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Resources & Tools
Freebies
4 Main
Sleep Tankers
5 Sleep Hacks for Livewires
Sleep Targets Cheatsheet
5 Reasons for
No Sleep
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Books
why won't you sleep?
by Macall Gordon, M.A. & Kim West, M.S.W.
This book focuses on the experience of parenting a livewire who never sleeps. It gives you the tools to understand how temperament impacts sleep and what you can do about it. (Spoiler alert: It also doesn't involve leaving the room and letting them freak out.) E-book available on Amazon and audiobook available now on Audible!
Download a sample chapter here.
The fussy baby Book
by William & Martha Sears
The Searses had several children for whom their parenting strategies worked pretty well. And then they had Hayden. Hayden was what they called a "high-need baby." Those strategies did not work the same for her. This is a helpful, validating guide. (Fun fact: I contributed a bunch of the anecdotes/quotes in this book based on my own "high-need" child.)
The highly sensitive parent
by Elaine Aron
Elaine Aron pioneered work on a "highly sensitive" temperament—cautious, sensitive, introverted, etc. This book is one of the only ones to acknowledge that parents' temperament matters, too. Sensitive children likely have sensitive parents. The more you know about your own temperament, the better.
