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Summary: Right up there with Garry Ezzo.
Review: Absolutely one of the two worst ever parenting books ever writen. If anybody actually follows her uninformed advice they would harm their relationship with their children. She is no expert, fabricated her qualifications and supposedly left her own children who needed her to go make money out of caring for other peoples children.
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Summary: A common-sense approach
Review: As a first-time mom, I was having many doubts during my son's first few weeks of life. This book provided me the reassurance and common-sense approach I needed. It helped eased my feelings of guilt about not being able to breastfeed after trying everything. It also helped me to feel more confident in interpreting my baby's cries and responding to his needs. But most of all, the EASY routine Ms. Hogg describes was the perfect solution for my family. It was the balance between rigid schedules and total chaos that we needed. My son, at age three months, still does not eat or nap at "exactly" the same time every day, and that's ok. But he does follow basically the same routine each day, is always ready for bed at 8:00 pm, and sleeps through until 7:00 am. As a new mom, I found Ms. Hogg's book extremely helpful and reassuring, and I recommend it to any new parent who needs a little confidence and common-sense advice. KKT, Virginia
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Summary: Really Helpful!
Review: I found this book to be very helpful when I was trying to get my son to sleep through the night. Die-hard breastfeeders and proponents of "attachment" parenting aren't going to agree with Tracy, but they are also going to be the ones with kids who never sleep through the night and who have behavior problems later.
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Summary: The best out there in parenting books!
Review: I have read many books while pregnant (and very few while having an infant now!) and this book, by far, is one of the best ever! It is the best common-sense approach to parenting I've seen and gave me more confidence in the decisions I have already made as a mother and confidence to make good decisions in the future. As for her views on breastfeeding and co-sleeping, they are her opinion and in my view, they are not radical or wrong. There are lots of moms out there who would disagree with me, but I believe both areas to be completely and solely one's personal decision not to be influenced by anyone. I have breast-fed my baby as well as bottle-fed him and at times, he has shared my bed, but those are decisions *I* have made with my son in mind. Tracy Hogg's common-sense approach (as opposed to the radical "you must do it this way or else" approach from other well-known authors, ranks high in my book. What her message is, above all others, are listen to your baby's whispers for your answers to parenting!
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Summary: Baby Burnout
Review: Many books leave new parents feeling overwhlemed and confused. This book makes me feel like the author suffered baby burnout just because "for heaven's sake" the baby doesn't fit our schedules! Her breast feeding tips are not correct and will make new moms wonder about the importance of it all. Do switch breasts as you breast feed and place a small safety pen on that side of the bra strap to flag you which side to begin with next. I may not be sleeping right now in this time of my life, but my baby is grateful and loving which will inspire his tiny system to have a healthy life. In three months, he will be on his own schedule and sleeping more so I can too. It happens naturally if his needs are dealt with on "his" time slot now. And to better prepare you for your toddler begin reading now: Mommy-CEO, by Jodie Lynn (revised book due out in a few weeks) and laugh with Vicki Iovine's Guide to Toddlers. For more questions about baby - read The Baby & Child Question and Answer Book by Carol Cooper
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Summary: Good advice for a good night's sleep
Review: This book gives practical advice that will help your little one sleep through the night. The author has many suggestions that keep everyone in the house happy and rested. Although beware of her unrealistic platform for baby independence! You really do need to spend quality time with your child, and Ms. Hogg does not advocate this. Keep your common sense in mind. This book is not the law, just advice from a woman with odd priorities.
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Summary: BEWARE!!
Review: If you believe that your wants are more important than the needs of your child's then by all means read this book. If you believe that babies have only needs and it is up to us as parents to meet those needs then skip this and get the Sears "Baby Book" or "The Continuum Concept or better yet just trust your instincts...yes you do have instincts despite what the so called "experts" will lead you to believe.
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Summary: Good old fashioned common sense
Review: This book has received a lot of good press, and once you've read it it's easy to see why. Tracy Hogg offers some good practical advice for new parents. The main message the author seems to be pushing in this book is really use your common sense. You might think that new parents don't need to be told this, but trust me - as a new parent - common sense can be one of the first things to go out the window in those first few sleep deprived months. I found the author's views about getting the baby to learn how to fall asleep on its own particularly useful. I had read so many other conflicting views about how to do this (from leaving the poor little mite to scream himself until he is blue in the face, to bringing the new addition into bed) and Tracey Hogg's advice has been, for me, by far the most reasonable. I would definitely recommend that a new parent allocate a little of their precious spare time to reading this. It does help get things into perspective!
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Summary: This book saved our household from caos.
Review: As someone who struggled with breastfeeding and specifically the latch-on process, my son's demand to eat every hour pretty much brought me to ruin. I saw Tracy on Dateline and thought I would try anything to get him to sleep longer, eat better and I really wanted to understand his cries. This book worked for me. After 3 days of following her E.A.S.Y. program; my son was more predictable, he was eating better, sleeping longer and crying a lot less. (I was misunderstanding his cries, feeding him too often and for too short a session and I was not offering him a routine.) The One-Sided feeding method has really worked for me and it allows me to pump a bottle for him, from the other side, once a day. I loved the book and recommend it to my friends.
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Summary: Ex-husband talks about her as a bad mother
Review: I just recently saw his ex-husband talking about the author in TV. Apparently, she was a horrible mother who ignored her babies' needs. Be aware buyers! THis book is answer to YOUR needs.. not your baby's needs.
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