Raise your hand if you've ever struggled with a baby and sleep. Okay, so 99% of you. (The rest of you...don't rub it in.) Then, just when we think we have mastered techniques to help our babies sleep longer and more peacefully, new issues arise.
In fact, it's hard to get a handle on what to do as our infants turn into toddlers and beyond. Most baby sleep books are just that, for babies. Thankfully, Dr. Harvey Karp, a big Cool Mom Picks favorite, and author of The Happiest Baby on the Block and The Happiest Toddler on the Block, has answered our pleas (okay, cries!) for a new sleep book with longevity.
In other words, it's not just for babies.
The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep introduces lots of new techniques that may sound strange but totally deliver. For example, Dr. Karp introduces us to "wake to sleep." When your sweet little babe is in his milk coma, Dr. Karp would like you to wake him up from his slumber and then put him in his crib. Sounds counterintuitive, right? But it turns out when you put your infant down after he has been asleep in your arms, he will wake up in his crib completely disoriented and frankly, mad that he's been ditched! Waking him up will keep him posted on exactly what is happening.
Smart!
Another cool fact is that babies cannot get "addicted" to white noise as some parents believe. Dr. Karp likens that question to asking whether a person can get addicted to pillows and blankets. In fact, babies respond so well to white noise that it translates into blissful sleep--and even Dr. Karp sleeps with white noise playing.
This book will rock your world because there are few things parents appreciate more than a baby who gets a good night's sleep. Thank you, Dr. Karp. Once again -Eva
The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep is available at your local independent bookstore, and at our affiliate, Amazon.
In fact, it's hard to get a handle on what to do as our infants turn into toddlers and beyond. Most baby sleep books are just that, for babies. Thankfully, Dr. Harvey Karp, a big Cool Mom Picks favorite, and author of The Happiest Baby on the Block and The Happiest Toddler on the Block, has answered our pleas (okay, cries!) for a new sleep book with longevity.
In other words, it's not just for babies.
The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep introduces lots of new techniques that may sound strange but totally deliver. For example, Dr. Karp introduces us to "wake to sleep." When your sweet little babe is in his milk coma, Dr. Karp would like you to wake him up from his slumber and then put him in his crib. Sounds counterintuitive, right? But it turns out when you put your infant down after he has been asleep in your arms, he will wake up in his crib completely disoriented and frankly, mad that he's been ditched! Waking him up will keep him posted on exactly what is happening.
Smart!
Another cool fact is that babies cannot get "addicted" to white noise as some parents believe. Dr. Karp likens that question to asking whether a person can get addicted to pillows and blankets. In fact, babies respond so well to white noise that it translates into blissful sleep--and even Dr. Karp sleeps with white noise playing.
This book will rock your world because there are few things parents appreciate more than a baby who gets a good night's sleep. Thank you, Dr. Karp. Once again -Eva
The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep is available at your local independent bookstore, and at our affiliate, Amazon.
