Kayote B. (kayote) reviewed on 4/20/2009 + 254 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

I don't have a child, but I do often have problems sleeping, so I read (most of) this book, hoping it might help me.

I skipped the parts on bedwetting & head banging & other such things that are child-specific.

The book was quite interesting. The discussion at the beginning of different types of sleep was interesting. I knew there were two, I hadn't realized there were stages inside non-REM sleep. The author also described how sleep develops in children--infants sleep differently than adults, not just in quantity but in type.

I was fascinated to learn that the human rhythm is actually 25 hours long, and has to be reset by visual & situational clues every day because the day is only 24 hours long. That's why if you aren't careful you stay up later & get up later.

The book is full of interesting facts, presented well. The main solution for my sleep problems is to actually get my schedule consistent and stick with it. Which I knew. So no magic wand for me, but I enjoyed the parts of the book I read.

Sticking this on my bookshelf for now. I think it's a book I may want to go back to/reference later.

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