Rating: 
Summary: This is the true Biblical way to parent.
Review: Gary and Ann Marie Ezzo are great. I met both personally five years ago at a Growing Kids God's Way conference. I have used Baby Wise I and II. The books are wonderful, and saved my sanity as a new parent. I believe parents who experience problems with failure to thrive issue perhaps take the scheduling too literally. Ezzo states several times throughout his book that the scheduling is a guideline, and should be adjusted daily according to the child's needs. The books state that you can get your child to sleep through the night by 8 weeks, well it took me 13 weeks with my first and 10 weeks with my second. This proves that each child is different, you have to make adjustments to fit each situation.My children are well adjusted and loving children. They tell me daily they love me. My husband and I are constantly receiving compliments from others about how well our children behave in public. They are friendly and well mannered, and they have never been afraid or shy to talk to grown-ups when being introduced. I am thankfully for Gary and Ann Marie, that despite whatever may happen to them, they are willing to stand up for what they believe.
Rating: 
Summary: A very helpful book
Review: I have seven children. The first child I fed on demand (basically, whenever he was fussy and I knew it wasn't from needing a diaper change!). He ended up never really taking good naps and I spent all my time nursing him. I also held him almost all the time (who wouldn't want to hold such a sweet adorable bundle??). This made doing just about anything nearly impossible. Now, I want you to know, we all survived all this(me, my baby, and my husband!), but it was overly stressful, since we'd have to stop whenever and whatever to feed the baby. (He, by the way, is now an extremely intelligent, well-adjusted sixteen year old who enjoys his family). When I had my fourth child, someone gave me On Becoming Babywise. I read it and reacted: "How could anyone put a child on such a routine? Put him in the swing, put him in the playpen..." But, the idea of parent directed feeding intrigued me. My daughter actually came home from the hospital on a 4 hour feeding schedule. It just sort of happened that way, because they brought her to me every 4 hours. What a difference from my first child!! So I applied the rest of the "plan" for feeding...naptime scheduling. She was happy, well-adjusted, slept through the night (except for one early morning feeding), and was a joy because I KNEW what she needed and when. I could tell exactly when she was crying for sleep or for food. It made life soooo much easier. (She is also a very intelligent, well-adjusted child.) Now, with seventh child just 6 months old, these priniciples have helped organize the baby's schedule and my time so I can plan ahead and effectively use what time I have to meet the needs of my husband and the rest of my children (and myself!!) So, although I don't necessarily agree with all they recommend in this book, they have wisdom in regard to feeding and napping and scheduling babies that has been invaluable to me!
Rating:
Summary: Excellent resource
Review: I have had 4 children- the last 3 being raised with Baby wise principles. It's amazing how to the tee a baby's sleep/awake patterns are explained. I was very hesitant at first and refused to use this with my first child. However, after my second was born and very colicky- I got the book back out and tried it out of desparation! I was amazed- it worked and what a delight she and my next two children were to raise. I did not follow everything to the tee, but took what worked for me- and it worked beautifully. I can't imagine having four children any other way . In fact, it makes the infant years so easy- I would even consider a fiftth!!! Read it for yourself before listening to the negatives- he may not have all the qualifications, but he collaborates with others as well. I think the principles are incredibly sound and accurate. In fact, I feel more bonded to my babies because there is so much less stress! They are very much loved and needs were met.
Rating:
Summary: Take it with a grain of salt.
Review: The negative reviews written on this board making claims of malnutirition, breastfeeding problems, and attachment disorders are almost comical! As with any parenting book (or most informative books in general for that matter), Ezzo's "On Becoming Baby Wise" should be taken with a grain of salt. Most sensible readers should have the ability to pick up on the idea that this book is simply a GUIDELINE for new parents on real issues such as creating feeding and sleeping habits, communication, potty training, discipline etc. The book has a very good grasp on parent-centered vs. child-centered parenting and offers solutions that really work to the problems facing most new parents. Before reading this book, I fed my daughter on demand, she slept when she wanted, and seemed to cry all of the time. She was eating for 2 minutes, falling asleep for 10, and waking up hungry again. I was exhausted. At four weeks, when I transitioned her onto the Baby Wise schedule, not only did she develope a managable (and healthier) feeding schedule, she was sleeping through the night in two weeks, and was a much happier baby overall. Now, three years later, I am reading and following the advice from "Child Wise" (the third book of the series) and my daughter is an absolute joy to be around. She is healthy, developmentally advanced, well-mannered, obedient and happy. I don't agonize over taking her to public places for fear of embarassment, my friends and family call ME to babysit her, and I regularly receive compliments on how well-behaved and enjoyable she is. Did I follow everything in Ezzo's book to a T? No. But do I give it as a gift with confidence to every new mother as a practical guide for child care and management? ABSOLUTELY!! Again, taking ANYTHING to an extreme can be dangerous. But taking this book for what it's worth without nit-picking the verbiage to pieces will probably save most new parents from a lot of sleepless nights and headaches.
Rating:
Summary: This book can be very helpful.
Review: The people who are zealously denouncing this book must not be reading it. One reviewer wrote that Mr. Ezzo says that children who are fed on demand become brats who steal and that infants should only be fed every 3 hours no matter what. Nothing could be further from the truth. The book clearly states that if your baby is hungry then you should feed it, no matter the time. The book is very much against clock watching and strict scheduling. As a first time parent, I have found the practical advice very helpful. Our baby is now 7 months old and consistently sleeps through the night. And no, he is not a failure-to-thrive or developmentally delayed baby, but a healthy, happy infant who is still breastfed. My husband and I do not strictly follow any "rules" supposedly in these books. We have common sense and do not use parenting guides as divine revelation, but as an adjunct to our own morals and intuitions.
As long as parents don't forget to do this, the books can be very helpful and I would still recommend them. If nothing else, they provide an alternative philosophy to "attachment parenting". When you prepare for parenthood, you should read as much as possible, even if some of the material goes against your beliefs. I think it's a good thing also to read parenting material with opposing viewpoints. You can then explore what feels right for you and your family. You simply don't implement the principles with which you don't agree. It's as simple as that.
As far as the paranoia about these books being a way to inculcate families into fundamentalist christianity, my husband and I are not conservative christians and still use these books.
As long as parents use common sense, when reading any "parenting guide" they should be fine.
Rating: 
Summary: Is the Babywise Method Right For You?
Review: Please read the following article and consider it as you decide what method of parenting you would like to follow. Found in July '03 TULSA KIDS magazine article written by Cindy Webb, B.S.Winner of the 2004 Gold Award for Investigative Journalism from Parenting Publications of America http://www.tulsakids.com/july-1.html
Rating:
Summary: Thank goodness for Gary Ezzo
Review: I have read reviews that say the book doesn't support breastfeeding and it makes me laugh because the whole book is pretty much based on breastfeeding. I followed this book from the second week (minus the crying it out part) and my baby did just as the book said, he slept 7 hours by 9 weeks and 10-11 hours by 3 months. I am still breastfeeding and my son is almost 5 months old and he has done NOTHING but thrive from the beginning. He was born in the 70th % for size and has remained in the 95% since one month of age. If you want to get some sleep and have a happy well rested baby, BUY THIS BOOK.
Rating:
Summary: Beware
Review: http://www.ezzo.info/ (The site is about Babywise and Gary Ezzo, the
author.) Very few people know that this book is very
dangerous and that it promotes child abuse & neglect
and has caused thousands of infants to develop Failure
To Thrive syndrome. The American Academy of
Pediatrics has a warning out against the book, (as
does the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Orange
County, which did an extensive review of the book). Many, many people are still using this book, without realizing the harm they are doing to their children.
What's worse, many people are reading the OLD version,
which contains 35 bits of falsified medical
information. Since Gary Ezzo was exposed for being
crazy, his publisher broke their contract and he is
now self-publishing a slightly less horrible version.
(However, it is still horrible!) I had a couple of friends who were using the book and
they were VERY grateful to me for letting them know
about this website.
Rating:
Summary: A book on how to neglect
Review: This book has to be one of the most revolting parenting books written. He is not a medical doctor nor does have any special training in parenting. He states that his work is based on The Bible, but I do not see anywhere in the Good Book to allow your child to cry needlessly or deny feedings. There are several cases againt Ezzo and Babywise for unnessecary deaths due to dehydration. If you need a book on parenting, please do yourself and your child a favor and choose otherwise.
Rating:
Summary: bad book.. do some research about it!
Review: i dont recommend this book for many reasons. you should do research on ezzo if you're thinking about purchasing this book. there's some info at this site.. http://www.ezzo.info/index.htm
| 
