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Summary: Definitely worth a read
Review: I can't figure out why so many earlier reviewers have trashed this book. It's a lovely, empowering book. Read the excerpts and judge for yourself. Don't be put off this book by a few nasty reviewers with an axe to grind.
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Summary: This is Dr. Sears "lite"
Review: If you don't have time to read "The Baby Book" or other attachment parenting books by Dr. William Sears, this is a good synopsis of his basic philosophy. I recommend Dr. Sears' books if you have the time to read them, because they are much more thorough, and come straight from the source.
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Summary: Big disappointment!!! Biased and intolerant.
Review: I bought this book because I already have some of the Sears' books (which I mostly liked) and I decided to try a new author. It was a BIG mistake. I was looking for solid information on the child's emotional development and how does bonding and holding affects it. Instead, I got a book mostly about breastfeeding, (I already had a couple of excellent books on breastfeeding), very redundant, and based mostly on the author's opinion and not in substantial facts. Besides, this book is very intolerant to other lifestyles different from the "family bed-hold your kid 24 hours a day", ridiculing it and making you feel stupid if you are not getting it "right". Also, a word on family bed: it is not for everybody, you don't have to do it just because some third-world societies do it, and it is not a guarantee for a better night sleep. Don't feel guilty (as this book makes you feel) if it doesn't match your lifestyle. Hope this review is useful for you.
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Summary: a great book
Review: The world needs more books like this one.
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Summary: Re: Previous review from Knoxville
Review: I agree that Katie's book state's very strongly and clearly her views on attachment parenting. I am a mom who APs and although I don't use her book as a "parenting bible" I found it to offer a perspective that makes me think carefully about each choice I make as a parent. That said, it is reckless and rude to assume that you know why Katie's marriage is struggling. What were you trying to accomplish with your review? If it was simply to be mean it worked.
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Summary: Wonderful read!
Review: This book outlines the attachment parenting method. Keep in mind, the author has distinct ideas about all things attachemnt parenting. I know for myself, if there is something in a book I do not use, it does not mean I am not an advocate or believer of that method... I can understand why a few were put off, but I truely believe it is out of guilt of the choices the readers made, and not becasue there is anything wrong with her thinking. They just don't agree, or find it too late to change something they have choosen. I love this resource, because it outlines so many things that are forgotten or not even considered in our society about childrearing... the biggest thing, that I agree with... that parents, not "things" should be what comforts are babies. We are too hands off... and if you want to explore the benefits of being "hands on" then get this book!
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Summary: I was skeptical but this book is great
Review: While I was pregnant, I read lots of books on baby and child care. I had heard of "attachment parenting" and it sounded sort of strange to me. A friend with wonderful kids I like a lot recommended this book to me and I read it cover to cover as soon as I brought it home. Being a nurse, I loved the great medical references backing up all the book's suggestions. Plus, that's really what the author does. She suggests. She never says that there is only one "right" way to do anything. She encourages parents to become informed, get to know their own baby and then parent in the ways that feel right for their family. She talks about her own chldren and she includes many, many real life examples from other families who talk about how attachment parenting works for them. Basically, the list of chapters serves as a "menu" of potential parenting options. As she says, some people may breastfeed but not sleep with their babies. Some may use a sling *and* a stroller. But if you do choose to nurse past babyhood or sleep with your baby, this book will give you all the info to support and help you with your decision. This would be the perfect book to give a mother in law who keeps bugging you about why you are still nursing or why you don't let the baby cry himself to sleep. This is a well written, well documented, gentle book. If some other reviewers found it threatening or preachy, it might be their own deeply ingrained prejudices or defenses butting heads with a book that clearly challenges a lot of what we Americans believe to be the gospel truth of child care. I loved it and highly recommend it.
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Summary: How about "Katie Granju's Parenting" for the title!
Review: Don't buy this book, please don't. You will only find it filled with the writer's personal bias more so than facts. No, a crib is not a baby cage, and buying a stroller is not a crime (you can't use a sling forever); and while I am a breastfeeding mother and strongly believe in the benefits of breastfeeding, I wouldn't allow myself to develop this attitude that would make other mothers believe formula manufacturers have an evil corporate greed based vendetta to rid the world of breastfeeding mothers. There are many other books you can buy on natural parenting and bonding with your baby that aren't filled with this high level of misinformation.
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Summary: An outstanding baby book
Review: Ever wonder why your instinct is to run to your baby when he cries? Ever wonder why you and your baby both want to fall asleep after nursing? Ever feel guilty for bringing your baby to bed with you? Ever hear information about babies or breastfeeding that seems wrong, but you don't know why? Ever wonder why crying it out to sleep doesn't sound right to you? This book will give you everything you need to know to feel confident in following your instincts with your baby. Buy this one and also Dr. Sears The Baby Book and The No-Cry Sleep Solution and you'll have a perfect library for the first two years of your baby's life.
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Summary: This book insults "thinking" mothers and fathers
Review: I consider myself an "attachment parent" - my son is exclusively breastfed, he sleeps in the Arm's Reach cosleeper and I carry him whenever I can. And, believe me, I love Dr. Sears as much as the next mom. But I found this book to be nothing more than propaganda for Dr. Sears. On top of that, the author makes you feel guilty and stupid if you don't follow her ideas to the T. This book left me feeling like my son would be scarred for life unless I did exactly what it says. Sorry, but parents and children are more complicated than that, and I prefer to think for myself.
If you want to know more about attachment parenting, skip this patronizing and insulting book and go straight to something from the Sears library.
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