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Book Review: The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers
By metropolitanmama | January 21, 2008
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!
Topics: book review, contests, sleep |
January 21st, 2008 at 3:44 am
Evening, Please enter me in your drawing. I do appreciate it! Thanks,Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
January 21st, 2008 at 3:45 am
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!
Email me at: sarahmarie.pemberton@gmail.com
January 21st, 2008 at 3:47 am
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
January 21st, 2008 at 3:57 am
Stephanie
I was pleasantly surprised to see you visited my blog.
Thanks for the blog comment!
This book would be a godsend for us. Our 2.5 yr old is a nightowl and we can’t get her to bed!
January 21st, 2008 at 3:57 am
Yes please! I have a feeling we will need this soon
Alex
January 21st, 2008 at 4:09 am
Please, Please, Please pick me. I need some good quality sleep.
Shay
shaythatcher@yahoo.com
January 21st, 2008 at 4:56 am
Oh my goodness. I know someone who could use this.
January 21st, 2008 at 4:59 am
I would love to win your book! vmlang18@yahoo.com
January 21st, 2008 at 5:16 am
hi please alow me to win your book monikazhaley@yahoo.com
January 21st, 2008 at 5:31 am
Count me in!
January 21st, 2008 at 5:33 am
I would love this book, thanks!
kings.3@comcast.net
January 21st, 2008 at 5:37 am
We need this book!
January 21st, 2008 at 6:22 am
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!!
January 21st, 2008 at 6:27 am
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
January 21st, 2008 at 6:30 am
Wow, I could really use this book! Enter me please..
January 21st, 2008 at 6:47 am
Ugg I could use some help on this one with Connor.
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January 21st, 2008 at 6:48 am
This would be a very good read for my daughter who just had a new baby.
January 21st, 2008 at 7:08 am
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!!!!
January 21st, 2008 at 7:18 am
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!
January 21st, 2008 at 7:32 am
I’d love to gift this to my daughter who has a 4 year old STILL crawling into bed with her each night.
January 21st, 2008 at 8:15 am
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!
January 21st, 2008 at 10:15 am
January 21st, 2008 at 11:21 am
sounds great
January 21st, 2008 at 11:31 am
My daughter could sure use this with an 18 month old and another on the way.
January 21st, 2008 at 11:58 am
my daughter still sleeps wi us at 3
January 21st, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Well consider its 7:13 and I’ve already been up for 2+ hours with my son I’d say we need help.
January 21st, 2008 at 12:36 pm
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
January 21st, 2008 at 12:48 pm
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
January 21st, 2008 at 12:59 pm
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!
January 21st, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Count me in!
January 21st, 2008 at 1:48 pm
I hate that I need each of these problem centered books you post!!!! Please pick me!
January 21st, 2008 at 1:50 pm
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
January 21st, 2008 at 1:52 pm
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.
January 21st, 2008 at 2:07 pm
My 8-month-old, and I could REALLY use this!
melodykoko[at]gmail[dot]com
January 21st, 2008 at 2:15 pm
I have a feeling I’m going to need this for my 12 month old….
January 21st, 2008 at 2:15 pm
I need this desperately!
kelli (at) pfrog (dot) net
January 21st, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Sounds like another great book I must have!
palmersf@comcast.net
January 21st, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Ahhh…Lived by her no-sleep for babies book, I would love to continue with the toddler in my house!!! Thanks
stbaisch@yahoo.com
January 21st, 2008 at 3:02 pm
I would love to read this book.
January 21st, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Well, as we’re entering toddlerhood, I’ve realized we could really use this book!!
January 21st, 2008 at 3:05 pm
This would be a great book to have! Please enter me~ thanks!
January 21st, 2008 at 3:06 pm
I need all the help I can get! Thanks for entering me!
January 21st, 2008 at 3:16 pm
pick me. I need some good quality sleep.
January 21st, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Please enter me! My twins still don’t sleep thru, and I have a tiny one too.
January 21st, 2008 at 3:20 pm
thanks for the giveaway - my daughter will need this soon!
sajdakota@yahoo.com
January 21st, 2008 at 3:28 pm
want to win this
January 21st, 2008 at 3:51 pm
We could really use this to help with our 3 year old twin girls.
January 21st, 2008 at 3:53 pm
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!
January 21st, 2008 at 3:53 pm
I sure could use this!
January 21st, 2008 at 3:55 pm
please enter me
January 21st, 2008 at 3:56 pm
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!
January 21st, 2008 at 4:10 pm
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.
January 21st, 2008 at 5:11 pm
I need this! LOL! My 2 year old is killing me slowly with lack of sleep
January 21st, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Would love to give this as a present.
January 21st, 2008 at 5:14 pm
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.
January 21st, 2008 at 5:14 pm
I would love to win this! Little Billy seems to think bedtime is optional….
January 21st, 2008 at 5:16 pm
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!!
January 21st, 2008 at 5:51 pm
I’d love to have a copy of this book.
January 21st, 2008 at 6:40 pm
THis would be great in our household
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January 21st, 2008 at 6:42 pm
I could use this for a friend! Thanks!
January 21st, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Would be a great for my daughter!
January 21st, 2008 at 7:30 pm
I would love this. cyph0r13 at gmail dot com
January 21st, 2008 at 7:34 pm
This sounds interesting…
January 21st, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Please! We loved her first no-cry book but now my son is getting older and has started waking up again…I need help!
January 21st, 2008 at 9:01 pm
My toddler went from ’sleep through the night without a problem’ to ‘it’s fun being awake in the middle of the night’! Yikes!
January 21st, 2008 at 9:28 pm
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.
January 21st, 2008 at 10:00 pm
I’d love to win this book!
January 21st, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Please enter me sounds great
dreamweaver21us(at)yahoo(.)com
January 21st, 2008 at 10:28 pm
I would love to read this.
January 21st, 2008 at 11:00 pm
My first is on the way so I know I’ll need this! lplavala@gmail.com
January 21st, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Oh. BigBrother is in total need of this book.
firemom at gmail dot com
January 22nd, 2008 at 12:56 am
Great books!
tgerner at att.net
January 22nd, 2008 at 1:10 am
I want this!
January 22nd, 2008 at 1:27 am
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!
January 22nd, 2008 at 1:53 am
Count me in!
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:01 am
I’d love love love this.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:03 am
I would love to win this may even be the answer to my prayers.
Shay
shaythatcher@yahoo.com
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:06 am
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
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:55 am
I would love to win this! kylienkate@aol.com
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:02 am
oh, this would be a great gift, since we have been blessed with a great sleeper…
mom2maria at hotmail dot com
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:31 am
this looks like it might be helpful to me!
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:31 am
I sooo hope that my little one is sleeping through the night before I need this book! It does sound excellent!
Caryn
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:52 am
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…
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:06 pm
please enter me thank you
pjhansen65@aol.com
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:18 pm
I’m trying to preserve naptime! My 3yo wants to get out of napping, but she really still needs it.
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:20 pm
This is a great book, I got it from the library. Very helpful.
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:57 pm
I think my fam would benefit from this book. Sleep is a much needed thing.
tamaw@msn.com
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Sounds like a fantastic book.
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Enter me, please.
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:15 pm
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……
January 22nd, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Pick Me !!! I need to get my daughter out of my bed!!!!
January 22nd, 2008 at 7:42 pm
please enter me, my toddler won’t sleep soundly for months now.
January 22nd, 2008 at 8:52 pm
I’ve heard great things about this book and would like to win a copy.
amyjohnallen at bellsouth dot net
January 22nd, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Count me in!
mccammacks(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Hope it’s good advice
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:12 pm
this would be great for our little grandson
joni514@roadrunner.com
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:31 pm
I want this for my boy that’s on his way!
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:00 am
would love to win… thanks
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:25 am
I really need this right now
January 23rd, 2008 at 1:00 am
would be great for my niece - now!!!!
January 23rd, 2008 at 1:02 am
Yes her books are great
January 23rd, 2008 at 1:43 am
Boy, does my daughter need this book!
January 23rd, 2008 at 2:10 am
Pick me! Pick me!
January 23rd, 2008 at 3:19 am
Hope I win!
January 23rd, 2008 at 3:30 am
boy could I use this book!
January 23rd, 2008 at 4:07 am
I’d love to win this….thanks!
January 23rd, 2008 at 4:31 am
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!
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:01 am
My poor nephew cries and won’t go to sleep. My sister could use this book.
taowyn (at) gmail (dot) com
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:45 am
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.
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:13 am
This should be great. Most parents go through this. Thanks.
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:55 am
I would love to win for my DIL.
January 23rd, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Please enter me! My sister-in-law could really use this book!
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Good luck!
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:39 pm
I would love to give this to a friend or family member.
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:39 pm
I would love to win this book
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Enter me please!
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:53 pm
Sleep, glorious sleep!
January 24th, 2008 at 1:55 am
sleep is better than sex.
stacie at bastetweb dot com
January 24th, 2008 at 2:35 am
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
January 24th, 2008 at 5:50 am
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!
January 24th, 2008 at 6:17 am
Thanks for a chance to win!