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| On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep (On Becoming. . .) | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 229 reviews)
Sales Rank: 284
Category: Book
Authors: Gary Ezzo, Robert Bucknam
Publisher: Parent-Wise Solutions, Inc.
Studio: Parent-Wise Solutions, Inc.
Manufacturer: Parent-Wise Solutions, Inc.
Label: Parent-Wise Solutions, Inc.
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 252
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 1932740082
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.122
EAN: 9781932740080
ASIN: 1932740082
Publication Date: September 25, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent Book! March 29, 2007
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Many, many friends recommended this book to me before I had any babies. I now have two children- one is 18 months, and the other 4 months. I have used the principles in this book for both of them, and it has worked wonderfully. I do not follow it to a "T", but follow the basic premises. Furthermore, I have never let my baby go hungry, or cry for ages,as previous reviewers have said the book suggests. With both my children, I am told time and time again, that they are the happiest babies people have met. And, at 3.5 months, both were sleeping through the night, and gaining weight as normal. One of the best investments I have ever made!
A Must Read for Every Parent March 28, 2007
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
Only if you want to sleep at night and reduce stress in your marriage.
Don't write a review unless you've actually READ the book! March 22, 2007
114 out of 182 found this review helpful
I have read so much bad hype about this book and I simply have to conclude that its dissenters haven't actually read the book. So many people say "...studies show that..." but don't provide any credible reference to substantiate their claim. The bottom line is that people who actually read the book and follow its advice have happy, healthy children who eat and sleep and play in a way that is agreeable to the whole family.
The authors absolutely NEVER encourage parents to not feed a hungry child. And they don't advocate simply letting an 8-week old "cry it out" for hours in order to sleep through the night. Parents aren't told to ignore their children or to not touch, hold, or cuddle their children. Read the book! That advice is nowhere to be found! I believe that people half-heartedly attempt a method that requires some discipline on the part of parents, and when their own life structure is inadequate to do the job, they blame their lack of success on the method. The method works. Parents without insight or discipline to follow through don't work.
If a child is dehydrated or fails to thrive, who is to blame? The parent! It's not Ezzo's fault or a fault of the concept if a parent is irresponsible enough to fail their child in this way. The techniques are simple and sound. If a man cuts his hand off while using a chainsaw, we don't blame the person who wrote the instructions--it's called "user-error." If you can't HANDLE a high-power tool, don't use it. But don't blame the maker for your own ignorance.
The authors are not asking anyone to stop thinking or ignore common sense. Parental instincts aren't disregarded; they must simply be weighed and balanced with truth and wisdom.
Some parents may choose to demand-feed their kids. Suit yourself. Let your kid run the household. But wise parents know that children need the guidance of a loving adult. I have three boys, all of whom were sleeping through the night by 7 to 8 weeks. I never had to let them "cry it out" because they had enough to eat during the day, had appropriate nap times, and played "hard and happy" enough to sleep well at night. All of my kids are in top percentiles for height and weight.
Our home is a place of peace, security, and rest. My wife and I love on our kids, affirm them, and have instilled confidence in them. I tuck my kids in bed at night and they sleep, because I have trained them to do so. Isn't that what parents are for--training their children?
I wholeheartedly recommend this book: If you are willing to take advice and actually follow it, you will be doing your kids a great favor. Be a wise parent.
Great book when combined with intuition March 12, 2007
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I see the comments against this book and must say in the books defense that the schedule they reccomend is not one size fits all. the book expects you to evaluate the needs of your child before defining a feeding schedule, they say that most children fall between a schedule of every 2 - 4 hours. The goal is not to teach your child their needs will not be met until the parent is ready, but that we know what our babies needs are (by observing them) before we set a schedule to best suit them. The schedule will then anticipate their need to eat, sleep, etc before the baby gets to a point of crying for their "need". I have an 20 month old boy who I raised using the Baby Wise principles and he proves to be a great sleeper, never fights going to bed even when we have company despite being a very social child. At first, I struggled with getting his feedings consistent and filling, and with having he sleep long enough to be helpful to him. After instituting the Babywise principles at 4 weeks old, he became a content baby, slept consistently and ate so well he was off the charts in growth. Use your common sense and follow the consistency of the scheduling and you will have a happy healthy baby. Children thrive on consistency. I am have another baby in July and plan to apply the principles again I was so pleased.
 Good book.... March 8, 2007
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
Not for everyone, you will need discipline for yourself too... But if you put this book into practice it can help out a lot.....
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