The no-cry sleep solution for toddlers and preschoolers : gentle ways to stop bedtime battles and improve your child's sleep / Elizabeth Pantley.

Includes index.

Includes index.

Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Foreword--TK -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One - Better Sleep Basics -- Learn about toddlers, preschoolers and sleep -- Create sleep logs -- Develop your sleep plan -- Planning with patience, perspective and persistence (...and a sense of humor, too) -- Part Two - Eight Sleep Tips for Every Child -- 1 Maintain a consistent bedtime and waking time seven days a week -- 2 Encourage regular daily naps -- 3 Set your child's biological clock -- 4 Develop a consistent bedtime routine -- 5 Create a cozy sleep environment -- 6 Provide the right nutrition to improve sleep -- 7 Help your child to be healthy and fit -- 8 Teach your child how to relax and fall asleep -- Part Three - Customized Solutions for Your Family -- Bedtime Battles: "I don't want to go to bed!" -- "Mommy, stay!" Needing a parent's help to fall asleep -- Night waking: When will my child sleep through the night? -- The nighttime nursling -- The early bird: Waking up too early -- Tooth Grinding: Chewing and clenching during sleep -- Bad dreams, nightmares and night terrors -- The night visitor: Trips to the parent's bed -- Nighttime Fears: Monsters, the dark, and things that go bump in the night -- Naptime problems: I don't want to sleep! -- Spring forward, fall back: Dealing with daylight saving time -- Bedwetting -- Sleepwalking and sleep talking -- Moving from the family bed to independent sleep -- Time for a big-kid bed: Moving out of the crib -- Separation anxiety -- Teething -- Children with special needs -- Ear infections -- Sleep adjustments when adopting a toddler or preschooler -- Twins: Getting two to sleep -- Allergies, asthma and gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) -- Snoring: The noisy sleeper -- Setbacks -- Adjusting to changes -- Part Four - Family Sleep: Safe and Sound -- Adult Sleep - Now it's Your Turn -- Sleeping safety checklists -- General sleep safety -- Cradles and cribs -- Co-sleeping safely -- Bunk bed safety -- Bedroom safety -- When a sleep plan doesn't work: Analyzing problems and identifying sleep disorders -- For More Information -- Index -- About the Author -- Contents -- Foreword--TK -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One - Better Sleep Basics -- Learn about toddlers, preschoolers and sleep -- Create sleep logs -- Develop your sleep plan -- Planning with patience, perspective and persistence (...and a sense of humor, too) -- Part Two - Eight Sleep Tips for Every Child -- 1 Maintain a consistent bedtime and waking time seven days a week -- 2 Encourage regular daily naps -- 3 Set your child's biological clock -- 4 Develop a consistent bedtime routine -- 5 Create a cozy sleep environment -- 6 Provide the right nutrition to improve sleep -- 7 Help your child to be healthy and fit -- 8 Teach your child how to relax and fall asleep -- Part Three - Customized Solutions for Your Family -- Bedtime Battles: "I don't want to go to bed!" -- "Mommy, stay!" Needing a parent's help to fall asleep -- Night waking: When will my child sleep through the night? -- The nighttime nursling -- The early bird: Waking up too early -- Tooth Grinding: Chewing and clenching during sleep -- Bad dreams, nightmares and night terrors -- The night visitor: Trips to the parent's bed -- Nighttime Fears: Monsters, the dark, and things that go bump in the night -- Naptime problems: I don't want to sleep! -- Spring forward, fall back: Dealing with daylight saving time -- Bedwetting -- Sleepwalking and sleep talking -- Moving from the family bed to independent sleep -- Time for a big-kid bed: Moving out of the crib -- Separation anxiety -- Teething -- Children with special needs -- Ear infections -- Sleep adjustments when adopting a toddler or preschooler -- Twins: Getting two to sleep -- Allergies, asthma and gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) -- Snoring: The noisy sleeper -- Setbacks -- Adjusting to changes -- Part Four - Family Sleep: Safe and Sound -- Adult Sleep - Now it's Your Turn -- Sleeping safety checklists -- General sleep safety -- Cradles and cribs -- Co-sleeping safely -- Bunk bed safety -- Bedroom safety -- When a sleep plan doesn't work: Analyzing problems and identifying sleep disorders -- For More Information -- Index -- About the Author.

Written to help sleep-deprived parents of children ages one to five, this guide offers loving solutions to help this active age-group get the rest they--and their parents--so desperately need.