THE GOOD SLEEPER

The Good Sleeper is a practical, empowering—and even entertaining—guide to help parents understand infant sleep. This research-based book will teach parents the basics of sleep science, determine how and when to intervene, and provide tools to solve even the most seemingly impossible sleep problems.

Dr. Janet Kennedy is an NYC-based clinical psychologist who started out advising friends about baby sleep and eventually turned her sleep advice into a thriving consulting business. She is one of the most sought-after baby sleep experts in the NYC area, and in fact. Serena Jones, the book's editor, has a personal connection to this book, as her own new mother's group was so impressed by the author's no-nonsense approach to getting babies to sleep through the night that Serena suggested she write the book. Cry it out or co-sleep? Bassinet or swing? In an age where there's so much conflicting information about how best to get an infant to sleep through the night and nap successfully during the day, THE GOOD SLEEPER offers a straightforward, no-nonsense approach that makes it stand out from the other titles on the market. In the editorial meeting where this book was first discussed, the parents in the room all had the same litany of complaints about the sleep books they'd read during the early months of their children's lives: all of the other options out there are too dense, oddly organized, repetitive, or patronizing—the last things sleep-deprived new parents need. THE GOOD SLEEPER is the antidote: a practical, reassuring book by someone with a proven track record of success. Dr. Kennedy spent eight years at the Manhattan Veterans Affairs Medical Center helping patients suffering from challenging trauma-related sleep issues. While developing the Sleep Disorders Treatment Program at the VA, she started a family. Combining her personal experience as a new parent with her research and professional experience, she became an unofficial sleep consultant for a rapidly expanding network of family and friends. In 2008 Dr. Kennedy created NYC Sleep Doctor, a consultation and psychotherapy practice dedicated to treating sleep difficulties in children and adults. Word spread quickly through online parenting communities, and her practice took off. Her “Raise a Good Sleeper” class is popular in New York, and her work has been recommended on many popular parenting websites. In addition, Dr. Kennedy has contributed blog posts about sleep to Bedtime Network, Parenture, and The Parent Maze. She has been featured on “Fox5 News at 10,” “Mad Life with Andrew Shue” and “CBS This Morning Saturday Edition.”, and she has been quoted in Parents Magazine, NY Press, Redbook, Stroller Traffic, the Encyclopedia Britannica website, and AskMen.com. Dr. Kennedy lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and two children.