Table of Contents
1 What I Believe and Why 1
My Personal Journey Through Sleep Deprivation 3
The Sleep Lady's Proclamation 5
Single Moms, Single Dads, and Same-Sex Couples 13
An Important Note About How to Use This Book 13
Phase 1 of the Sleep Lady Method: Sleep Shaping
2 When Your Newborn Comes Home 17
Bonding with Your Baby 19
Getting Set Up for Success: Five Healthy Sleep Habits That Are Infant-Appropriate 21
Your Baby's Senses: Nature's Guide to the Inner Clock 28
3 Getting to Know Your Child 33
Attachment Parenting and Sleep Coaching 33
Emotional Availability 37
Understanding Tears 40
Your Child's Temperament 42
Developmental Milestones 46
4 The Science and Nature of Sleep 49
Sleep Cycles 50
Drowsy but Awake: The Secret Sauce of the Sleep Lady Shuffle 55
5 Prepping for Sleep-Coaching Success 59
6 The Sleep Lady Shuffle Step-by-Step 65
Phase 2 of the Sleep Lady Method: Age-By-Age Sleep Coaching with the Sleep Lady Shuffle
7 Six to Eight Months 75
8 Nine to Twelve Months 125
9 Thirteen to Eighteen Months 171
10 One and a Half to Two and a Half Years 227
11 Two and a Half to Five Years 273
Phase 3 of the Sleep Lady Method: Sleep Maintenance and Troubleshooting Through Ages and Stages
12 Making Choices About Co-Sleeping, Bed Sharing, and Room Sharing 331
13 Nightmares, Night Terrors, and Sleepwalking 357
14 Could Sleep Disturbances Be a Medical Condition? 367
15 Sleep Coaching for Sensory Processing Disorder, Spectrum Disorders, ADD, and ADHD 387
16 Routine Busters: Dealing with Travel, Illness, and Life's Other Disruptions 397
17 Yoga for the Whole Family: A Natural Way to Get Some Sleep 417
Appendix A The Sibling Factor: Can I Sleep Coach with Older or Younger Siblings Around? 429
Appendix B Postpartum Mood Disorder, Baby Blues, and Daddy Depression 437
Appendix C Safe Sleeping Recommendations for Babies 443
Index 449
About the Author 472