New Delhi Nov 22 PTI Blending traditional wisdom and the latest research a new book Sleeping Like a Baby released on Monday presents parents with a new approach to achieve longer naps and better night sleep for both caregiver and babyThe book published by Penguin Random House India PRHI is written by infant and child sleep specialist Himani Dalmia and journalist-author Neha Bhatt The books foreword is written by professor James McKenna of the Mother-Baby Behavioural Sleep LaboratoryTouted to be a ground-breaking book in the parenting space it serves as the ultimate bedside companion for parents packed with all the modern tools you need to build a stronger connection with your children and enable age-appropriate sleep for their optimum growthIndian children are among the most sleep-deprived in the world on average they barely clock 8 hours of sleep a night instead of the prescribed 1012 hours besides naps for younger childrenIn Sleeping Like a Baby weve tried to provide the answers to fix a broken system that puts tremendous pressure and stress on mothers babies caregivers to conform to unrealistic societal standards leading to disastrous physical and mental health consequences said Bhatt about the bookWith anecdotal insights deep research and practical tips in an Indian context it aims to empower parents to tune into their instincts and understand a childs cues so that bedtime battles cranky days and sleepless nights are a thing of the pastNot a memoir or loosely argued expert opinion the book as per publishers is packed with research while still being eminently readable and written at a high standard by two established writersAccording to Dalmia so far there is not a single Indian book on baby sleep and none of the international baby sleep books come close to communicating the unique humane biologically normal and effective formula we had discovered and developed to help babies and families sleep betterSleeping Like A Baby dives into research on baby sleep and presents several real-life case studies giving parents the tools they need to tune into their instincts and their babies cues to navigate these choppy waters with confidence and joy she added PTI MG MAH MAH