I loved Elizabeth Pantley’s first book so I was eager to get my hands on her second book – The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers.
The issue of sleep is one of the best kept secrets of parenthood. Pre-baby, I certainly knew that those first few months would be difficult as the baby adjusted to life outside of the womb. After all, the newborn stage is notorious for that.
But after about 6 months, mum appears to be the word when it comes to sleep because I had no idea that sleepless or partially sleepless nights often continue long after infancy. In fact, Pantley tells it like it is about midway through her book, “I’d like to set the record straight on that television scene we know so well: parent tucks blanket around child, kisses child’s forehead and says good night, shuts off the light, and leaves the room. Child smiles, closes eyes, and goes to sleep. You know, that scene? Pure fantasy. Unrealistic, inconceivable, la-la land. It just ain’t gonna happen in real life.”
She goes on to say that, “it is perfectly natural, absolutely normal, and totally expected for your toddler or preschooler to wake up in the night and need your help to fall back asleep” and gives statistics to back up that statement.
From there, Pantley offers countless solutions and ideas to help families deal with everything from monsters to bad dreams to moving from a family bed to independent sleep to dealing with an all-night nursling. Her books offers sound advice that is gentle and research-driven.
In sum, if you’re looking for some helpful ideas to help your toddler or preschooler sleep longer or more peacefully at nap time or bedtime, this book is the ideal pick. I highly recommend it.
WIN IT! One winner will receive a signed copy of The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers by Elizabeth Pantley. To enter, simply leave a comment and your e-mail address on this post prior to Wednesday, Jan. 23, at midnight. The winner will be announced and contacted on Thursday, Jan. 24. * Winner must provide a U.S. mailing address.
* UPDATE * The winner is #107 kathy. Congratulations!
Evening, Please enter me in your drawing. I do appreciate it! Thanks,Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
Oh please choose me! I know it’s random… but I really pray that I’m chosen! My 14 month old still thinks that 2:300 = PLAYTIME!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m exhausted, tired, and run down! I really hope that I win! Thank you so much for including moms of toddlers who still struggle with the sleep issue! Not many people think of us! :)
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Yes! Yes! Yes! I love Elizabeth Pantley’s first book and would love to read the second! As always a great review by Stephanie! sassysandyj@aol.com
Stephanie
Thanks for the blog comment! ;) I was pleasantly surprised to see you visited my blog.
This book would be a godsend for us. Our 2.5 yr old is a nightowl and we can’t get her to bed!
Yes please! I have a feeling we will need this soon :)
Alex
Please, Please, Please pick me. I need some good quality sleep.
Shay
shaythatcher@yahoo.com
Oh my goodness. I know someone who could use this.
I would love to win your book! vmlang18@yahoo.com
hi please alow me to win your book monikazhaley@yahoo.com
Count me in!
I would love this book, thanks!
kings.3@comcast.net
We need this book!
Oh how I need this! My youngest still wakes up 5+ times a night and needs me to walk him around at 18m old..I’m so tired!!
I desperately need this book! My toddler turns 1 this week (on the day you’re announcing the winner, in fact!) and will not sleep without us… I mean, it’s 12:27 AM right now and he’s asleep in my husband’s arms on the couch because the crib was a no-go and I can’t make him scream for half an hour! E-mail: dolphin23[at]gmail[dot]com
Wow, I could really use this book! Enter me please..
Ugg I could use some help on this one with Connor.
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This would be a very good read for my daughter who just had a new baby.
I could so use this!!! My three year old was/is a great sleeper but my 14 month old is still up anywhere from 1 to 4 times a night. I’m at my wits end!!!!
PLEASE HELP ME!!! I need this book…my 2 and a half year old will not sleep!!
mymommymy@yahoo.com
please enter me in your drawing…thanx!
I’d love to gift this to my daughter who has a 4 year old STILL crawling into bed with her each night.
Oh boy, my 3 year old still needs help with the night time sleep habits. I’m happy to see that I’m not the only parent with this issue! Please enter me!
tammy[at]amominredhighheels[dot]com
Thanks!
:) My 4 yr old still co-sleeps with me. I really need this book!!
sounds great
My daughter could sure use this with an 18 month old and another on the way.
my daughter still sleeps wi us at 3
Well consider its 7:13 and I’ve already been up for 2+ hours with my son I’d say we need help.
please i need this i have a 2,1 and now a month old and they all wake up in the middle of the night
bwalleshauser(at)yahoo(dot)com
Please enter me! I had a really good sleeper until he was 2.5, and now? Not a night has gone by in months where he doesn’t wander. It’s tiring!
urbanmummy at gmail dot com
PLEASE enter me!!! I have a 4 yr old who sleeps good only when he sleeps with me. (which I don’t mind) But now my 2 yr old daughter who used to sleep decent has been waking up crying wanting to be with us too. All I want is a full night’s sleep again!
Count me in!
I hate that I need each of these problem centered books you post!!!! Please pick me!
Please enter me! My 6 yr old and 3 yr old still have trouble going and staying asleep; my patience for it with my 4 month-old added in the mix is dwindling!
sanna1999(at)verizon(dot)net
We really need this because my 4 year old does not like to sleep and is having a hard time at preschool from being so tired.
My 8-month-old, and I could REALLY use this!
melodykoko[at]gmail[dot]com
I have a feeling I’m going to need this for my 12 month old….
I need this desperately!
kelli (at) pfrog (dot) net
Sounds like another great book I must have!
palmersf@comcast.net
Ahhh…Lived by her no-sleep for babies book, I would love to continue with the toddler in my house!!! Thanks
stbaisch@yahoo.com
I would love to read this book.
Well, as we’re entering toddlerhood, I’ve realized we could really use this book!!
This would be a great book to have! Please enter me~ thanks!
I need all the help I can get! Thanks for entering me!
pick me. I need some good quality sleep.
Please enter me! My twins still don’t sleep thru, and I have a tiny one too.
thanks for the giveaway – my daughter will need this soon!
sajdakota@yahoo.com
want to win this
We could really use this to help with our 3 year old twin girls.
My oldest didn’t sleep through until she was almost two. It IS normal for sleep issues to continue looooooooong past the first three months. What a great giveaway!
I sure could use this!
please enter me
Wow, we could really use this book. We’ve got a toddler and a baby, and neither of them sleep well. We haven’t had a good night’s sleep in almost three years!
My daughter is in this situation right now. She has a five month old baby and a three year old. She is at her wit’s end trying to get any kind of sleep at night.
I need this! LOL! My 2 year old is killing me slowly with lack of sleep ;)
Would love to give this as a present.
How timely – I had no idea that at two and a half year old my toddler STILL wouldn’t be sleeping well. Perhaps I could get some good ideas from this book. Love your header, btw.
I would love to win this! Little Billy seems to think bedtime is optional….
PLEASE pick me! I don’t want to end up like some of your commenters who still have a 3-4 year old in bed with them. Two-and-a-half is bad enough!! And my boobs are sore!!
I’d love to have a copy of this book.
THis would be great in our household
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I could use this for a friend! Thanks!
Would be a great for my daughter!
I would love this. cyph0r13 at gmail dot com
This sounds interesting…
Please! We loved her first no-cry book but now my son is getting older and has started waking up again…I need help!
My toddler went from ‘sleep through the night without a problem’ to ‘it’s fun being awake in the middle of the night’! Yikes!
My little one was a great sleeper as a baby, but she’s getting worse as she gets older. Maybe this book would give me an idea of what I can do.
I’d love to win this book!
Please enter me sounds great
dreamweaver21us(at)yahoo(.)com
I would love to read this.
My first is on the way so I know I’ll need this! lplavala@gmail.com
Oh. BigBrother is in total need of this book.
firemom at gmail dot com
Great books!
tgerner at att.net
I want this!
I’m sitting outside my twins room on the floor right now waiting for them to fall asleep (get back in bed…it’s night time…get out of your brother’s bed…I sound like a broken record!!! This book would be awesome for me!
Count me in!
I’d love love love this.
I would love to win this may even be the answer to my prayers.
Shay
shaythatcher@yahoo.com
Oh my, this could be the answer to my prayers. I have a two year old that refuses to sleep – he’s still not sleeping through the night! Count me in – sj1026 at gmail dot com
I would love to win this! kylienkate@aol.com
oh, this would be a great gift, since we have been blessed with a great sleeper…
mom2maria at hotmail dot com
this looks like it might be helpful to me!
I sooo hope that my little one is sleeping through the night before I need this book! It does sound excellent!
Caryn
I would so love to win this for my friend – her 4yo hasn’t ever slept through the night or in her own bed and she’s got a newborn at home now as well…
please enter me thank you
pjhansen65@aol.com
I’m trying to preserve naptime! My 3yo wants to get out of napping, but she really still needs it.
This is a great book, I got it from the library. Very helpful.
I think my fam would benefit from this book. Sleep is a much needed thing.
tamaw@msn.com
Sounds like a fantastic book.
Enter me, please.
We would love this! My daughter only falls asleep with us beside her and needs someone in her bed if she wakes in the night……
Pick Me !!! I need to get my daughter out of my bed!!!!
please enter me, my toddler won’t sleep soundly for months now.
I’ve heard great things about this book and would like to win a copy.
amyjohnallen at bellsouth dot net
Count me in!
mccammacks(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
Hope it’s good advice
this would be great for our little grandson
joni514@roadrunner.com
I want this for my boy that’s on his way!
would love to win… thanks :)
I really need this right now :)
would be great for my niece – now!!!!
Yes her books are great
Boy, does my daughter need this book!
Pick me! Pick me!
Hope I win!
boy could I use this book!
I’d love to win this….thanks!
Oh, I would really be so grateful to win this for my daughter. Her 5 year old still needs someone to help her to get to sleep, and awakens in the night, and her 1 year old is co-sleeping. She and hubby need a break! Thanks!
My poor nephew cries and won’t go to sleep. My sister could use this book.
taowyn (at) gmail (dot) com
My daughter will be 3 in March. She still wakes 1-3 times a night (usually once unless she’s got a stuffy nose or is sick), but dear lord, I’m tired.
This should be great. Most parents go through this. Thanks.
I would love to win for my DIL.
Please enter me! My sister-in-law could really use this book!
Good luck!
I would love to give this to a friend or family member.
I would love to win this book
Enter me please!
Sleep, glorious sleep!
sleep is better than sex.
stacie at bastetweb dot com
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
I have a toddler (2) and a preschooler (4) who don’t sleep well (which means I don’t sleep well!) As a work outside the home mom, that’s rough!
Thanks for a chance to win!