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A large percentage of parents find their young child's sleep - or lack of - challenging. This new book from Sarah Ockwell-Smith, founder of BabyCalm, will be an indispensable guide for parents, whatever challenges they are facing with their child's sleep - from the day they bring their newborn home until their child is settled into school.

Examining everything from frequent night waking in babyhood, through bedwetting in toddlerhood, to nightmares and refusal to go to bed in pre-schoolers, this book provides extensive scientific and anecdotal information, plus plenty of gentle suggestions, to help everyone get a good night's sleep. This is a gentle, evidence-based approach that doesn't involve leaving a baby to cry or shutting a sobbing child in their bedroom.

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12 May 2015
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15.24 x 2.54 x 23.5 cm
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'Sleep is not a battle. It's a balance, and in this book Sarah helps parents find that balance... [the] practical advice [in her BEDTIME acronym] for real situations is very helpful' ― Juno

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The Gentle Sleep Book offers gentle, no-tears, sleep solutions for exhausted parents of newborns to five-year-olds.

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Sarah Ockwell-Smith is the mother of four young children. She has a BSc in Psychology and worked for several years in Pharmaceutical Research and Development. Following the birth of her first-born, Sarah re-trained as a Paediatric Homeopath, HypnoBirthing Antenatal Teacher and Birth and Postnatal Doula. She has also undertaken training in Baby Massage, Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy, and is the founder of BabyCalm (www.babycalm.co.uk), an award-winning company offering support and classes to new parents.

In 2012 Sarah launched ToddlerCalm, which now has 50 UK teachers, as well as teachers in Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. The company has also formed a partnership with the Active Birth Centre and hosts regular workshops at its London headquarters (www.toddlercalming.co.uk).

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Are you exhausted by your baby's night-time waking or frustrated by your toddler's reluctance to go to bed?

Would you prefer a gentler approach than sleep-training techniques such as controlled crying or pick up/put down?

The first five years of parenting are filled with worries and preoccupations, but, for the vast majority, none of them is as pressing as the lack of sleep.

In this revised and updated edition of her bestselling book, Sarah Ockwell-Smith offers a gentle, effective prescription for addressing the common sleep challenges encountered by parents of newborns to five-year-olds. Treading a carefully balanced line between the needs of sleep-deprived parents and those of the child, Sarah offers reliable, evidence-based advice including:

*How long we can expect our children to sleep at each stage of development.
*Why much of the popular advice on sleep is inaccurate and counterproductive.
*How to approach common issues including frequent waking, night terrors and bedtime refusal.

Sarah's practical suggestions for each developmental stage include how to create a consistent bedtime routine and optimal conditions for sleep, the effect of diet, and how to use comfort objects effectively. This revised includes new chapters providing specific advice on daytime naps (when and how to drop them) and how to take care of your own needs and emotions during the early years of disrupted sleep, because your feelings and health matter too.

About the Author

Sarah Ockwell-Smith is the mother of four children. She has a BSc in Psychology and worked for several years in Pharmaceutical Research and Development. Following the birth of her first child, Sarah re-trained as a Paediatric Homeopath, Antenatal Teacher and Birth and Postnatal Doula. She has also undertaken training in Baby Massage, Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy. Sarah specialises in gentle parenting methods and is co-founder of the GentleParenting website (www.gentleparenting.co.uk). Sarah writes a parenting blog (www.sarahockwell-smith.com) which is read by 3 million parents per year, and is the author of BabyCalm, ToddlerCalm,The Gentle Sleep Book, The Gentle Parenting Book,The Gentle Discipline Book, The Gentle Potty Training Book, The Gentle Eating Book, The Second Baby Book,The Starting School Book and Between: A guide for parents of eight to thirteen-year-olds. She frequently writes for magazines and newspapers, and is often called upon as a parenting expert for national television and radio.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Piatkus; 1st edition (12 May 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0349405204
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0349405209
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.54 x 23.5 cm

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Sarah Ockwell-Smith is a mum of four. She initially trained in Psychology and then worked for several years in Pharmaceutical Research and Development. Following the birth of her first child, Sarah re-trained as an Antenatal Teacher and Doula and has worked with thousands of parents over the last 17 years, with a special interest in child sleep and behaviour. Sarah has written 12 parenting books, with her latest; 'How to be a Calm Parent' - a book for parents, with children of any age, who know that they need to be calmer in their parenting, but don't know how, released in March 2022.

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Elise McMahon

Amazing book, read to get sleep without leaving your baby to cry

Reviewed in Australia on 23 August 2018

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Amazing book, this really gives science backed advice from a qualified source, not from someone with no qualifications and no kids (like quite a few 'save our sleep' type books). Great for supporting your baby through their growth while also getting as much sleep as you can.

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Hannah

The only baby/toddler sleep book you should buy!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 May 2019

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My son is now 22 months old and I have been on such a journey with his sleep that I feel I have read EVERYTHING out there on child sleep!

This book is the only one I would suggest reading in regards to realistic expectations about baby/toddler sleep as it references actual research and doesn’t make you feel like a failure if you have a little sleep thief like I do. Now that I’m a more experienced parent I would say wholeheartedly please please trust your instincts, not what some “sleep trainer” may tell you about leaving your child to cry. Babies and toddlers are human beings with a strong need to connect with us, you will get through the sleepless nights and you really will sleep again.

My son has actually been diagnosed recently with sleep apnoea (potentially from enlarged adenoids). This book briefly covers this condition. What this book really helped me to do was trust my instincts about keeping him close, responding to him, comforting him and breastfeeding on demand. I also appreciated the advice about bedtime routines and gentle night-weaning (it really is possible to gently nightwean a boob monster!). What I didn’t need to hear from well meaning friends, relatives and even misinformed health professionals was that I had created a sleep problem by responding to and breastfeeding my child on demand.

Despite his sleep apnoea, sleep has actually improved naturally over time just like this book encourages you it will. And I say that as a parent of a child who has had the worst sleep out of everyone I know!

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pipsqueak

Horrendous book!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 August 2019

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This book is quite simply awful. There wasn't the option to give it zero stars so I reluctantly had to give it one star. It's perfect for people who have fallen into a trap of their baby not sleeping and responding to their every whim with cuddles and night feeds which will encourage further dependency. It's littered with patronising rhetorical questions. Alot of what the author advocates is her own opinion and she twists (or ignores) research to fit her own views. I think the use of damning and emotive language to slate parents who are trying to instigate some semblance of a routine is quite frankly disgusting!! This book just made me angry. Don't waste your time or money unless you want reassurance that allowing your child to do whatever they want is okay!
Buy 'The Baby Sleep Guide' by Stephanie Modell instead.

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AmazonShopper

Lots of ideas but could be better edited together

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 August 2018

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It's ok. Repeats itself and contradicts itself in places without explaining the nuances - e.g says to wait until they are tired, or to be consistent with bedtimes, or to try for a later 8pm bedtime in different parts of the book. Would have benefitted from a good editor / reviewer to fix these issues. But has lots of ideas so I have used it to formulate a plan. Yet there isn't much in the way of how to implement a plan - my baby is hooked on feeding to sleep so how do I gently wean her off that so I can use the other methods? It doesn't really cover this. Also a Shame it doesn't cover babies waking to wee. I'm sure that this affects some babies and a dream wee can help them. Also (I guess true of many a gentle book) the author is keen to tell you her preferred method which can be a bit annoying.
On the plus side it includes evidence based suggestions and talks about the not being any quick fix, which is sensible advice. I

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Laura

Nice idea, little substance

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 March 2018

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This was a sleep deprived purchase in the newborn days but in reality I have found that it was of little use. It is quite wishy washy in the way it is written and seemed to have no resemblance to my daughters sleeping pattern. They settle into a pattern eventually, you just need to give them time.

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Ms. K. M. Rowlandson

Great advice

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 March 2018

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This book is lovely. It makes me realise I am not a bad parent for listening to my child's needs and that although she isn't sleeping, that's ok. Gives some practical tips to help at each stage too.

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