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Summary: Either you love this style or you hate it...
Review: For those who actually read this book you'll see that it is not about ignorning your babies needs. It is about setting up guidelines on how to feed and care for your baby without the mother/care giver becoming a 24/7 convenience store. Here is a bomb shell - you can actually care and nurture your baby and get them to learn to sleep on their own. I found this book to be very helpful as my son learned to sleep through the night by three months old. Now that he is 18 months he is still a great sleeper (12 hours per night) with a two hour nap daily.
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Summary: Chilling book
Review: This book is the worst book I have ever read regarding parenting and babies. I am saddened that many parents, sleep deprived and frustrated, will turn to this cold book for advice. I have 3 children, whom I raised with love and compassion, rocking them to sleep, etc., and they are the most loving, happiest children in return. I cannot even imagine what they'd be like today had I let them scream until they gave up, alone in the dark. Ezzo should be ashamed of himself, and I am convinced people will realize that letting babies "Cry it out", and not nursing on demand, is so cruel to the baby, who depends on you to love him/her. Babies are sweet, and they are NOT manipulative. If they cry when you leave the room, it is because they love you, and need you. What message are you sending when you just close the door and walk away???????? There are much kinder authors out there, who like babies much more than Ezzo, like Elizabeth Pantley, Dr. Harvey Karp, Dr. Sears, etc., etc......As far as sleeping goes, "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" helps parents to get babies on a healthy sleep routine, without having them scream themselves to sleep. Children who scream themselves to sleep usually wake up more in the night than children who fall asleep content. A baby crying for a short period while you take a shower, or whatever, is one thing. If the baby gets enough love from you the rest of the time, they will be OK, but letting a baby scream themselves to sleep? I think if parents really think about this hard, they will realize how chilling that concept is. If a parent is feeling frustrated and tired, of course it's always best to take a "time-out". If you put yourself in your babies shoes, you may be able to have more empathy, and be in tune with his/her needs, rather than detach yourself like Ezzo.
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Summary: Horrible book
Review: This book is borderline child abuse. With all of the child abuse and neglect out there, this book is a thumbs down. Instead of encouraging nurturing and loving your sweet innocent baby, he encourages neglect. One day people will realize that letting their baby "cry it out makes as much sense as washing their mouths out with soap, and hitting them with a stick or belt.
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Summary: A must book for pregnant mothers
Review: This is the best book I have ever read regarding infants. I have used the techniques in this book with both of my children and will use it with my third to come. I know at least a dozen other families who have followed this book and all have had happy, well adjusted babies who slept 8-10 hours a night by 8 weeks old. I give this book to every pregnant mother I know.
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Summary: DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!
Review: Why "Babywise" Could be Bad for Your Baby Many organizations, both religious and secular, have denounced the methods presented in "On Becoming Babywise" and other books of that type. Before you decide to purchase this book, please read over the following. Every parent only wants what is in the best interest of his or her child. Ask yourself if this method really is what is best for your
baby. Here is brief list of what some people have said: "Newborns should be nursed whenever they show signs of hunger, such as increased alertness or activity, mouthing or rooting. Crying is a late indicator of hunger. Newborns should be nursed approximately 8 to 12 times every 24 hours until satiety, usually 10 to 15 minutes on each breast." American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement on Breastfeeding "Babywise is probably the most dangerous program of teaching about babies and children that I have seen in my 25 years of being a pediatrician... The Ezzo program is damaging. It divides churches. It hurts babies." -- William Sears, M.D., Christian author of the best-selling The Baby Book "This advice, if applied to all newborn babies, is bad advice. There may be some babies who can go three hours between feedings, but there are none who should." -- Penelope Leach, Ph.D., child psychologist and author of Your Baby and Child "On Becoming Babywise has raised concern among pediatricians because it outlines an infant feeding program that has been associated with failure to thrive (FTT), poor weight gain, dehydration, breast milk supply failure, and involuntary early weaning... The book makes numerous medical statements without references or research, despite that many are the antitheses of well-known medical research findings. In 190 pages, only two pediatric journals are referenced with citations dated 1982 and 1986." -- Matthew Aney, M.D. "We have chosen not to recommend the Ezzos' material to Focus on the Family's constituents." -- Focus on the Family letter dated 1/13/1999 "Grace Community Church is no longer affiliated in any way with
Growing Families International (GFI). For several years we have had growing concerns about GFI's undue stress on non-biblical matters. For example, we see no biblical basis for the stance GFI takes on infant feeding methods." "-- Elders of Grace Community Church(original home church of GFI) "Growing Families International has provoked unprecedented public censure from Christian leaders because, although it is not a cult, it has consistently exhibited a pattern of cultic behavior, including Scripture twisting, authoritarianism, exclusivism, isolationism, and physical and emotional endangerment." -- Christian Research Journal, April-June 1998 Issue "I find this dangerous not only on a physical level but also on a psychological level...When the baby is ignored, he does not develop a trust relationship with his parents." --Jan Barger, RN and past president of the ILCA, Raleigh, NC "Their simplistic, judgmental, and utterly self-serving program
confuses personal and religious values with science, and strictly controlled infant care with successful parenting. The two are anything but compatible." --James McKenna, Director, Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Lab., U. of Notre Dame "New parents who wish to become "babywise" would be wiser to look at books other than this one. --Lynne Lamberg, "Books for Sleepless Nights" Review, April 2000
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Summary: Best Book Ever for A consitent Life: Both Parent & Child!
Review: I could not reccomend this book enough. I had no idea on what to expect when my first daughter was born and I did not want to play the guessing game going through this wonderful new experience. My daughter is now 24 months and has the best sleep pattern I know. She began sleeping through the night by 3 months with the advice of this book. Still today, she takes an hour and a half nap everyday. Wakes at 6:30-7:00am and is in her own bed by 8:00-8:30 pm. I know that if I did not have the proper tools I would still be guessing. I feel for those that don't at least educate themselves, read and then decide for themselves which way they will go. At least become aware of your choices. There is help. Children CAN sleep through the night at an early stage with proper guidance. Children CAN learn to sleep in their own beds and they CAN and should have naps and lastly, routine keeps a child happy and a parent sane!! Again, best book ever.
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Summary: Great book for new moms
Review: I loved this book. Being a new mom, I read it before my son was born. It's been great, I've referenced it lots since he was born and it really helps me to feel like I know what I'm doing a lot more than I would've. I'm definitely glad I read it. You take what you want from it and discard the rest. Although I personally haven't discarded much that this book says!
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Summary: seems like a quick fix, but it's really not
Review: I know it seems like a simple fix for all your new parent woes, but this book is dangerous. Using the schedule advocated by Ezzo has been identified as the cause for failure to thrive in many babies. If something feels as wrong to do to a baby as the things that are advocated in this book, then it probably is. Gary Ezzo has been expelled from his church. There is no scientific basis for his advice. Please read Dr. William Sears' The Baby Book instead.
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Summary: Baby UNwise - Save your $
Review: Listen. Like all "quick guides to getting your baby on a sleeping schedule" this is an interesting, but fictional read. This book promises a surefire guide to getting your baby on what all new parents dream about - a "sleep schedule". Well keep dreaming. There is nothing remarkable in this book (except if you think placing your child in its crib and allowing him/her to scream him/herself to sleep) is insightful. I was a new mom (Thomas is 2 now) and actually did an excel spreadsheet after reading the book and was quite pleased at what Thomas' (and my) new schedule looked like now that I was "BabyWise". I still giggle when I think about it. My advise is. If you really are intrigued, try it. If it works for you great. If you try it and you aren't comfortable, ABORT mission immediately. I felt like I failed when I couldn't pull it off - I know now that was an unreasonable plan for my son (he by the way is an excellent sleeper). In the end, kids figure it out, they always do. The best advice I can give new parents is follow your head and your heart. You know more than you think. PS: In the interest of being an informed parent, I would also suggest that you go on the web and do a little research on Gary Ezzo before you jump in. I did after I bought and tried the Babywise method and was pretty surprised about what I found out.
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Summary: Disgusting, manipulative and dangerous. See www.ezzo.info !
Review: My wife and I got this book sent to us by a friend of a friend and were horrified as we paged through it. The advice obviously made no sense from the get-go and ezzo's attacks on other parenting books were downright offensive. It flew in the face every bit of advice we'd ever gotten for our child and even many of the American Academy of Pediatrics own recommendations. It wasn't until another Amazon reviewer mentioned the website www.ezzo.info that we found out why. Ezzo is an extremist and apparrently is not to be trusted - he was even excommunicated from his church for his belligerent and devisive tactics and teachings. His ideas have been discounted by doctors the world over - just see the site. We could go on and on - but you can do the research yourself. We rarely post to Amazon reviews, but this book was too offensive for us to just toss in the garbage (which we did - immediately) and forget about. We felt a moral obligation to warn other parents NOT TO BUY IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. An incredibly loveless guide to parenting.
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