It's bedtime for Chloe Abramowitz. Andy and Caryn get ready to send their daughter off to dreamland. But going to sleep hasn't always been peaceful.

When the couple first adopted the 21-month-old, she screamed and cried every time they tried to put her in her crib.

"Not only did she sleep in bed with us, but she had to put her fingers in my mouth and sort of dig at my mouth for the entire night," said Caryn Abramowitz.

An exhausted mom and dad turned to sleep expert Doctor
Jodi Mindell for help.

"The Abramowitz's are a perfect example of a family who's trying to do the right thing, but it's backfiring for them," said Mindell.

Doctor Mindell said parents need to do three things to have a baby who sleeps through the night.

"First of all, they need to have a set bedtime. The second is a bedtime routine -- 20 to 30 minutes, calm and soothing. The third thing is putting your baby down drowsy but awake. You want your baby to fall asleep on his or her own so that when she naturally wakes during the night she can put herself back to sleep," said Mindell.

Doctor Mindell set up a bedtime routine that includes reading the same book each night.

"We turn on her music, which is the same CD every night," said Abramowitz.

"And then place her in her crib, say good night, and walk out," said Mindell.

Chloe adjusted quickly, and both she and her parents are a
lot happier.

"We're really glad that we did this whole process so that we could actually see her real personality come out," said Abramowitz.

And now sleep is more than just a dream for this family.