The following books on sleep issues have been reviewed for the Harried Parent's Book Club. They are sorted by Guide Rating, with five stars being best.
1. The Floppy Sleep Game Book
Cover image courtesy of Patti Teel
When your child can't sleep, it's hard on your child and hard on you. You don't want to refuse all help and support, but you also don't want to constantly respond to the pitter-patter of little feet tripping down the hall. This four-week plan will give you something constructive to do about the problem. 4 Stars
2. Sleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving or Missing Sleep?
Cover image courtesy of PriceGrabber
If you're up to your ears in behavior books -- weighing different styles of behavior charts and rewards, negotiation and analysis, time-outs and time-ins, positive and negative discipline -- this cozy volume's modest notion that all your child and family needs is adequate sleep may seem impossibly simplistic. So, fine, your situation probably is more complicated than that. Still, you've got to love a parenting book that gives you permission to take a nap. 4 Stars
