内容简介
Oneofthecountry'sleadingresearchersupdateshisrevolutionaryapproachtosolving--andpreventing--yourchildren'ssleepproblemsHereDr.MarcWeissbluth,adistinguishedpediatricianandfatheroffour,offershisgroundbreakingprogramtoensurethebestsleepforyourchild.InHealthySleepHabits,HappyChild,heexplainswithauthorityandreassurancehisstep-by-stepregimeforinstitutingbeneficialhabitswithintheframeworkofyourchild'snaturalsleepcycles.Thisvaluablesourcebookcontainsbrandnewresearchthat-Pinpointsthewaydaytimesleepdiffersfromnightsleepandwhybothareimportanttoyourchild-Helpsyoucopewithandstopthecrybabysyndrome,nightmares,bedwetting,andmore-Analyzeswaystogetyourbabytofallasleepaccordingtohisinternalclock--naturally-Revealsthecommonmistakesparentsmaketogettheirchildrentosleep--includingtheinclinationtorockandfeed-Exploresthedifferentsleepcycleneedsfordifferenttemperaments--fromquietbabiestohyperactivetoddlers-Emphasizesthesignificanceofanapschedule-Restisvitaltoyourchild'shealthgrowthanddevelopment.HealthySleepHabits,HappyChildoutlinesprovenstrategiesthatensuregood,healthysleepforeveryage.Advisesparentsdealingwithteenagersandtheiruniquesleepproblems
作者简介
Apediatricianwiththirty-twoyearsofexperience,MarcWeissbluth,M.D.,isalsoaleadingresearcheronsleepandchildren.HefoundedtheoriginalSleepDisordersCenteratChicago’sChildren’sMemorialHospitalandisaprofessorofclinicalpediatricsatNorthwesternUniversitySchoolofMedicine.Dr.Weissbluthdiscoveredthatsleepislinkedtotemperamentandthatsleepingproblemsarerelatedtoinfantcolic.Hislandmarkseven-yearstudyonthedevelopmentanddisappearanceofnapshighlightedtheimportanceofdaytimesleep.Inadditiontohisownresearch,hehaswrittenaboutsleepproblemsinmanualsofpediatrics,lecturedextensivelytoparentgroups,andappearedonOprah.Dr.Weissbluthhasfoursons,twograndsons,and,thankfully,onegranddaughter–andtheyareallgoodsleepers.Linda,hiswifeofmorethanfortyyears,hasprovidedbothinspirationandoriginalideasforthisbook.FromtheHardcoveredition.