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On Becoming Baby Wise: Book Two: Parenting Your Pre-Toddler Five to Fifteen Months

On Becoming Baby Wise: Book Two: Parenting Your Pre-Toddler Five to Fifteen Months

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Be Careful to Whom you listen!
Review: Reviews submitted by readers of these 2 BABYWISE books are very informative. They appear to be in 3 categories, one is health care types who don't approve because the authors don't have health care degrees. The 2nd appear to be people who just don't like the ideas, or assume they will hurt infants. The 3rd category appears to be people who have actual DONE THE WORK recommended in the books and found that the recommendations work. I don't know about you, but I would rather take the word of someone who has actually done a job and can give credible feedback, than someone who FEELS it may not work. Our first child is a 5 month old boy. A coworker of mine recommended Babywise to us and we started using it, then our pediatrician recommended it to us at our 1st visit. By this time we were sold on the techniques suggested. Our son has been sleeping through the night since 7 weeks old and is a very happy and healthy boy. The proof is in the puddin'.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: A WASTE OF TIME & MONEY
Review: This is incredible and goes to show you they will print anything and if it's in print people will think the author is an authority. I guess the people who buy this also buy the Star and other rag newspapers or they just have no common sense and want to validate their own crulity towards children

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: DO NOT BUY, DON"T ENDORSE, SAVE YOUR $$
Review: This unqualified sadistic man has some very mean ways of disiplining a child who at this age doesn't act out of spite but of learning and reactions from you. The only leason a child at this age will learn is that mommy & daddy hate him . I don't beleive in not punishing your child, but wait till the child is old enough to understand. After reading all the other fine books from qualified, educated authors you too will wonder how and who publishes trash like this.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: My heart breaks for any child whose parent follows this.
Review: Sure, you want your child to behave. But this book suggests extreme, cruel methods. There are hundreds of better parenting books out there. Do yourself a favor and do more research before you follow this advice.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Breastfeeding mom who loved the book
Review: People keep saying that this is not a book for breastfeeding mom's, they are crazy. Most women have stopped breastfeeding by the time their infant is 6 months old because of the inconvinence. I know so many woman who stop because they don't want or have time to breastfeed all day long! They also stop because it's so much easier to prop a bottle in the middle of the night versus getting up with the child. With Babywise you don't have to do either. My child is a very healthy 10 month old who is still be breastfed and trained by Babywise methods. Remember it is easier to TRAIN than to RETRAIN!!!!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: good but read discerningly
Review: I would recommend this book to anyone who had read the attachment parenting materials and then tell them to take what is good and leave the rest. There are some very valuable principles here, namely that you do not have to kowtow to every whimper lest your child be scarred for life and the Ezzos also make the very valid point (one which I would like to underline for every one of those rabid APers) that it is entirely possible for your "instictive responses" to your child to come not from a place of health and givingness but from your own damaged and unfinished business in your OWN family of origin. I like the fact that the Ezzos encourage people to THINK whereas certain other parenting specialists are actually very anti-thinking about why you are responding in a fashion. Those who have trouble with any parenting materials usually tend to be those who think they are going to find a magic formula that they slavishly follow and that will bring them good kids. Anyone who would watch their kid waste away becasue some "expert" told them to before they go to a real live doctor has a serious problem. That goes for people who follow PREP and for people who are determined to breastfeed no matter what equally well...if your kid isnt thriving you'd better darn well find out why and do something about it instead of listening to some marginally trained parent counselor (whether they are with PREP or with LLLI, doesnt matter) tell you to "just keep on doing what you are doing and everything will be OK" I wish I could give this book higher marks because I do like a lot of the principles. If I was giving a new parent books I would give them the Ezzos (with a big disclaimer on them) Peggy Robins book, Help your child sleep thru the night by Ferber, and any and all of John Rosemonds books....to offset the touchy feely mumbo jumbo out there today....children need boundaries and lots of love. DOnt get the two out of balancd

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Dangerous and Harmful
Review: This book will seriously damage children emotionally.As a lactation consultant I also strongly disagree with the feeding advice which science has proven will jeopardize breastfeeding relationship. Many Ezzo babies get dehydrated and depressed.The Advice in this book goes against the American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on breastfeeding. Ezzo has no MD qualifications, just weird and cruel ideas. Children learn about relationships from their parents and if the parents do not respond to the babies needs and cues it can damage the childs confidence in his own ability to love and communicate. All mammals need close contact with others. Even adults need to be held and loved...Babies are not computers we cannot program them. As a healthcare professional I condemn this book. Your baby is too important to experiment with these weird ideas in the name of convenience.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This book is a must for all parents!
Review: It seems that most people who disagree with the contents of this book haven't actually put it into practice. I am the mother of 2 1/2 year-old boy/girl twins. They are as different as possible in looks and personality. Yet they have both responded well to the Babywise principles. We began using the book when they were 3 months old and as parents we were exhausted! More than two years later, we have happy, well rested children who are secure, content, growing and happy. I stay at home with them and I think that has a lot to do with using the book and the happiness of myself and my children. I had no guilt going into this mothering experience regarding time spent with my children, so I think that is why I was able to apply the strategies in the book knowing I was doing the best thing for my babies. As with all childcare advice, use what you feel is best. A parent should know their child better than anyone, use some things and not others. We are not rigid, when one of our children is sick, or we travel to a new place, we adjust as needed. Thanks to the Ezzo's for giving sound advice and confidence to parents. I highly recommend this book to anyone considering the job of parenting -- take this calling seriously and do the best for your children.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Refreshing and Practical
Review: Yes there is much debate about the methods of Babywise. We have a 14 month old though, and all I can say is it works. It has for many,many families. Our children are not scarred, but secure, able to sleep through the night, and are enjoyable. Unfortunately we have more experts than ever in our society telling us how to raise our children, yet more problems then ever as well. Doesn't that say something about who we are listening to? This book may challenge your "parental" thinking, but you won't regret heeding their advice!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent!
Review: A wonderful and common-sense book for parents of toddlers. Our kids are thriving and the joy of the neighborhood. Direction, authority, love. Your kids will glide by the directionless "let them be free" children and be an inspiration to all. Godspeed!


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