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I could not disagree more with the other reviewer. This book is excellent - it gives an overview of different developmental stages and what to expect with sleep formation/ how to respond to problems you may be having. Yes, he does suggest that you let your child cry, but it is hardly the neglect and abuse the other reviewer dramatically described. Our toddler is the best sleeper among all of the families we know, and I think this book has alot to do with it. It gave us, as new parents, the confidence to handle her sleep patterns and have an orderly, rested household. The only reason I rated this book as "good" and not "excellent" is that it sometimes is a bit cumbersome to read through, and not necessarily a quick "do this, do that" guide. However, I read this before my daughter was born and was so grateful for the extra information this book provides about sleep development by age, different parenting "theories" when it comes to sleep, problems that may be encountered, etc. I highly recommend this book for any parents who are serious about helping their children be healthy and well-rested. Teaching your child to sleep is NOT abandoning them - it's the best way to help them get the sleep they need to develop and grow!Read full review
I also disagree with the disgruntled reviewer. Not only does Weissbluth give SEVERAL different options for helping your child (newborn-adolescence) get the sleep they need, he educates the reader on the importance physically, emotionally, etc. of sleep so you really understand how important sleep is to a growing baby and child. Yes, ONE of his methods is letting your child cry it out but it's only one option. He also details other less drastic methods, for those parents who are lucky enough to have children that don't require cry it out. He's also pretty specific about not letting a child under 4 months cry it out (I don't recall the letting your child vomit and not clean it up til morning). I did not want to let my baby cry it out either, but after 5 months of no more than 2 hours of sleep at a time, we BOTH needed some rest. After 3 nights of using the cry it out method, my child is sleeping nearly 12 hours at a time and napping 2-4 hours a day. He's a changed baby. I'll take a few nights of crying for a well-rested happy baby anytime. Good luck readers!Read full review
This idiot's approach is easy to sum up. Let your child scream until it gives up. He actually tells you that if your child screams until it pukes to not clean it up until the child is asleep. Never mind that the child could easily choke. So, you don't have to read the book. Just abandon your child right in your own home until it realizes that its parents don't give a crap and it will give up and pass out. I teach karate. I would love to get the author into my class so I can use his ideology to teach him karate. And he can scream all that he wants to. Sure, if you are not careful you can teach your child that if it plays its cards right that it can keep you in the room until dawn. There does exist some middle ground where you can be there for your child and at the same time teach it to sleep on its own. Just use a lot of love and even just a little common sense. I do suggest buying this book. Then burn it. At least that will keep one copy from misleading someone into thinking that this guy knows what he is talking about.Read full review
Having read the book in the past and the amount of information packed between the covers, I have considered this book to be essential to sanity. The shipping was quicker than the estimation, which was quite welcome. I hope the parents that I have imparted the gift/book to find this to be as informative as I did.
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This book was recommended by my boss and I really love it.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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