents, working out an individual strategy, and offering education and support to parents. Click here for online support.

It is essential that parents are comfortable with the chosen strategy and that it is consistently applied. There are different strategies to help babies sleep through, and they do not involve leaving your baby to “cry it out”.