Babies do wake at night; it's nature's way of keeping them safe - but you can help them to sleep better with some gentle guidance

A refreshed edition of the original, with added content and a new chapter, The Baby Sleep Guide maintains the gentle and logical approach to improve your baby's sleep, whilst ensuring that everything captured in the book can be as accessible as possible to all those who are looking for some support in how to establish positive sleep habits.

The secret to helping babies sleep through the night is understanding their sleep cycles and natural rhythms. The Baby Sleep Guide provides simple and easy tips to help you establish positive sleep habits early on that will pay dividends in the long term.

It will guide you through responsive, gentle parenting techniques that emphasise the importance of nurturing your baby and always responding to their needs, while gradually encouraging a little sleep independence. Designed to be deliberately concise so you can find information at a glance, The Baby Sleep Guide offers clear solutions to ensure a good night's sleep for everyone and will support you through the first year of your baby's life.

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 *
Essential reading * Danusia Malina-Derben, entrepreneur & mother of ten *

Stephanie Modell qualified as a nursery nurse in 1984 and has over 30 years' experience of working with babies and children, as a nanny, maternity nanny and sleep consultant. In 1997, her experience with babies really came into its own, when her triplets were born.