Polly Moore, Ph.D., received her doctorate in neuroscience from UCLA, where she specialized in sleep research, and is now Director of Sleep Research at California Clinical Trials in San Diego.

Contents
Foreword...viii
Introduction, More Sleep, Less Stress...1
Chapter One,Sleep, Not Stimulation, A New View...9
Chapter Two,The Beat Goes On, Natural 90-Minute Rhythms...23
Chapter Three, The N.A.P.S. Plan, The Basics...37
Chapter Four,The N.A.P.S. Plan, Birth Through Five Months...61
Chapter Five,The N.A.P.S. Plan, Six Months to One Year and Beyond...94
Chapter Six,Personalize the Plan, Solving Common Sleep Problems...117
Conclusion, Get into the Rhythm...146
Your Baby's Sleep Journal...148
Appendix,Special Circumstances...170
Index...178

Based on the human rest and activity cycle that occurs every hour and a half, here's a kinder, gentler, and better way to put your baby to sleep. The result: truly restful daytime naps (which also give an infant a head start on cognitive development and emotional intelligence) and consistent nighttime sleep-as beneficial for parents as it is for the baby.
In her reassuring voice, Dr. Moore explains how and why the method works for babies aged two weeks to one year, and includes lessons in sleep independence plus solutions to common problems, such as baby waking up too early, baby getting a second wind before bedtime, and baby confusing day and night.