The idea of your child sleeping peacefully through the night is wonderful‎.‎ But unfortunately it can be a dream rather than reality‎.‎ For some parents‎,‎ getting their child to go to bed at all can be stressful‎,‎ tiring and infuriating‎,‎ while the prospect of them sleeping through the night may seem impossible‎.‎ Into childhood the patterns and routines set when our children are babies can come back to haunt parents‎.‎ As children refuse to sleep in their own beds‎,‎ are unwilling to go to bed at a reasonable hour or wake continuously‎,‎ stress levels can build and it appears impossible to find a satisfactory way forward‎.‎ Continuous disturbed nights can have a far reaching and disruptive effect on the whole family‎.‎ Parents become irritable and unable to concentrate during the day‎,‎ social lives become nin‎-existent and work goes out the window‎.‎ Failure to establish a good sleeping routine can also render parents depressed‎,‎ and feeling that their apparent lack of parenting skills are failing their child‎,‎ but there are things that can be done to help solve sleep problems and establish a better sleeping pattern which is more conducive to happy family life‎.‎ Fortunately‎,‎ there are well‎-tested routes that we can each take to help our child and ourselves enjoy peaceful nights‎.‎ Here in this practical and easy‎-to‎-access book that deals only with sleep issues‎,‎ you‎'‎ll find useful and pertinent advice and information on all aspects of sleep‎,‎ sleep routines and how to avoid and handle broken nights‎.‎ Find out what is ‎'‎normal‎'‎ for your child at their age to help you keep your particular problems in perspective‎.‎ Discover how to avoid some common traps that can‎,‎ often unwittingly‎,‎ establish worrying or unhealthy sleeping habits‎.‎ Find out what works‎,‎ what doesn‎'‎t and how you can introduce expert techniques to overcome this most basic of parenting issues and establish new routines that will be rewarding for both you and your child‎.‎ Silent Nights is certain to become a lifeline for many thousands of parents‎.‎