Table of Contents for Sleep Solutions
This is the table of contents for my new book Sleep Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler, and Preschooler (Wiley, 2006).
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Sleepless in Suburbia
Why the Sleep Deprivation of Early Parenthood Comes as Such a Shock
Society Doesn't Do a Particularly Good Job of Preparing New Parents
Learning about Sleep Might Not Have Seemed That Important While You Were Pregnant
Falling on Deaf Ears
Unexplainable Degrees of Exhaustion
The Mother of All Sleep Debts
Pregnancy Sleep Debt
New Mom Sleep Debt
More Sleep Debt: Toddler and Preschool Years
Why Sleep Is Such a Huge Issue for So Many Parents
You Never Know When Your Sleep Is Going to Be Disrupted Next
You Get Conflicting Advice from the Experts
And a Lot of Unsolicited Advice, Period
Your Child’s Sleep Problems Can Take a Toll on Your Parenting Self-Esteem
How Sleep Deprivation Makes Parenting Harder
Your Brain Starts to Feel Foggy and Sluggish
Your Communication Skills Plummet
Your Problem-Solving Skills and Your Creativity Begin to Nosedive
You May Feel Impatient and Edgy
Feel Zapped of Your Usual Energy and Drive
You May Experience Insomnia
You May Start to Experience Some of the Physical Symptoms Associated with Sleep Deprivation
You May Experience Some of the Emotional Symptoms Associated with Sleep Deprivation
You Are at Increased Risk of Developing Postpartum Depression
Desperate Parents
The Sleep Deprivation Gender Gap
Play to One Another's Strengths
Ask for What You Need
Accept That Moms Tend to Be More Tuned into Their Babies' Cries in the Night
Accept the Fact That Sometimes Only Mom Will Do
Realize That Fair Doesn’t Have to Mean 50/50
Strangers in the Night
Sleep Is the New Sex
Solutions Central: The Last Word
Chapter 2: The Sleep-Deprivation Survival Guide
Eyes Wide Shut: Maximizing Your Opportunities for Sleep
"Sleep When the Baby Sleeps"
Call for Backup
Make Some Strategic Sleep Moves
Set the Stage for Sleep
Practise Good "Sleep Hygiene"
Develop a Relaxing Pre-Bedtime Routine
Boosting Your Energy through Nutrition and Fitness
Eat for Energy
Exercise for Energy
The Secrets of Sleep-Savvy Moms: Ways to Make Sleep Deprivation Less Crazy-Making
Solutions Central: The Last Word
Chapter 3: The Science of Sleep
What Sleeping Like a Baby Really Means
Sleep-Related Milestones
Your Newborn
Your One-Month-Old
Your Two- to Six-Month-Old
Your Six- to Nine-Month-Old
Nine- to 12-Month Old 81
Your Toddler (Ages One and Two Years)
Your Preschooler (Ages Three and Four Years)
Solutions Central: The Last Word
Chapter 4: Winning at Sleep Roulette
Eight Best Sleep Strategies: What Every Parent Needs to Know
1. Learn to Spot Your Child's Sleep Cues
Baby Sleep Cues
Toddler and Preschooler Sleep Cues
From Tired to Overtired
2. Teach Your Baby to Distinguish between Night and Day
3. Establish a Consistent, Predictable Bedtime Routine during the Early Months of Your Baby's Life, and Allow This Routine to Evolve as Your Child Moves from Stage to Stage
4. Let Your Baby Practise Falling Asleep on His Own So That He Can Learn How to Soothe Himself Back to Sleep; Practising Your Baby's Self-Soothing Skills
5. Learn How to Understand the Noises Your Baby Makes in His Sleep
6. Make Daytime Sleep a Priority: Children Who Nap Sleep Better at Nighttime
7. Recognize When Your Baby No Longer Needs to Be Fed in the Night and Start Using Non-food Methods to Soothe Your Baby Back to Sleep
8. Remain as Calm and Relaxed as Possible about the Sleep Issue
Sleep Survey Says
How Temperament Affects Sleep
Sleep Researchers: Meet the Parents!
Who's Calling Who Temperamental?
Sleep Training: The Mother of All Hot Topics
Why It May Be Difficult to Talk Sleep with Even Your Very Best Mom Friends
The Expert's Not the Boss of You
Sleep Nirvana: You Can Get There from Here!
The Sleep Plans of Which Dreams Are Made
The Big (Sleep) Talk: Discussing Sleep Issues with Your Partner
If Plan A Fails
Solutions Central: The Last Word
Chapter 5: Bedroom Politics: Where Will Your Baby Sleep?
SIDS: Some Basic Facts
The Bedrooms of the Nation
Making Bed Sharing a Safer Option: Some Unofficial Tips and
Suggestions
Safe Sleep Strategies: What Every Parent Needs
to Know
Other Tips on Providing Your Baby with a Safe Sleeping
Environment
Location, Location, Location
Solutions Central: The Last Word
Chapter 6: The Real-World Guide to Solving Your Baby’s Sleep Problems
Hush, Little Baby
Back to Sleep
Nap Know-how
Bedtime Problems
Night Waking
Early Birds (a.k.a. Larks)
Feeding to Sleep
Baby's Not Sleeping through the Night Anymore
Changing Spaces
Sleep Disruptions
Have Baby, Will Travel
Seeing Double
Solutions Central: The Last Word
Chapter 7: The Real-World Guide to Solving Your Toddler's Sleep Problems
The Truth about Toddlers and Sleep
Bedtime Basics
Night Patrol
Little Ms. Early Bird
Naptime Know-how
Pacifier Partings
Musical Beds
Solutions Central: The Last Word
Chapter 8: The Real-World Guide to Solving Your Preschooler’s Sleep Problems
Desperately Seeking Sleep Solutions
Routines Revisited
The Relaxation Express: The Top
Relaxation Techniques for Preschoolers
Bedtime Fears
Nightmares vs. Night Terrors
Thunderstorms
Sibling Sleep Deprivation
Help Me Make It through the Night
Little Miss Sleepyhead
Preschooler Naps: The Endangered Species List
Solutions Central: The Last Word
Chapter 9: Sleep Disorders: What Every Parent Needs to Know
The Worried Parent’s Rest-Easy Guide to Sleep Disorders
Solutions Central: The Last Word
Sleep Tools
Sleep Tool 1: Sleep Problem Solver: A Six-Step Action Plan for Solving Your Child’s Sleep Problems
Sleep Tool 2: A Comparison of the Major Sleep-Training Methods for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
Sleep Tool 3: Bedtime-Resistance Checklist: Common Reasons for Bedtime Resistance in Toddlers and Preschoolers
Sleep Tool 4: Reasons Why Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers Wake in the Night
Sleep Tool 5: 7-Day Sleep Log
Appendices
Appendix A: Directory of Organizations
Sleep Associations: General
Sleep Organizations: Sleep Disorders
Sleep Safety and Juvenile Safety Standards Organizations
Juvenile Product and Sleep Product Manufacturers Associations
Major Pediatric Health Associations
Appendix B: Directory of On-line Resources
Sleep: Reference Guide
Sleep Research and Sleep
Sleep Problems and Disorders
Sleep Health and Safety
Moms' Sleep
Postpartum Support and Sleep Solutions
Mother Fuel
General Pediatric Health and Development Information
Useful Sleep-Related Product Information
Appendix C: Recommended Reading
Index
Looks like a good read. I will probably have to get that one.
Posted by: Infant Sleeping | July 05, 2008 at 08:29 PM