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Alexandra Scherer, Lecturer in Childhood Studies, University of Portsmouth

Books on toddler sleep can give inflexible advice – parents should be reassured that one size doesn't fit all

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If you are a parent of a young child, sleep may well have become an obsession for you.

Toddlers often wake frequently during the night. Sleep deprivation is a real problem for parents. And parents are often asked – and judged – about how their child is sleeping.

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