A fully updated edition of this 1997 classic on infant/toddler sleep, for the approximately 25% of parents whose children experience sleep problems.

This completely revised edition will include updated advice from Dr. Mindell on giving newborns the right start on sleep, an all–new chapter on continued night waking and nap problems, clear and detailed guidance on conducting sleep training, new research linking sleep training to improved attachment, a new section on dealing with the child who reacts differently to each parent, discussion of sleep issues in multiples, new findings on sleep apnoea in children and the link with ADHD, and more. Other additions:

o research on the impact of babies' sleep on women's sleep

o handling nursing and sleep, based on the author's professional expertise and personal experience as a long–term nursing mother.

o using focal feeding to significantly reduce night waking

o slowing response time to cries, allowing baby to return to sleep on his or her own

o the benefits of swaddling

o making the transition from bassinet to crib

o how feeding schedule changes affect sleep patterns

o pros and cons of attachment objects, or "loveys"

o dealing with travel, changes in routine (going to Grandma's), nightmares or traumatic events

o updated resources for bedtime books and internet support