Almost a quarter of the UK population frequently experience sleeping difficulties. If you have trouble sleeping and often wake up feeling exhausted, 'The Good Sleep Guide' is the answer.

Given that 80% of people have experienced sleep problems and 30% suffer from chronic or long-term sleep problems, Timothy Sharp's The Good Sleep Guide is an essential tool for reducing the amount of time we spend lying awake, watching the minutes and hours tick by. Based on his own research, Dr. Sharp addresses lifestyle issues as well as physical and psychological problems that interfere with sleep. These include diet, medication, alcohol, and caffeine, as well as depression, anxiety, and relationship difficulties. He offers a commonsense approach that includes specific relaxation techniques and tips to establish a good sleep routine.

Babies do wake at night, but you can help them to learn to sleep with some gentle guidance Sleep. It's the most precious commodity, especially when you're struggling to find it. The secret to helping babies to sleep through the night is understanding their sleep cycles and natural rhythms. This book provides simple and easy techniques to help you establish positive sleep habits early on that will pay dividends in the long term. It guides you through different sleep teaching approaches so you can find a healthy balance that works for you and your baby. Designed to be deliberately concise to find information at a glance, The Baby Sleep Guide offers clear solutions to ensure a good night's sleep for everyone. 'If you are expecting your first baby, buy this book now. If you are a parent struggling with a night-owl, buy this book now.' Jill Irving, RN (adult) RN (child) RM RHV JP and health visiting expert for babycentre.co.uk

Examines sleep and the normal stages of sleep, sleep disorders, their causes, and treatment, and why a lack of the right amount and quality of sleep is dangerous.

A refreshingly straightforward method for training infants to become great sleepers for life, inspired by clinical psychologist Janet Kennedy's popular psychotherapy practice, NYC Sleep Doctor Cry it out or co-sleep? Bassinet or swing? White noise machine or Bach? How many hours anyway? For something so important, there's too much conflicting information about how best to get your baby to sleep through the night and nap successfully during the day. This book is a straightforward, no-nonsense answer to one of the biggest challenges new parents face when they welcome a brand new baby home. This book is written for exhausted parents, giving them immediate access to the information they need. Reassuring and easy to understand, Dr. Kennedy addresses head-on the fears and misinformation about the long-term effects of crying and takes a bold stand on controversial issues such as co-sleeping and attachment parenting. With polarizing figures and techniques dominating the marketplace—and spawning misinformation across the internet—Dr. Kennedy's methods and practices create an extensively researched and parent-tested approach to sleep training that takes both babies' and parents' needs into account to deliver good nights and days of sleep, and no small dose of peace of mind. The Good Sleeper is a practical, empowering—and even entertaining—guide to help parents understand infant sleep. This research-based book will teach parents the basics of sleep science, determine how and when to intervene, and provide tools to solve even the most seemingly impossible sleep problems.