Book review: The No Cry Nap Solution

Parents get sleep? Do they really? Well, I am a stay at home mother to two little ones under 4, so needle no_cry_nap ss to say, I never get enough sleep. My kids sleep very well, actually, but it would be nice to be able to sleep in every once in a while. I have been very thankful though since my kids lay down for naps very easily. Tucker is the one that has to have toys in his bed and I don’t mind, as long as he is in bed, he will play for a bit, then usually crashes for a nice nap. If your kids aren’t nappers, then I have found a book for you. “The No Cry Nap Solution, written by world renowned parenting expert, Elizabeth Pantley.

Book description: The No Cry Nap Solution offers Guaranteed Gentle Ways to Solve All Your Naptime Problems. Bestselling parenting author brings her solutions to your naptime dilemmas. Will your child only nap in your arms, in a swing, or after elaborate rituals? Does your child take cat naps–or none at all? Let world-renowned, trusted parenting author Elizabeth Pantley help you. She’ll guide you with the same sensitive expertise and gentle approach used in her other No-Cry bestsellers.

Research shows that naps improve health, mood, growth, and well-being. Yet children often resist the naps they need. The results are fussy, crying babies and cranky, grouchy kids who also have trouble sleeping at night!

In The No-Cry Nap Solution Pantley explains to parents of children ages newborn to kindergarten the importance of napping to both behavior during the day and sleeping during (and through!) the night. She then shares with you her gentle, loving techniques–tested on families of all sizes and circumstances–and shows you how you can customize her solutions for your own family. Pantley addresses issues such as children who resist naps, dealing with schedule changes, turning short naps into longer ones, helping a child go from needing motion to sleep to “stationery” sleep, nursing at naptime, solving daycare napping problems, and more.

I tried to take naps away from Tucker because I thought he was too old for them, but wow, was I wrong! I have learned that one thing is SO very important: routine and consistently! I have to say that my mother in law was one that taught me very well about routine. When my kids were in daycare with her (before we moved away), she had the kids on a very nice routine. Once we moved, I kept the kids on this routine and it has since helped. If you are looking for consistently and routine, but need some help, I encourage you to check out this book!

The book is available on Amazon.com and would make a great baby shower gift. Elizabeth Pantley also has The No-Cry Potty Training Solution for when that difficult potty training comes around. Thanks to Elizabeth Pantley for this wonderful review opportunity.