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Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems| Media: | Paperback | | Author: | Richard Ferber | | Publisher: | Fireside | | Release date: | 17 April, 1986 | | List price: | $14.00 |
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A more gentle approach than expected... |
| I have 2 kids. One is 25mths and the other 6mths. They both had a dummy until 5.5mths and then I got rid of it and used cry to sleep extremely sucessfully both times (1 or 2 nights of half-hearted crying). I had heard about "Ferberising" mainly in a very negative light and used cry to sleep in what I thought was a much gentler way. I refused to buy this book afer I had my first child because of its bad press. I then bought it after I had my 2nd child (both my kids had a huge reliance on their dummy and caused me to get up several times each night to put it back in). I was very surprised to read this book (but only the few chapters that were relevant to me) and find that in fact Ferber does not suggest for one moment that you abandon your baby and let them cry. His approach in fact is very gentle and what's more it works. I know so many people who used it (but you have to be committed, no going back) sucessfully. This book also has some great chapters explaining sleep and how a baby's sleep is different to an adults sleep. There are many chapters I have not read mainly due to the fact that they are not relevant to me right now but I will use this book as a reference as my kids get older if I need to for problems like nightmares, night terrors, bedwetting. I definitely recommend this book if you want to teach your kids to sleep properly. Unlike other books this book takes you step by step through what you need to do to correct any sleep problems. |
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Too complicated for sleep deprived parents |
| This was one of the 4 sleep books I read and re-read from cover to cover with my daughters (who are now 4 and 17 months). Altough the techniques in this book sound good, it was just too much to do at 3am. The complete exhaustion caused by having a baby that doesn't sleep well at night makes it difficult to stick to the consistency required by this book. Going in after 1 minute, 5 mintues, etc. I found sucess with Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth which uses a similar technique, but without all of the repeat visits to your childs room. The M. Weissbluth book sounds more harsh on first reading, but works very quickly. |
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Ferber recanted in 1999 |
In an article in the "New Yorker" magazine in 1999, Ferber recanted his views on co-sleeping and child "independence" (see http://users.lmi.net/sherryr/thoughts1.htm)
Quote: "I read him two sentences I had read to my wife during one of our 2 A.M. showdowns: "Although taking your child into bed with you for a night or two may be reasonable if he is ill or very upset about something, for the most part this is not a good idea." And, "Sleeping alone is an important part of his learning to be able to separate from you without anxiety and to see himself as an independent individual."
"I wish I hadn't written those sentences," Ferber replied. "That came out of some of the existing literature. It is a blanket statement that is just not right. There's plenty of examples of co-sleeping where it works out just fine. My feeling now is that children can sleep with or without their parents. What's really important is that the parents work out what they want to do."" |
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