DREAM BABY GUIDE: SLEEP

Australia's 'Baby Whisperer' provides all the information parents and carers need to help their baby sleep well.

Sheyne Rowley became known as The Australian Baby Whisperer because of the highly successful philosophy she developed to show parents how to assist their babies to be calm, content, happy and to sleep without stress. In this concise, easy-to-read book, Sheyne outlines the skills you and your baby need for good sleep. These include: teaching your baby how to cope with being put in their cot awake; guiding your baby using confident, respectful and clear communication; and showing your baby they can cope with you leaving the room before sleep through activities that help them become comfortable and relaxed in their own space. Your child's sleep will be transformed by Sheyne's tried and tested strategies including showing how to identify your child's individual sleep needs—which might be low, average or high; and communicating respectfully and gently with your baby so you can ask them to go to sleep without tears and tantrums. This book will equip you with all the skills you need to get your baby to sleep confidently and independently, without the old fashioned one-size-fits-all routine and control-crying method. SHEYNE ROWLEY Having loved, cared for and understood babies since her little sister was born, Sheyne went on to study Early Childhood Development. She became Chief Program Coordinator in the 0-2 room at the ABC TV childcare centre before moving to the UK where she worked with families with multiple births. In the UK, Sheyne discovered that children behave quite differently in their own homes, and that it is their home life, routines and family experiences that shape their behaviour. After returning to Australia, Sheyne eventually set up her Sleep Baby Sleep Service and seven years later she cannot keep up with the demand for her services.