When Dr. Craig Canapari became a father, he realized that his years of 36-hour hospital shifts didn't prepare him for the sleep deprivation of parenthood. Canapari distills clinical research and experience to make sleep training simple and stress-free for busy parents.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-204) and index.

Introduction -- Part one : The fundamentals of sleep and the habit loop -- Chapter 1 : The biology of bedtime: how children sleep (and how to make it better) -- Chapter 2 : Hacking the habit loop : the key to solving bad sleep -- Chapter 3 : Smoothing the path : habits to address before sleep training begins -- Part two : The bedtime cue -- Chapter 4 : Location, location, location: how to create the ultimate sleep dojo -- Chapter 5 : Timing: finding the best bedtime for your child -- Chapter 6 : Bedtime flow -- Part three : The truth about consequences -- Chapter 7 : The solution begins with you -- Chapter 8 : Choosing your consequences -- Chapter 9 : Staying in the (habit) loop.