It's Time to Sleep in Your Own Bed

Good illustrations. Clear, somewhat realistic illustrations. The child in the book does show alot of hesitation and wakes up the first night upset only to be reassured by his parents but left in his bed. I would have liked some part of the story to show the child wanting to go to his own bed instead of all of his parents idea and for him to voluntarily like it and be excited about it. Instead the idea is the parents and the child's excitement is completely expressed about happiess in receiving a success cetificate after sleeping in his own bed. The child in the story is a boy but I am sure it would work for a girl too. Since this book is for children who are probably not reading on their own yet, one can change the words to be more representative of your own child's experience. I didn't even uss the title, just presented it as a story of a child who is learning to received a big bed, was excited about it and was learning to sleep on his own. I shortened to "Sleeping in your own bed". We also talked about our son's bunkbeds v. the single twin bed illustrated and the different decorating scheme so that he is more excited about his own room. Anyway, our son isn't very excited about the book but I think that is a reflection that he is not ready to sleep in his bed by himself all of the time yet. He still goes to sleep in mine frequently or ends up in our bed at some point during the night. I think it is a more gradual process than presented in the book and we are ok with that. I liked the book as a way to present another child's experience and to paint a picture of what it is like. By reading the book and looking at the pictures together we also made the opportunity to talk about it together and let him verbalize how he was feeling. He identified and like the part that when the child in the story cried out for his parents they came right in to reassure him. So overall, imperfect, not exactly what we are doing or our experience but still helpful and glad we read it. Liked the illustrations.

Child psychologist Lawrence E. Shapiro presents the "Transition Times" series, a set of hardcover picturebooks colorfully illustrated by Hideko Takahashi that use simple text and cheerful color illustrations to teach young people very basic skills for growing up. In "It's Time To Sleep In Your Own Bed", young children learn that it's time to sleep in their own bed like big kids do, insted of in mommy's and daddy's bed. The "Transition Times" series is best when shared between parents and children, as a fun way to prepare for the baby steps toward maturity. Highly recommended. The "Transition Times" series is best when shared between parents and children, as a fun way to prepare for the baby steps toward maturity. Highly recommended.