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Summary: A Mother's Lifesaver
Review: This book is fabulous!!!! I have given it to a zillion new parents and they have thanked me over and over again. Basically, what it boils down to is making your child go on a schedule, and it makes all the sense in the world. These parents, who most likely think the child controls the roost, are being a bit hypersensitive to the suggestions of the book. It is a lifesaver and it does work with patience. However, those babies needing special care (i.e. colic) are the exception. My son who is now 13 months takes two naps during the day (one will be dropped by 18 months) and sleeps through the night with no problems. He's being doing this since 10 weeks thanks to this book. TRY IT!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: A schedule is a good thing
Review: I am very disturbed by those people who feel this book is dangerous. I am very sorry for those people who do have special needs children and should rely on medical advice. Chances are there were problems prior to beginning the Baby Wise program. This book does require the use of common sense. My husband and I used this book as a guide. We did not let our daughter "scream". As the book suggests, if there is "screaming" going on, then there is other things that need to be addressed - i.e. is the baby sick? Perhaps there is a problem with the mother breastfeeding (letdown problems or just general lack of milk)or for the formula-fed baby an allergy to the compounds within the formula. Another question? As adult, aren't you on a schedule? Do you get up for work at the same time every morning, have breakfast, get dressed, drive to work or catch a car-pool or train? What happens when you oversleep? The point is that we are all "scheduled" to some extent. The Baby Wise book makes it possible for everyone to be happy. Three years later, my husband and I are still very happy with the results. Our daughter is very happy, very healthy, polite, and well disciplined. And you know what? We don't need to "spank" our daughter, she responds the first time to voice command! I feel it is a very loving thing to keep your children safe and keeping them respectful of others. I have a great love and bond for our daughter. Baby Wise probably saved my relationship with her. This book has helped us fulfill JOY (JESUS OTHERS and YOU).
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Summary: Dangerous and foolish
Review: Gary Ezzos parent centered child rearing is no more then an excuse for selfish parents to ignore their children's needs. It is fact that there have been cases of children suffering from FTT (failure to thrive) because they simply aren't getting sufficient nutrition by being put on a schedual that their bodies cannot adapt to. It is interesting to note that Gary Ezzo has no training in child developement, child therapy, or theology (on which he bases his whole misunderstanding of children). This program is unhealthy, unsafe, and very unwise. Please, if you wish to read a book on parenting infants from a Christian author, check out Dr. William and Martha Sears. Dr. Sears is a pediatrician that has cared for children for decades. He and his wife have 8 children. He has the education and the experience to give sound and healthy childcare advice.
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Summary: Be A Balanced Parent
Review: I will be the first to admit that there is no such thing as a perfect book instructing us on how to be parents. Baby Wise is not the perfect book, however, it does contain valuable information that can assist you in making an educated decision in stressful times with your child. We taught our son a schedule using the methods in this book and they worked. There is a balance and only you know your child. Many of the negative remarks stated are by parents that have no self-discipline in themselves or they are not teachable adults. Either way, it is a pre-requisite to being a parent: "In order to teach, you must be taught."
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Summary: The best thing that has happened to my little boy...and me!
Review: Ask only one question of the critics - have you used and followed the Baby Wise plan? I have not met one critic yet who has. I have only met two mothers who only partially used the plan, because they weren't willing to work the system... and they even reaped some benefits from Mr. Ezzo's book. As for me, no one can argue with my testimony! My son slept through the night at eleven weeks. Because he was on PDF (Parent-directed Feeding), the flexible schedule Baby Wise advocates, it was obvious that my son's security level increased. He knew he would get fed, and as a result his overall demeanor became calmer and happier. I reaped amazing benefits as well. Because I nurse, my let-down was unbelievable. My body knew that at regular intervals it was feeding time, and my son had very productive nursing sessions. On the few days that our schedule was erratic, my let-down was awful. My body didn't know what to do or when to do it. When I decided to have children, I accepted the fact that their would be sleepless nights. But because of PDF I do sleep at night, my mind is crisp and clear and I am a better, happier, and more functional mother and wife than I ever thought I could be. Buy the book, you'll be out a little money if you don't like it, but you'll have gained much more if it works for you!!
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Summary: Helping a colicky baby to become BABY WISE
Review: I am a mother of two children, both of whom have had colic. Unfortunately, my second child had colic even worse than the first...she has all of the classic case symptoms and her cries would tear out any heart. I am not a parent who can sit back and watch a child suffer in pain. I want to be there to hold her, love her and care for her as best I can until the crying comes to an end. Because my second daughter was so colicky, she often would scream in pain for several hours every day, often into the wee hours of the morning. It was absolutely heartbreaking for my husband and I to see/hear. Further, it was so frustrating to see that no matter what we did, our numerous efforts really made little difference. We read everything we could get our hands on. While many of these methods helped temporarily, they were merely a quick fix to this overwhelming problem. She continued to struggle and scream in pain. After weeks of this frustration, exhaustion and despair, we both were ready to try anything to help our little one out. A friend lent us the book "On Becoming BABY WISE" and it made all the difference in the world. While the book does not address colic much at all and, in fact, claims that most likely your child does not have true colic (ours definitely DOES), we did find that the principles taught helped our daughter trememdously. Please keep in mind that we had to gear the principles to the special needs of our child. For example, we did not feel that our child should be left to cry it out when it was obvious that she was crying because she was crying in pain. However, we were much more regimented with her feeding/playtime/sleeping schedule. This was not only good for our child but also very vital to our sanity. We quit second-guessing ourselves: in the past we would try to feed her everytime she started to act up, worrying that she was maybe hungry. In hindsight, I think that this approach may have actually caused more irritation to her stomach. Now that we adhere to a rather structured time schedule for feedings, playtimes, and sleeptimes, our sweet daughter seems to have less problems with her digestion and is also sleeping much more. We noticed results right away. Within 48-72 hours she was crying less than half the time she had cried in the past. Also, she seemed to sleep better and be much happier, overall. Now that we have a shcedule to gear her day by, we also are much more confident in what we are doing to help her. We still hold her and love her when she cries..even if it IS time to go to sleep. However, we have found that she does sleep and eat much better now that we have helped to become BABY WISE. I think it is a must for any parent who is about to have a child. I only wish I had known about this book the first time around.
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Summary: It worked for us!
Review: I'm preparing to send a copy of this book to some friends who are expecting an infant and I made the mistake of reading some of the "one star" reviews that some people felt inclined to give. I have to say that I am infuriated with the suggestions that the principals taught in this book are abusive in any way. They read it with a skewed outlook and I strongly resent the accusations made toward those parents who were intelligent enough to understand what this book is trying to teach and have it work. I read the book prior to having my first baby and felt so much more confident about bringing her home because we had some idea of how we would try to do things. I won't say it was always easy, but we knew what we needed to do to help her develop and it has been a beautiful success. People comment constantly on how happy and at peace she is. She still has an obviously inborn strong will - no "will breaking" going on here. She has her own little personality and we would NEVER do anything to threaten that. But she is also obviously comfortable with "her Schedule". It offers a sense of security that parents can and should give to their children.
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Summary: There is an alternative to this "infant management program."
Review: Obviously, this book is extremely controversial. Search the Internet with the term "Babywise" to find out why. And if you are interested in exploring alternatives, you should read "ATTACHMENT PARENTING:Instinctive Care for Your Baby and Young Child" by Katie Granju.
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Summary: Schedule good for baby and parents
Review: I am the father of 9-month-old twins born 9 weeks early. The preemie ward in the hospital fed them every 3 hours, and four weeks later when they came home they were on a great schedule. Using the advice given in this book, we continued this schedule and then, when we felt the babies were ready, cut out the 3 am feeding. By 14 weeks old they were sleeping 8 hours a night I was quite surprised at the negative comments while reading some of the reviews. Nowhere does the book say to ignore or abuse your baby, nor does it say that the schedule had to be rigid. While I don't agree with everything that the book advises, the concept of getting the baby on a schedule is crucial for both the parents and the baby. . I can't imagine what it would be like to have twins that were not on a schedule
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Summary: Don't buy this book
Review: Let me summarize it for you. Feed your child at from 7am to 7:30am, play with her from 7:30 until 8:30, put her to sleep from 8:30 to 10:00. Repeat every 3 hours. At night don't play with her. This is so stupid and it doesn't work. What if your child doesn't go to sleep. What if she has colic. The book is silent on colic. Well, almost. There is a paragraph on page 148, which repeats itself almost word by word on page 174. The whole book is one giant overwritten exercise in putting wholesome and pleasing words together.
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