James J. McKenna - A Quick Guide to Safely Sleeping with Your Baby: A Parents Guide to Cosleeping: Whether You Do It Occasionally or Every Night, Do It Safely

James J. McKenna, Ph.D. was the first scientist to undertake sleep laboratory physiological studies of both mothers and infants. He directs the Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory and is Chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame. One of the leading authorities on infant-parent cosleeping and especially bedsharing, he is a sought-after speaker at medical, parenting and policy conferences around the world. In 2008, Dr. McKenna was inducted into the American Association for the Advancement of Science as a Fellow, specifically for his work on preventing and protecting infants from SIDS. Sleeping With Your Baby is his first book.

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Fleiss, Paul M. Sweet Dreams: A Pediatricians Secrets for your Childs Good Nights Sleep. December, 2000. ISBN: 737304944

Dr. Fleiss, a noted family pediatrician for more than 30 years, shares his secrets for discovering a childs natural sleep patterns, developing positive bedtime rituals, nutritional and lifestyle aids to sleep, and how cosleeping affects normal growth and development.

Gettler, Lee T. and James J. McKenna. Never Sleep With Baby? Or Keep Me Close But Keep Me Safe: The Importance of Creating Appropriate Cosleeping Public Health Messages. Current Pediatric Reviews 6: 71-77.2010.

This article details the reasons why it is necessary to provide the public with vital information on cosleeping. In order to promote safe cosleeping practices, the public must be informed enough to make the right decision for their family.

Goodavage, Maria and Jay Gordon. Good Nights: The Happy Parents Guide to the Family Bed. June, 2002. ISBN: 312275188

Good Nights puts your concerns about the family bed to rest, with fun and easy-to-use guidance on safety, coping with criticism, and even keeping the spark in your marriage (albeit outside the bedroom).

Jackson, Deborah. Three in a Bed: The Benefits of Sharing Your Bed with Your Baby. July, 2003. ISBN: 0747565759

This classic book details the invaluable benefits for breastfeeding mothers, reviews the history of babies in the bed and, through interviews with parents and explores current attitudes to the idea.

McKenna, James J., Helen Ball, and Lee T. Gettler. Mother-Infant Cosleeping, Breastfeeding and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: What Biological Anthropology Has Discovered About Normal Infant Sleep and Pediatric Sleep Medicine. Yearbook of Physical Anthropology 50:133-161. 2007.

This article delves deeper into understanding the connection between infant sleep patterns and medicine. It shows how science has come to better understand SIDS in recent years.

Mindell, Jodi. Sleeping Through the Night: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Nights Sleep. March, 2005. ISBN: 0060742569

Mindell has ten years of experience in assessing and treating common sleep problems in children and uses her expertise in her book to provide parents with tips, answers to common questions, and quotes from parents who have solved their childs sleep problem.

Mothering Magazine Special Edition,Sleeping with Your BabyCosleeping Issue 1, September/October 2002.

This reprint from Mothering Magazine provides copious research to support cosleeping, as well as practical information and safety guidelines to support parents in cosleeping. Go to http://www.motheringshop.com/ to order back copies of this 40-page issue.

Mothering Magazine Special Edition, Who Wants to Sleep AloneCosleeping Issue II, January/February 2009.

This reprint features two helpful articles: The Science of Sharing Sleep by Lee T. Gettler and James J. McKenna and The Solace of the Family Bed by Sarah J. Buckley, MD. It also includes 48 inspiring cosleeping photos. Go to http://www.motheringshop.com/ to order.

Pantley, Elizabeth. The No-Cry Sleep Solution. March, 2002. ISBN: 0071381392

Pantley provides a third option for how to get your baby to sleep at night with helpful strategies for overcoming naptime and bedtime problems with no crying and good nights of sleep.

Sears, Martha & William Sears. How to Get Your Baby to Sleep. July, 2002. ISBN: 316776203

Dr. Bill and Martha Sears share their expertise on developing a nighttime routine, helping your child unwind at bedtime, the benefits of sleep-sharing, coping with a light sleeper or an early riser, and tips for getting your toddler to stay in bed.

Sears, William. Nighttime Parenting: How to Get your Baby and Child to Sleep. November, 1999. ISBN: 452281482

Written to make that job easier and to help the whole family sleep better, this book helps parents understand why babies sleep differently than adults, offers solutions to nighttime problems, and even describes how certain styles of nighttime parenting can aid in child spacing.

Sunderland, Margot. Science of Parenting: Practical Guidance on Sleep, Crying, Play and Building Emotional Wellbeing for Life. May, 2006. ISBN: 0756618800

Based on over 700 scientific studies into childrens development, child psychotherapist Dr. Margot Sunderland explains a hands-on parenting approach that helps children to realize their full potential.

Thevenin, Tine. Family Bed. February, 2002. ISBN: 039952729X

An excellent (Jane Goodall, PhD) guide to the pros and cons of having children sleep in their parents beds. This book provides reassurance for parents who feel guilty about letting their children climb into bed with them.

Waldburger, Jennifer and Jill Spivack. The Sleepeasy Solution: The Exhausted Parents Guide to Getting Your Child to Sleep from Birth to Age 5. April, 2007. ISBN: 0757305601

From two experts who help the babies of Hollywood sleep, the Sleepeasy Solution provides a family-friendly guide to get children on a customized sleeping schedule and addresses the emotional needs of the parents and baby for solutions to sleep problems.