Kim West, MSW

Get better sleep for the whole family—from birth—with gentle, proven tips, tools, and techniques from The Sleep Lady® Sleep training isn’t recommended until your baby is 6 months old, but that doesn’t mean you’re powerless to help them (and you) sleep better now. For the past three decades, Kim West, known around the world as The Sleep Lady®, has personally helped over twenty thousand families gently teach their children how to fall asleep—and fall back asleep—without leaving them to cry it out alone. Now, in The Sleep Lady®’s Gentle Newborn Sleep Guide, she offers gentle, research-backed, easy-to-remember and easy-to-apply ways to help your newborn sleep. In month-by-month chapters that are easily digestible (even in the middle of the night!), West and her Gentle Sleep Team share: The key developmental milestones from birth through 5 months, and how they impact your baby’s sleep F.A.S.T. (Feeding, Attachment and Soothing, Sleep, and Temperament) strategies specific to each age Safer co-sleeping guidelines Stories from real families Ample advice for parents of twins Plus, what you need to know to make sure you’re taking care of you, too! It’s easy to get overwhelmed by conflicting advice on sleep training, nap coaching, sleep schedules, and more. The Sleep Lady®’s Gentle Newborn Sleep Guide provides clear guidance and a safe haven free of judgment, guilt, and criticism for parents seeking options that align with their parenting values and beliefs. Raising a newborn doesn't have to be a sleep-deprived nightmare. Trust your instincts. Learn how to read and respond to your baby’s cues with confidence. And finally get a good night’s sleep.

Trusted Solutions for Getting You and Your Baby FAST to Sleep Without Leaving Th em to Cry It Out

The Sleep Lady®'s Gentle Newborn Sleep Guide

Macall Gordon

Have you tried everything to get your child to sleep and nothing has worked? You are not alone. Researcher and sleep coach Macall Gordon and the Sleep Lady Kim West offer a tried-and-true approach to shifting sleep behavior that actually works . . . even when nothing else has. A tsunami of modern sleep training methods promise “easy” and “quick” results and for many parents and children, these methods work as intended. However, there is a large, exhausted group of parents whose children have sleep problems that are not responsive to those crying-based methods. These children tend to be more reactive, persistent, and perceptive than their peers. And when it comes to sleep, little ones with this kind of temperament put up a much, much bigger fight. They need a different approach. That’s where Why Won’t You Sleep? comes in. Based on extensive research and proven methods used with thousands of families just like yours, this guide gives you strategies tailored to your child’s unique temperament. Readers will learn: Why popular sleep training techniques don’t work for some children The strengths and challenges of your child’s temperament traits Simple changes to your child’s routine and environment that set you up for success How to create a plan for your child, using the time-tested approach that doesn’t require leaving anyone alone to cry Tips, tricks, and workarounds for bedtime shenanigans, night wakings, co-sleeping, and more How to confidently push past plateaus and setbacks Along the way, Gordon and West provide much-needed encouragement, validation, and insights to bolster parents’ self-confidence and resilience. Why Won’t You Sleep?! gives you concrete answers to why sleep has been more challenging for these kiddos—and offers parents a much-needed dose of “I’ve got this!”

A Game-Changing Approach for Exhausted Parents of Nonstop, Super Alert, Big Feeling Kids

Why Won't You Sleep?!

Natalie Diaz

Parenting twins: Double the joy, double the fun, and double the sleep deprivation! Let the dynamic duo of Natalie Diaz from Twiniversity and Sleep Lady Kim West come to the rescue, equipping you and your adorable twinnies with the ultimate gentle sleep solutions, right from the moment they enter this world through the first five months. Raising twins doesn’t have to fill you with sleep dread. There are many small ways to help them sleep just a little bit better right now—long before your duo is ready for sleep training—and together, these can add up to significantly better sleep for everyone! As founder of Twiniversity, Natalie Diaz has welcomed millions of parents into the rewarding world of parenting twins. Now, she and longtime friend Kim West, known around the world as The Sleep Lady®, turn their attention to helping parents of twins navigate their babies’ early months. In month-by-month chapters that are easy to navigate (even in the middle of the night!), this sleep road map will teach you: How sleep shaping can begin during your twin pregnancy through nursery setup and more How feeding, attachment, soothing, and temperament all factor into your babies’ sleep—with strategies to navigate the unique demands of caring for two Alternatives to the “cry it out” method once your babies are developmentally ready to self-soothe Key developmental milestones from birth through five months and how to encourage sleep at every stage How preterm birth, and therefore sleep, impact your twins’ early life and how to best support your duo during that time Why it’s so important to take care of yourself during this sleep coaching stage It’s easy to get overwhelmed by conflicting advice on sleep training, nap coaching, sleep schedules, and more. The Newborn Twins Sleep Guide provides clear guidance and a gentle approach to help you feel better about the entire sleep process, from A to ZZZs.

The Nap and Nighttime Sanity Saver for Your Duo's First Five Months

The Newborn Twins Sleep Guide

Get better sleep for the whole family—from birth—with gentle, proven tips, tools, and techniques from The Sleep Lady® Sleep training isn’t recommended until your baby is 6 months old, but that doesn’t mean you’re powerless to help them (and you) sleep better now. For the past three decades, Kim West, known around the world as The Sleep Lady®, has personally helped over twenty thousand families gently teach their children how to fall asleep—and fall back asleep—without leaving them to cry it out alone. Now, in The Sleep Lady®’s Gentle Newborn Sleep Guide, she offers gentle, evidenced-based ways to help newborns (and parents) get to sleep! Understand action steps you can take and learn myths you can let go of with easily digestible chapters you can follow along monthly. In month-by-month chapters that are easily digestible (even in the middle of the night!), West and her Gentle Sleep Team share: How feeding, attachment, soothing, and temperament all factor into your infant’s sleep The key developmental milestones from birth through five months and how to encourage sleep at every stage Safe co-sleeping guidelines—and clear answers around this hotly debated topic Success stories from real parents Alternatives to the “cry it out” method for newborns, based on an infant’s developmental readiness to self-soothe Plus, what parents need to know to make sure they’re taking care of themselves, too It’s easy to get overwhelmed by conflicting advice on sleep training, nap coaching, sleep schedules, and more. The Sleep Lady®’s Gentle Newborn Sleep Guide provides clear guidance and a safe haven free of judgment, guilt, and criticism for parents seeking options that align with their parenting values and beliefs. Raising a newborn doesn't have to be a sleep-deprived nightmare. Trust your instincts. Learn how to read and respond to your baby’s cues with confidence. And finally get a good night’s sleep.

Kim West, MSW

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