Why Won't You Sleep?!

A Game-Changing Approach for Exhausted Parents of Nonstop, Super Alert, Big Feeling Kids

De: Macall Gordon, Kim West

Narrado por: Macall Gordon

Have you tried everything to get your child to sleep and nothing has worked? You are not alone.

Researcher and sleep coach Macall Gordon and the Sleep Lady Kim West offer a tried-and-true approach to shifting sleep behavior that actually works...even when nothing else has.

A tsunami of modern sleep training methods promise “easy” and “quick” results and for many parents and children, these methods work as intended. However, there is a large, exhausted group of parents whose children have sleep problems that are not responsive to those crying-based methods.

These children tend to be more reactive, persistent, and perceptive than their peers. And when it comes to sleep, little ones with this kind of temperament put up a much, much bigger fight. They need a different approach. That’s where Why Won’t You Sleep?! comes in.

Based on extensive research and proven methods used with thousands of families just like yours, this guide gives you strategies tailored to your child’s unique temperament.

Listeners will learn:

• Why popular sleep training techniques don’t work for some children
• The strengths and challenges of your child’s temperament traits
• Simple changes to your child’s routine and environment that set you up for success
• How to create a plan for your child, using the time-tested approach that doesn’t require leaving anyone alone to cry
• Tips, tricks, and workarounds for bedtime shenanigans, night wakings, co-sleeping, and more How to confidently push past plateaus and setbacks

Along the way, Gordon and West provide much-needed encouragement, validation, and insights to bolster parents’ self-confidence and resilience.

Why Won’t You Sleep?! gives you concrete answers to why sleep has been more challenging for these kiddos—and offers parents a much-needed dose of “I’ve got this!”

©2024 Macall Gordon and Kim West (P)2025 Macall Gordon

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I just started reading the book- so glad its on audible! I feel so seen and have gotten quite a few fun laughs in too. Every few sentences im exclaiming to my husband- seee this! I wish every parent could hear this and hold more empathy and make less judgemental comments of our livewire children (love that term) and this parenting path!

I have only gotten in a few chapters, so I will update my review if anything goes sideways on the trajectory of expecting this to continue to be great.

In the first few chapters, I feel as though its a one stop shop for research. It has covered so many facets of trying to figure out my child and then trying to figure out why my child's sleep is so bad. Literally I have spent about 7 solid months down reddit threads, Facebook groups, unsuccessful doctors office conversations, parenting articles etc. and I think this provided a good summation (at least for my child) into all of the unique charms of her and her needs.

I think this is a great tool to get oriented to the temperament of babes that may get labeled "difficult" or "fussy", and the babes who aren't sleeping well/have led to compromises in how you expected to get your child asleep, and stay asleep. This book really is the best FIRST place to start, especially to save yourself the time of chasing every thread on the internet abyss.