Good night sleep site sleep training sleep consultant. Gentle proven solutions to help your child sleep well and wake up happy by kim west and joanne kenen dec 22, 2009 4. Also called the sleep lady shuffle or gradual withdrawal and popularized by kim west, lcswc, author of good night, sleep tight, this method starts with you sitting in a chair next to babys crib. I read this book called the sleep ladys good night sleep tight, by kim west. It entails sitting in a chair beside your babys crib, but not holdingtouching them or singing to them, while they go to sleep. The sleep ladys good night, sleep tight by kim west. Good night, sleep tight is the first book of its kind to clearly explain why. Good night sleep sites mission is to educate, guide, and support parents and children to become a healthier, wellrested family unit. Good night sleep tight workbook is the essential companion to the best selling book, good night sleep tight, by the sleeplady, kim west. In this video i am going over how we used kim west the sleep ladys method to gently sleep train our son jakob. The sleep ladys gentle guide to helping your child go to sleep, stay asleep, and wake up happy by kim west goodreads author, joanne kenen.
The good night sleep tight workbook for children with special. Even though it wasnt a no cry method, it was much more gentle than the harsh ferber or babywise methods, so i decided to give it a shot. Good night, sleep tight outlines kims proven twoweek technique in easytofollow. Gentle proven solutions to help your child sleep well and wake up happy west, kim, kenen, joanne on. Gentle proven solutions to help your child sleep without leaving them to cry it out west, kim, kenen, joanne on. But you can do gentle sleep shaping beginning around 68 weeks, focusing on night sleep, which develops first. But in reality, the opposite is true, says kim west, lcswc, a baby sleep coach known as the sleep lady and author of the book the sleep ladys good night sleep tight. Kim west, aka the sleep lady, is the author of a couple of books on the subject of sleep training including good night, sleep tight. Kim west is the creator of the original gentle, proven method to get a good nights sleep for you and your child. Nap training is hard to do so start with his night sleep. Good night, sleep tight is gathering dust somewhere after i briefly flipped through it after it arrived in the. The good night sleep tight workbook for children with. The idea is to be his coach, not his crutch, says kim west, a licensed clinical social worker in annapolis, maryland, and author of the sleep ladys good night, sleep tight, who embraces fading strategies.
In this video i am going over how we used kim westthe sleep ladys method to gently sleep train our son jakob. I found this book at the library after i had already ordered good night, sleep tight by kim west on a recommendation from my nurse practitioner. It also sounds like he doesnt know how to fall back asleep on him own. My name is kim west, and im the mother of two beautiful girls, a licensed clinical social worker who has been a practicing child and family therapist for more than 21 years, and the creator of the original gentle, proven method to get a good night s sleep for you and your child. Kim west is dedicated to providing tired parents with excellent sleep advice and coaching. The sleep ladys gentle guide to helping your child go to sleep, stay asleep and wake up happy, the good night, sleep tight workbook, and 52 sleep secrets for babies.
After almost 10 years, kim west, aka the sleep lady revised her book, the sleep ladys good night, sleep tight. The book is great with that and you dont have to let him cry it out. We basically sit next to her crib for the first three nights and soothe her until she falls asleep on her own. If crying it out hasnt stopped your babys nighttime wakings, or simply isnt your style, there are nocry sleeptraining options. It is a gentler approach than letting your baby cryitout, so i wanted to try it first. Jul 06, 2012 the weissbluth method also relies on watching your babys sleeptime cues and putting her down as soon as she seems tired, which any parent can benefit from. Fellow of the american academy of pediatrics, courtesy staff physician, johns hopkins hospital staff physician, anne arundel medical center for all the parents who have lost countless hours of sleep trying the tough love approach of letting the baby cry it out, this book comes as a wonderful, informative reprieve. One dad liked the book so much he actually bought an app, and put the book on his iphone for easy reference. The sleep ladys gentle guide to helping your child go to sleep, stay asleep, and wake up happy. Then one day i stumbled upon kim west s good night, sleep tight in a state of utter exhaustion and desperation my son was 18 months old and still not sleeping through the night. It worked super well for us and we went from waking up every 3 hours. Our natural circadian rhythms tell our bodies when to be asleep and when to be awake, she explains. He now wakes once a night, on average and the results for this sleep training.
Cons simply put, listening to your baby wail all night can be heartbreaking for some parentsyou might be completely uncomfortable going cold turkey with your little ones whimpering. Kim west, lcswc, is the mother of two and a licensed practicing child and family therapist for more than sixteen years. Good night, sleep tight is the first book of its kind to clearly explain why bedtime is such a. Kim west has worked oneonone with thousands of people in more than ten years of private practice. Kim west international association of child sleep consultants. The sleep ladys gentle guide to helping your baby go to sleep. The book includes a stepbystep guide for parents, is organized by age and by process, and is the key to sleep coaching success. And we got the book good night sleep tight, by kim west. Dedicated to providing tired parents with excellent sleep advice and coaching, she started training gentle sleep coaches all over the world in 2010. About sleep expert sleep training good night sleep site. Kim west, lcswc, known to her clients as the sleep lady, has developed an alternative and. My sleep journey began when i started experimenting with gently shaping my daughters sleep by not following the.
I dont recommend any formal sleep training until after 4 months of age. My friends laughed when i said i was reading a sleep training book. Often, however, a family needs more oneonone guidance that can be obtained from a book. With exciting new and updated information as well as a fresh new cover and easytoread layout, its a must for any parent looking for baby and child sleep help. Known as the sleep lady by her clients, she has helped thousands of tired parents all over the world over the past twelve years to learn to listen to their intuition, recognize their childs important cues and behaviors, and gently create changes that promote and preserve. Dedicated to providing tired parents with excellent sleep advice and coaching, she started training gentle sleep coachesr all. Her amazing success with getting kids to sleep has led her clients to dub her the sleep lady. If crying it out hasnt stopped your babys nighttime wakings, or simply isnt your style, there are nocry sleep training options. It can work with babies as young as 5 months old, and the techniques can be adapted for toddlers and preschoolers, too. I have a tough time with most sleeptraining methods how is yours different. Kim west, licensed clinical social worker and author of the sleep ladys good night, sleep tight as you modify your babys sleep behavior, you are going to have to give up middleofthenight crutches, known as negative associations, that may get her back to sleep in the short run but wont prevent her from popping up again in an hour. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. While the weissbluth method is often confused with the ferber method, there are actually vast differences between the two.
May 08, 2015 i found this book at the library after i had already ordered good night, sleep tight by kim west on a recommendation from my nurse practitioner. I chose this book after looking into a few sleep training methods because i felt like it was. Then one day i stumbled upon kim wests good night, sleep tight in a state of utter exhaustion and desperation my son was 18 months old and still not sleeping through the night. Buy good night, sleep tight by kim west from waterstones today. All our consultants are trained and certified through the family sleep institute, recognized as. Sep, 2011 kim west is the creator of the original gentle, proven method to get a good nights sleep for you and your child. Gentle proven solutions to help your child sleep without leaving them to cry it out. Phil, the today show, nbc nightly news, good morning america, tlcs bringing home baby, and cnn, and has been written about in a number of publications including the wall street. We spoke with kim west, author of good night, sleep tight. Gentle, proven solutions to help your child sleep well and wake up happy by west, kim, kenen, joanne isbn. My sleep method, the sleep lady shuffle is gentle, accessible, and can be catered to. Kim west cofounder of the international association of child sleep consultants, kim west is a mother of two now teenagers and a licensed certified social workerclinical lcswc who has been a practicing child and family social worker for more than twenty years.
Gentle proven solutions to help your child sleep well and wake up happy, the good night, sleep tight workbook and the good night, sleep tight workbook for children with special needs. Kim west, lcswc, known to her clients as the sleep lady, has developed an. Kims book good night sleep tight and accompanying workbook is the most comprehensive books on the market on childrens sleep and an important resource to have to support you to meet your goals of sleep training. Gentle proven solutions to help your child sleep well and wake up happy. Sleep training is a term most new parents are afraid of. He feels that parents have the ability to use consistency and routine to improve sleep habits. Her unique sleep method does not involve cryingitout, and its gentle and.
Marc weissbluth, the author of healthy sleep habits, happy child, believes that your childs sleep patterns are an indicator of her overall quality of life. Sep 20, 2012 one book gave practical, medically and socially sound advice that was helpful and achievable. Jan 26, 2017 kim west, aka the sleep lady, is the author of a couple of books on the subject of sleep training including good night, sleep tight. If you have more than one child you can read them a book together, then take. Hi, im kim west, better known as the sleep lady for over 20 years i have personally helped tens of thousands families gently find sleep. My name is kim west, and im the mother of two beautiful girls, a licensed clinical.
She provided an indepth, individualized sleep plan for sonny that we trusted wholeheartedly and didnt deviate from. Mar 10, 2020 the sleep ladys good night, sleep tight. My name is kim west, and im the mother of two beautiful girls, a licensed clinical social worker who has been a practicing child and family therapist for more than 21 years, and the creator of the original gentle, proven method to get a good nights sleep for you and your child. Cryitout and tearfree sleep training familyeducation. Kim is also the author of the sleep ladys good night, sleep tight, the good night sleep tight workbook, and 52 sleep secrets for babies. Each night, you move the chair farther away from the crib, verbally soothing or shushing baby when she cries although occasional patting and. Dedicated to providing tired parents with excellent sleep advice and coaching, she started training gentle sleep coachesr all over the world in 2010. The goto guide to getting infants and toddlers to fall and stay asleep, completely revised and updated kim west, lcswc, known to her clients as the sleep ladyr, has developed an alternative and effective approach to helping children learn to gently put themselves to sleep without letting them cry it out an option that is not comfortable for many parents. The goto guide to getting infants and toddlers to fall and stay asleep, completely revised and updated kim west, lcswc, known to her clients as the sleep lady, has developed an alternative and effective approach to helping children learn to gently put themselves to sleep without letting them cry it out an option that is not comfortable for many parents. Kim west has worked oneonone with thousands of people in.
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