Healthy Sleep Happy Child

Healthy Sleep Happy Child

Is your child having sleep difficulties?

Are you up several times a night feeding your baby back to sleep?

Struggling to get your toddler to take naps during the day? Looking for straight answers to questions about your child's sleep?

If so, I'm glad you've found this site.

Here is the solution of your problem: Healthy Sleep Happy Child

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child


My one year old is now going to bed at 8 and sleeping through the night (4 nights and counting) for the first time in his life. He is also beginning to nap in his crib. A cloud has lifted from our house.

This book combines discussions on sleep research with practical how-to information. Weissbluth emphasizes keeping the child from becoming over tired and training the child to achieve sleep continuity. He does recommend allowing a child to cry if neccasary, but that is not the ideal or primary thrust of the approach (like Ferber).

I found this approach to be more logical and research based than many popular sleep books. It is better than Sears' "Nighttime Parenting" if you have a child with real sleep issues. It is more scientific and practical than "Babywise" (which my pediatrician says is based on poor research). It is a gentler approach than Ferber, who I feel puts too much emphasis on the act of crying. Also, this approach allows greater flexibility than Ferber's method.

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child