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| View Larger Image | Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby
by Tracy Hogg, Melinda Blau
| | List Price: | $7.99 |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 1148 | | Studio: | Ballantine Books | | | Binding: | Mass Market Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 352 | | Publication Date: | July 26, 2005 | | Publisher: | Ballantine Books |
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“TRACY HOGG HAS GIVEN PARENTS A GREAT GIFT–the ability to develop early insight into their child’s temperament.”
–Los Angeles Family
When Tracy Hogg’s Secrets of the Baby Whisperer was first published, it soared onto bestseller lists across the country. Parents everywhere became “whisperers” to their newborns, amazed that they could actually communicate with their baby within weeks of their child’s birth. Tracy gave parents what for some amounted to a miracle: the ability to understand their baby’s every coo and cry so that they could tell immediately if the baby was hungry, tired, in real distress, or just in need of a little TLC. Tracy also dispelled the insidious myth that parents must go sleepless for the first year of a baby’s life–because a happy baby sleeps through the night. Now you too can benefit from Tracy’s more than twenty years’ experience. In this groundbreaking book, she shares simple, accessible programs in which you will learn:
• E.A.S.Y.–how to get baby to eat, play, and sleep on a schedule that will make every member of the household’s life easier and happier.
• S.L.O.W.–how to interpret what your baby is trying to tell you (so you don’t try to feed him when he really wants a nap).
• How to identify which type of baby yours is–Angel, Textbook, Touchy, Spirited, or Grumpy–and then learn the best way to interact with that type.
• Tracy’s Three Day Magic–how to change any and all bad habits (yours and the baby’s) in just three days.
At the heart of Tracy’s simple but profound message: treat the baby as you would like to be treated yourself. Reassuring, down-to-earth, and often flying in the face of conventional wisdom, Secrets of the Baby Whisperer promises parents not only a healthier, happier baby but a more relaxed and happy household as well.
From the Trade Paperback edition. |
Amazon.com's Best of 2001
The last thing new parents can find time for is quiet reading, so many helpful books on infant care rely on bullet points and a "let's get to the point" writing style. Tracy Hogg, a neonatal nurse, teacher, and mother of two, uses these techniques to good effect in Secrets of the Baby Whisperer. Focusing on newborns and their parents, her simple programs are a blend of intelligent intuition and methods based on years of experience. The first half of the book is devoted to E.A.S.Y--her name for creating a structured daily routine for you and your baby that makes the most of your baby's awake times and also leaves time just for you. These concepts aren't designed to force your bundle of joy into not following her body's needs, but rather to create a feasible middle ground between total rigidity and on-demand food and sleep (and no time for mom to shower). If it still strikes you as too regimented, keep reading. The author makes room for differences in personal style and includes short quizzes to determine whether you're a "planner" or a "winger", and what level of daily structure you are likely to find helpful. In the same chapter, she identifies five general temperaments of infants, how to get an accurate feel for yours, and what methods of care are likely to be the most effective for his temperament. Her statement that babies prefer routine is backed up by research from the University of Denver. While most of the book relies on anecdotes to get the points across, Hogg does find room to back up some of her statements with quotes from various researchers and institutions. Included at the end of the book are assurances that E.A.S.Y. can be followed even with a colicky baby or one who's been ruling the roost for the first few months. Frustrated parents might like to read the last page first: "all the baby-whispering advice in the world is useless unless you're having a good time being a parent" is an excellent reminder to enjoy this time with all of its ups and downs. --Jill Lightner |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 585 reviews)
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Best guide for new mommies 
Could not be better! 5 years ago, I received this as a gift from my aunt while pregnant with my first child. As a result of taking the advice in this book, my little boy slept 6 hours a night by the end of week one and was a healthy eater and sleeper the rest of his infancy. My friends and family were in awe. I bought this book for a friend of mine who is currently pregnant. Great as a gift, great reference book, great for all new mommies who are unsure of the 'how tos' of infancy.
August 31, 2008 | |
Has some useful information but there are better books 
I bought this book when I was still pregnant and read it cover to cover. The casual tone was a bit too much for me at times but over all, I found it interesting. However, there wasn't much that was new to me. And, there were some things I thought that were a bit over the top such as walking your newborn through the house "introducing" it to the rooms and furniture. I bought several books and this one was in the middle of the pack as far as usefulness. I got much more out of 12 Hours Sleep by 12 Weeks Old and Babywise than I did out of this. That's not to say it's useless. There were things I picked up and have used. But, I wouldn't recommend this be the first, or only, book you buy.
August 30, 2008 | |
Terrible for New Borns 
Unfortunately the author never mentions that her practices and tips aren't reasonable for newborns. I would suggest to any parent that if you are going to use the methods outlined in this book that you wait until your baby is at least four months old when they are developed enough to have a scheduled routine and when their sleep habits are more predictable. Until that time, forcing a routine as she suggests, interrupts sleep and is not practical.
Overall, I think there are better books out there such as "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby" that cover a lot of the same parenting practices (soothing a baby, etc.) but the material includes different strategies for different ages which is much easier to follow.
August 26, 2008 | |
Not for high need baby
These ideas may work on the angelic baby but they just makes things worse for the high need baby. Much of what is said is counter intuitve and as it turned out for us and our high need baby counter productive. I am sorry I wasted my time reading it, and more sorry for all the weeks I attempted applying the so called EASY methodology. If what she is suggesting does not feel right, it is because it is not right.
August 24, 2008 | |
Another Success Story... 
This book was SO helpful! I read it cover to cover and reread several sections whenever I had questions about sleep training, breast feeding, temperment tips, etc. I read this along with Suzy Giordan's 12 Hours Sleep in 12 Weeks and found both books together to be very helpful. I felt that Suzy's book helped tell you when to start sleep training and how to lengthen time between feedings best. Tracy's book really helps you zone in to the signs and symptoms of fatigue so that you can really get your baby off to bed before all hell breaks loose.
What so many parents don't understand is that the baby WANTS you to help them figure it out. They don't understand that they are getting tired and that rest fixes it.
Our now 6 month old has been sleeping through the night since 5 months old. She sleeps in her crib in her own room. We can put her down when she is sleepy but awake, turn on her music player, give her her binkie and bunny and leave the room. She settles down without fuss. She naps well, too.
We are much better parents now that we are all getting our rest.
I highly recommend this book in addition to Suzy Giordano's 12 Hours Sleep By 12 Weeks Old.
August 20, 2008 | |
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