"As a mom, I have absolutely found a connection between my stress or calm and my daughter's mood and behavior. Calm Mama, Happy Baby gives moms practical tools for choosing calm over stress no matter what is happening. These techniques have been a lifesaver for me." -Tiffani Thiessen, actress "A fascinating look at how we are neurologically 'programmed' to think, feel, and act like our parents. This book shows moms how to avoid passing along habits of stress and negativity, setting their children up for good health, optimal learning, and better sleep." -Anjalee Warrier Galion, MD, Children's Hospital Orange County With constant feedings, teary outbursts, and trying to help your baby sleep through the night, it's no wonder that parents of babies and young children feel overwhelmed. Yet eye-opening neuroscientific research shows that your stress directly affects your child's mood, behavior, and health. The good news is that calm mamas have calmer, happier babies who usually feed and sleep better, too. Drawing on their experience in nearly two decades of working with parents in Hollywood and around the globe, Derek O'Neill and Jennifer Waldburger give parents practical tools for choosing calm over stress no matter what is happening with their child. For any mom who's ever said, "I wish my baby came with instructions," Calm Mama, Happy Baby offers a step-by-step approach for helping you parent intuitively, with confidence. * Discover the negative habits that cause stress and zap your energy * Learn how to understand your baby's communication on all levels * Defuse any parenting situation, from feeding problems and sleep disruptions to separation anxiety, fussiness, and colic * Explore why becoming a parent brings up unresolved fears and insecurities-and how to put them to rest. When mama is happy, your child is happy, too-and the entire household thrives.

Author Biography

Derek O'Neill, CHP, has been transforming the lives of thousands of people around the world as an internationally acclaimed psychotherapist, motivational speaker, and martial arts sensei with several black belts. Author of More Truth Will Set You Free as well as the Get a Grip series of books, Derek hosted two radio shows, and is founder of SQ Foundation, a nonprofit organization providing food, water, housing, and education to families across the globe. Derek is a master at offering proven techniques for living a more harmonious life; most recently, he worked with the cast of Spiderman on Broadway to help transform group disharmony into productivity and dynamic performance. He has been featured in Exceptional People Magazine, The Irish Independent, and The Irish Examiner. Jennifer Waldburger, MSW, has been working with children and families for more than fifteen years. She is co-founder of Sleepy Planet, a company that collaborative consultation, education, parenting groups, counseling, and products to parents of children birth to five years. Co-creator of the award-winning book and DVD The Sleepeasy Solution (now available in 15 countries), Jennifer is a content consultant on the hit show The Pajanimals and a featured expert contributor for The Mother Company (themotherco.com) as well as the inspirational website PositivelyPositive.com. Jennifer has been featured in a wide variety of media, including Good Morning America, The Today Show, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, People, LA Magazine, Variety, Parenting, and Parents. Jennifer is also co-founder of MomAssembly, an online "parenting university" for moms featuring in-depth video classes on a wide variety of subjects (www.momassembly.com).