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The Gentle Sleep Book
A Guide for Calm Babies, Toddlers and Pre-schoolers
2015
First Published
3.91
Average Rating
304
Number of Pages
A large percentage of parents find their young child's sleep patterns - 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.
Avg Rating
3.91
Number of Ratings
2,083
5 STARS
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3 STARS
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2 STARS
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Author

Sarah Ockwell-Smith
Sarah Ockwell-Smith
Author · 18 books

Born in Bedfordshire, England in 1976, Sarah Ockwell-Smith is a mother of four school aged children, three boys and one girl. After graduating with an honors degree in Psychology, specialising in child development, she embarked on a five year career in Pharmaceutical Research and Development, working with clinical trial data, until she became pregnant with her first child in 2001. After the birth of her firstborn Sarah retrained as an Antenatal Teacher, hypnotherapist/Psychotherapist, Infant Massage Instructor and Birth and Postnatal Doula. Over the years Sarah has updated her knowledge with various study days and courses including paediatric first aid, paediatric safeguarding, perinatal psychology and birth trauma. Sarah now works as a parenting author, writer and coach. With a particular interest in child sleep.

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