The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems: Sleeping, Feeding, and Behavior--Beyond the Basics from Infancy Through Toddlerhood
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Summary
The third book in the bestselling Baby Whisperer series -- the most comprehensive， up-close， and personal to date！
Thousands of parents have asked the Baby Whisperer to help them solve their problems。 With this book you too can take advantage of the advice， insights， and parenting techniques from beloved child expert Tracy Hogg。 "A problem is nothing more than a situation calling for a creative solution，" she reminds us。 "Ask the right questions and you'll come up with the right answers。"
Once you learn how to translate banguage， the "baby-language" your infant uses to communicate needs， feelings， and opinions， you can see your child for who he or she really is -- an understanding that will serve you well as your child blossoms into the toddler years。 By helping you establish a daily routine and tailor your parenting strategies according to your child's unique personality and stage of development， Tracy will teach you how to:
Ask the Twelve Essential Questions to recognize potential problems and employ the Twelve Principles of Problem Solving -- simple troubleshooting techniques for everyday situations Avoid， or remedy， accidental parenting -- inadvertent adult behavior that often leads to such common parenting challenges as sleep problems， poor eating habits， separation anxiety， and tantrums
Be a P。C。 parent -- patient and conscious -- who knows how to detect prime times -- windows of opportunity for teaching babies how to get to sleep on their own， introducing bottles to breast-fed babies， toilet training， and other growth issues
Inhibit runaway emotions and foster his or her emotional fitness -- the ability to understand and manage feelings
。。。and so much more。 For Tracy's fans， this book will be a welcome addition to the Hogg library; for readers unfamiliar with her philosophy of care， it will open a new world of understanding and insight。
Reviews
Ana
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Would have been more usefull to read before having a baby and set up EASY routine from start。 Tried PU/PD method with my 7 month old and it felt too much like leaving her cry it out - she was incosolable， screaming as if from physical pain。。。and there is a tone to the book that makes you feel judged if the method doesn't work for you。。However having identified my baby as a spirited temperament type， I was glad to have read all the information about emotional fitness now so I can be ready for wha Would have been more usefull to read before having a baby and set up EASY routine from start。 Tried PU/PD method with my 7 month old and it felt too much like leaving her cry it out - she was incosolable， screaming as if from physical pain。。。and there is a tone to the book that makes you feel judged if the method doesn't work for you。。However having identified my baby as a spirited temperament type， I was glad to have read all the information about emotional fitness now so I can be ready for whats to come。 Overall a great guide with lots of usefull information。 。。。more
Laura
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Although I disagree with some ideas and ways of handling things， I still consider this one of the best books on this subject， that helped me a lot from when I gave birth until toddler hood。
Amanda Torres
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I just can't。 I started reading it because I wanted help figuring out my babies sleep。 Babies are tiny people， there is no one size fits all。 I found the book was very much "do it this way or you have no one to blame but yourself for the destruction that will come to your family you accidental parent"。 I may exaggerate 。。。 But the term accidental parenting is tossed around in the book and it really irks me。 I think we are all doing the best we can， and what works for one family isn't going to wo I just can't。 I started reading it because I wanted help figuring out my babies sleep。 Babies are tiny people， there is no one size fits all。 I found the book was very much "do it this way or you have no one to blame but yourself for the destruction that will come to your family you accidental parent"。 I may exaggerate 。。。 But the term accidental parenting is tossed around in the book and it really irks me。 I think we are all doing the best we can， and what works for one family isn't going to work for another。 I just didn't find the book helpful because it had one "routine" and lacked the flexibility that parenting requires。 I really strongly would not recommend it to someone who is trying to navigate parenthood with some level of grace。 。。。more
Patrick
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I didn’t care for this book。 I prefer it to Tracy Hogg’s other book。 It has some of the same issues - rather long-winded to get to the advice， some outdated info， and so on。 I returned to it looking for advice on some specific things and found it really unhelpful， so while I’d recommend it over the other one if this approach or style is for you， I would recommend a variety of other more accessible and modern resources instead anyway。
Shamsa
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This book brings forth all sorts of baby issues parents have told the author about and how she has solved them。 I found this a comprehensive， one-stop guide to my boys from birth to two years old。 I’m grateful I was able to have them sleep through the night at 4 months and for that only I would recommend this book to every new mom！
Amanda Bjerkan
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Such a great book that truly helped us， as new parents， help our baby girl learn how to fall back asleep on her own。 This is NOT "cry it out，" but rather helping an infant develop the skill to fall back asleep WHILE giving them love and attention。 The "shhh-pat" method is excellent！ Such a great book that truly helped us， as new parents， help our baby girl learn how to fall back asleep on her own。 This is NOT "cry it out，" but rather helping an infant develop the skill to fall back asleep WHILE giving them love and attention。 The "shhh-pat" method is excellent！ 。。。more
Iris Lee
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I enjoyed the format of the book as it focuses on common questions that we all had as new parents and is organized in a way that’s easy to look up what you might be struggling with。 Hogg’s sleep training method of pick up put down is interesting to me and may be something I’d try to use in the future （I like that it’s a gentler approach， but it seems that it would be extremely tiring）。 However， I don’t like that Hogg makes everything sound so easy and makes you feel like you’re doing things wron I enjoyed the format of the book as it focuses on common questions that we all had as new parents and is organized in a way that’s easy to look up what you might be struggling with。 Hogg’s sleep training method of pick up put down is interesting to me and may be something I’d try to use in the future （I like that it’s a gentler approach， but it seems that it would be extremely tiring）。 However， I don’t like that Hogg makes everything sound so easy and makes you feel like you’re doing things wrong and that if you just follow a few easy steps， everything will be solved。 Real life just isn’t that easy with a newborn， and I also don’t like how she categorizes babies as being Angels， Grumpy， Spirited， etc。 Yes， some babies are harder than others but the terminology is unhelpful and her descriptions of each type don’t really seem to be add much。 。。。more
Veena Menon
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Tracy's EASY routine， categorization of different baby temperaments， and chapters on food and sleep broken down by monthly ranges was really helpful。 I think this really helped us to get our son to sleep through the night。 We were trying the cry to sleep approach and it helped to get our son to learn that he can soothe himself to sleep when he's tired and ready to sleep。 But we noticed he was extremely upset when we let him cry if he woke up early from his nap。 So we wanted to try this no cry me Tracy's EASY routine， categorization of different baby temperaments， and chapters on food and sleep broken down by monthly ranges was really helpful。 I think this really helped us to get our son to sleep through the night。 We were trying the cry to sleep approach and it helped to get our son to learn that he can soothe himself to sleep when he's tired and ready to sleep。 But we noticed he was extremely upset when we let him cry if he woke up early from his nap。 So we wanted to try this no cry method instead。It's not easy by any means and it's best to use this book as a guideline。 Try not to place high expectations on yourself otherwise you end up feeling upset and like a failure。 Also it is best to read as much as you can cover to cover with the relevant chapters。 Lots of times you will find some "contradictions" that even she acknowledges。 Ex: do not feed to sleep， but she takes an exception when you are trying to help your baby transition from a 3 hour to 4 hour EASY routine。 There isn't just this one method out there to help get your baby to sleep。 Tracy's approach is very strict and ultimately you have to take responsibility for what she calls accidental parenting。 But if you can be PC （patient and conscientious）， then I highly recommend this book。 。。。more
Leslie
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My son is 8 weeks， but I started reading parenting/baby books about 9 months ago and this has proved to be the most useful。 A lot of baby care methods are ideological: advice is predicated on someone’s personal beliefs on child rearing and the suggested practices can then be impractical and taxing to the parent or child or all of the above。 This book is none of that， it’s just simple proscriptive advice based on careful observation of infant behavior。 The “easy” method has helped me read his cue My son is 8 weeks， but I started reading parenting/baby books about 9 months ago and this has proved to be the most useful。 A lot of baby care methods are ideological: advice is predicated on someone’s personal beliefs on child rearing and the suggested practices can then be impractical and taxing to the parent or child or all of the above。 This book is none of that， it’s just simple proscriptive advice based on careful observation of infant behavior。 The “easy” method has helped me read his cues and suss out a routine （not a schedule， mind you， at least not yet）。 Nights were immediately easier as I just started tracking his day patterns。 While not all crying is avoidable， this has helped me identify overtired/overstimulated cues。 If I’d read this earlier， probably could’ve avoided some very weepy nights！ 。。。more
Antony Machado
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Ela dá boas dicas， mas quando ela fala de suas rotinas ela parece que esquece da troca de fralda， o que disperta bastante o bebê durante a rotina da noite e torna mais difícil de aplicar oq ela ensina。
Dafne Ortiz
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Some of the facts are good to know， such as how to identify mistakes in breastfeeding， but I could have bought a breasfeeding book for that。。。 Her EASY method didn't make sense to me。 My baby has been sleeping right after eating and most mothers will agree it's one of the nicest things that naturally happen。。。 She pretends that we will always give them an activity afterwards （won't wake my baby， sorry）。 And one I tried measuring the schedules I got obsessed about the timing instead of enjoying t Some of the facts are good to know， such as how to identify mistakes in breastfeeding， but I could have bought a breasfeeding book for that。。。 Her EASY method didn't make sense to me。 My baby has been sleeping right after eating and most mothers will agree it's one of the nicest things that naturally happen。。。 She pretends that we will always give them an activity afterwards （won't wake my baby， sorry）。 And one I tried measuring the schedules I got obsessed about the timing instead of enjoying the time with my baby。。。 So it didn't work for me。 。。。more
Tyyne
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The constant references to other sections in the book get a bit jarring， but I love the systematic methods described。 If only babies worked according to a set plan。。。
Veronica Eberlein
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This was a cursory read through。 Definitely re visiting as needed。 Helpful information and advice。
Vedat Hayri Adivar
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Çocukları kaç yaşında olursa olsun tüm anne-babaların sahip olması gereken iki özellik vardır; Sabır ve Bilinç。。。Hiçbir zaman bir bebeğin ağlamasını duymazdan gelmemeli， ağlarken kendi haline bırakmamalısınız。。。İlgiye asıl ihtiyacı olan siz iseniz， bir bebeğin hayatını düzene sokmanız olanaksız olacaktır。。。Hayallerimiz aslında kim olduğumuzu yansıtır。。。Çocuğun doğasını kabullenin， huyunu değiştirme hayalleri kurmayın。 O， kendine ait bir yolu olan， değişik etkilerle kendini bulacak farklı bir ins Çocukları kaç yaşında olursa olsun tüm anne-babaların sahip olması gereken iki özellik vardır; Sabır ve Bilinç。。。Hiçbir zaman bir bebeğin ağlamasını duymazdan gelmemeli， ağlarken kendi haline bırakmamalısınız。。。İlgiye asıl ihtiyacı olan siz iseniz， bir bebeğin hayatını düzene sokmanız olanaksız olacaktır。。。Hayallerimiz aslında kim olduğumuzu yansıtır。。。Çocuğun doğasını kabullenin， huyunu değiştirme hayalleri kurmayın。 O， kendine ait bir yolu olan， değişik etkilerle kendini bulacak farklı bir insandır。。。Sahip olmak istediğiniz çocuğu değil， sahip olduğunuz çocuğu görmeye çalışın。。。Özgüveni olan anne-babalar herkes için en doğru olanı düşünürler。 Dolayısyla bebeklerinin en iyi oldukları noktayı görmeye çalışırlar。。。Güven sağlamanız için; Onu anlamaya çalışın。 Konuşurken bebeğinizin gözünün içine bakın。 Yapacağınız bir şeyi öncelikle ona açıklayın。 Geride durup izleyin， keşifler yapması için onu cesaretlendirin。 Ondan övgü ile bahsedin ama aşırıya kaçmayın。。。 。。。more
Alena
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Some good tips but her condescending tone is off putting at times。 I can understand why some might want to burn this book！ After reading the part about potty training for example。 。。I realised according to the author I was late starting at 2 yrs and 1 month。 While there was good advise in between the lines。 。there are some comments here and there that really could have been omitted。 Overall I wouldn't recommend this book as I think there are other resources out there that would be more helpful a Some good tips but her condescending tone is off putting at times。 I can understand why some might want to burn this book！ After reading the part about potty training for example。 。。I realised according to the author I was late starting at 2 yrs and 1 month。 While there was good advise in between the lines。 。there are some comments here and there that really could have been omitted。 Overall I wouldn't recommend this book as I think there are other resources out there that would be more helpful and encouraging。 Mother of 3 btw。。。18 yrs， 2 yrs and 3 months 。。。more
Lucas Magrini Rigo
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É o melhor que pode se conseguir de uma comunicação unidirecional。 A autora expõe tudo que aprendeu com sua experiência e dá vários exemplos de casos reais。O esforço do leitor é interpretar a situação real e relacionar com o conteúdo do livro。
Bùi Hà
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Her EASY method sounds reasonable。 I used to hesitate to use any methods to train my baby as i don’t want her to cry out a lot。 However， i do like her method as she also against cry it out。 Not sure if it works but i will definitely give it a try once my baby is born
Thang
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It's long and rambling。 The author doesn't respect the reader， so it's really painful to go through this book。 There are some good points:- Create a daily routine for the baby， so we can predict what will happen- Set a limit， say 'No' if the baby tries to break the limit。 It's long and rambling。 The author doesn't respect the reader， so it's really painful to go through this book。 There are some good points:- Create a daily routine for the baby， so we can predict what will happen- Set a limit， say 'No' if the baby tries to break the limit。 。。。more
Fatimasait
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Was a great support for my lonely motherhood experience
Gamze Uzunyayla
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This is a miracle， this book is a life saver。 Our 8 months old baby boy had severe food allergy problem since birth， and that caused a serious sleep deprivation until now。 For a long time our sleep duration for whole day was 8-9 hours。 He was waking up 7-8 times at nights。 No morning naps。 But after Tracy Hogg’s solutions he really sleeps like a baby， and we， as parents， as well。 R。I。P。 miracle woman。
Charul Palmer-Patel
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I’m not on board with Hogg’s discouragement of “accidental parenting”， I。e。 habits that are established as parents try whatever works to get their child to sleep or stop crying。 An example she uses of rocking a baby to sleep seems completely normal to me。 What’s abnormal is expecting an infant to go to sleep with minimal touch or contact。Her “E。A。S。Y。” plan of eat， active， sleep， and your time is also baffling。 I see nothing wrong with “risking” an association with nursing and sleeping as anyone I’m not on board with Hogg’s discouragement of “accidental parenting”， I。e。 habits that are established as parents try whatever works to get their child to sleep or stop crying。 An example she uses of rocking a baby to sleep seems completely normal to me。 What’s abnormal is expecting an infant to go to sleep with minimal touch or contact。Her “E。A。S。Y。” plan of eat， active， sleep， and your time is also baffling。 I see nothing wrong with “risking” an association with nursing and sleeping as anyone （adults and children alike） sleep better when they’re not hungry。 Again， she continually discourages normal behaviour as inappropriate， wrong， or a failure。 The book leaves you with the feeling that you’re a bad parent if you don’t follow her strict guidelines。 And， despite her suggestion that her itinerary is flexible， having an itinerary at all is completely rigid。 Doing a pattern of E。A。S。Y in 3 or 4 hour increments isn’t sustainable。 It also doesn’t take into account tired and stressed parents。 Trying to maintain a schedule - and telling parents that they’ve failed if they don’t - will either lead to PPD or PPA， or most definitely exaggerate pre-existing depression/anxiety problems。But I give it 2 stars instead of 1 as I found her identification of babies/children as either Angel， Textbook， Spirited， Grumpy， Touch helpful。 Once we identified our son as Spirited， we realized that the techniques we were using to deal with his overtiredness was stimulating him further。 We were able to change our bedtime routine accordingly and we’ve seen significant improvement in how long it takes to get him to sleep or how upset he gets。 I wish though that she had discussed these types further as it’s a very small section of the book。 。。。more
Taron
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My bible at the moment！ Seriously， I wouldn't have survived the first year of my son's life without this book。 I still dip in and out of it whenever I have a problem。 My bible at the moment！ Seriously， I wouldn't have survived the first year of my son's life without this book。 I still dip in and out of it whenever I have a problem。 。。。more
Maco Gonzalez Bernardo
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First of all， I am a new mom and my baby is now 3 months old。 In perspective， I hated this book。 It has some recommended routines depending on the baby’s age that may be useful for some babies。 Other than that， in my opinion it is not a book to have happy babies or moms。 I felt bad all the time thanks to this book。 Things like the baby being hungry earlier than she was supposed to or falling asleep right after breastfeeding made me feel bad and guilty。 Spoiler: it’s all your fault。 It’s not gene First of all， I am a new mom and my baby is now 3 months old。 In perspective， I hated this book。 It has some recommended routines depending on the baby’s age that may be useful for some babies。 Other than that， in my opinion it is not a book to have happy babies or moms。 I felt bad all the time thanks to this book。 Things like the baby being hungry earlier than she was supposed to or falling asleep right after breastfeeding made me feel bad and guilty。 Spoiler: it’s all your fault。 It’s not genetics， it’s not normal。。。 it’s all your fault mommy， you’re doing it all wrong。 I felt this way until I read a book from Carlos Gonzalez - a Spanish pediatrician - that was more in the line of baby first， giving love and caring for the baby’s needs and also giving data to support why his way made sense。So far my baby has her own routine， very similar to the one in the book but I never forced it and I stopped being obsessed about it。It might be helpful for older babies or in other situations but definitely didn’t work for me。 。。。more
Chris Gisler
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A nice compliment to Babywise。 A good resource on a variety of topics - breastfeeding， schedules and sleep training （though she does not support CIO）， solids， and potty training。 - I have not read the potty training chapter yet as my son is 10 months。 -I was particularly helped by her chapter on a baby’s temperament （my son is “spirited”）， and how we can learn to parent the child we HAVE， not the child we wish we would have had :） She gives practical advice for what approaches work best with cer A nice compliment to Babywise。 A good resource on a variety of topics - breastfeeding， schedules and sleep training （though she does not support CIO）， solids， and potty training。 - I have not read the potty training chapter yet as my son is 10 months。 -I was particularly helped by her chapter on a baby’s temperament （my son is “spirited”）， and how we can learn to parent the child we HAVE， not the child we wish we would have had :） She gives practical advice for what approaches work best with certain temperaments。 She also has nice side bars with quick info throughout each chapter， which is very helpful for quick reference。 。。。more
Heather
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How do you make parenting decisions？ If you are constantly reacting to situations， doing whatever stops the immediate chaos， you have fallen into what Tracy Hogg calls "accidental parenting。" The better alternative is what she deems "P。C。" parenting。 That is， "patient" and "conscious" parenting。 So much of Hogg's Baby Whisperer advice is spot-on。 Her foundational understanding of babies is that they are little people， who ought to be respected as， even talked to， as people。 She also understands How do you make parenting decisions？ If you are constantly reacting to situations， doing whatever stops the immediate chaos， you have fallen into what Tracy Hogg calls "accidental parenting。" The better alternative is what she deems "P。C。" parenting。 That is， "patient" and "conscious" parenting。 So much of Hogg's Baby Whisperer advice is spot-on。 Her foundational understanding of babies is that they are little people， who ought to be respected as， even talked to， as people。 She also understands that these little people need to be acculturated to the family and society in which they dwell。 While parents should and must make sacrifices to meet their babies' needs， they also need to start from the very beginning to teach babies their place within the world， as opposed to modern "make them happy" parenting strategies in which everyone and everything is directed toward giving a child momentary contentment。To this end， Hogg utilizes the catch phrase "begin as you mean to go on" and is not shy about reprimanding parents who have fallen into accidental parenting practices without thinking through the long-term implications。 She emphasizes the importance of consistency and trust， without which young children will not thrive。 Yet， she is also encouraging that--though it may be harder--it is never too late to teach the good habits that babies and toddlers need。 Hogg's parenting philosophy will suit well those who like a fair amount of structure， who care about good manners， who believe parents should help shape and direct their children， and who are thoughtful in how they approach life。 The one area in which I found her methods a bit hard to take is her concept of the child/parent bond of trust。 While I do not dispute the necessity of trust to healthfully raising a child， I have to disagree with some of the things that Hogg believes shatter that trust。 She is absolutely against ever leaving a child to cry， even for five minutes。 She does offer alternatives that will allow parents to train their children for sleeping， etc。 without leaving them alone to cry， but the trade-off is an immense investment of parental patience and much increased timeline for resolving such issues。 I find it hard to swallow that controlled， brief times of crying when done for loving reasons will irrevocably break a child's trust of his parents。With that exception， I appreciated most everything else Hogg presents on routines， feeding， sleeping， behavior， and the like。 I could see myself looking at this book （or another of the Baby Whisperer volumes） further down the road when I tackle introducing solids， toilet training， or the terrible twos。 。。。more
Mehtap ozcan
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Kitabın yarıdan fazlasını okudum ve ilk defa bir kitabı bitirmekten vazgeçtim。 Bugüne kadar bu konuda edindiğim bilgiler ile doğru gelen ve karakterime uygun， uygulanabilir noktaları kendime aldım ancak doğru bulmadığım kısımları es geçtim。 Birçokları için çocuk bakımı için mucizevi bir kitap olsa da beni tam anlamıyla tatmin etmedi。
Merwan BIREM
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A really nice and good book that I think every new parents should read。My wife and I learned a lot of things from it。
Lavanya
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I got this as a gift from a friend who swore by her easy method and sleep training。 I read this religiously before giving birth 。 I tested her methods after I came home in the first few weeks。 It never worked for my child。 I realized this book is too rigid 。 The author actually says don’t comfort feed your child to put him to sleep。 My child was unable to sleep without comfort feeding。 I gave up and went with what my child wants。 Take this book with a grain of salt。 You cannot put a newborn on a I got this as a gift from a friend who swore by her easy method and sleep training。 I read this religiously before giving birth 。 I tested her methods after I came home in the first few weeks。 It never worked for my child。 I realized this book is too rigid 。 The author actually says don’t comfort feed your child to put him to sleep。 My child was unable to sleep without comfort feeding。 I gave up and went with what my child wants。 Take this book with a grain of salt。 You cannot put a newborn on a schedule and don’t stress out with the easy method。 My child actually fell into a pattern on his own。 I am slowly transitioning him to sleep on his own。 I like that she doesn’t advise cry it out like some other books。 One takeaway from this book was consistency helps a child 。 。。。more
Monica Harizanova
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Didn't read the whole of it。 Authors are poining fingers at parents and judging them for not knowing all about babys and how to deal with them。 I decided to read it as we needed assistance very badly with our son's sleep。 Instead， all this judging made me feel small and even more nervous。 The sleep method in the book didn't work at all for our little one which contributed once more to the already challenging situation。 Didn't read the whole of it。 Authors are poining fingers at parents and judging them for not knowing all about babys and how to deal with them。 I decided to read it as we needed assistance very badly with our son's sleep。 Instead， all this judging made me feel small and even more nervous。 The sleep method in the book didn't work at all for our little one which contributed once more to the already challenging situation。 。。。more
Ser Chappers
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