Product Description
Goes beyond the basics presented in the author's first two child-care guides to offer a series of specific, targeted strategies for solving common challenges faced by parents of children up to three years of age, including feeding problems, sleep troubles, and behavior issues, in a volume complemented by real-life case stories. 125,000 first printi

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 96 reviews)

A must-read book before your baby arrives

My feelings are very strong about this book. I believe this book, recommended by a another mom/friend of mine, saved my sanity and kept my cool during my motherhood of 3.5 years and 2 kids.

I have read other major sleep/baby care books such as No-cry sleep solution; Babywise; Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child as well.

This book's basis is the same with all the books above. Whatever you do in the name of parenting, first see/ hear /observe your child, then try to understand what your child needs, respect and respond appropriately. Also it emphasizes daily routine as other books.

How BW sets itself apart from all the other books is the organized and step by step directions it gives. She tells you exactly what to do and when to do. Not only that, but she also gives different advise and directions for different type of baby/child personalities. So you don't push your "grumpy baby" or take your "angel baby" for granted. She gives trouble shooting lists, if things don't work.

I found this book very easy to read (my son was around 2-months old and I barely had any brain function left due to lack of sleep). I thought every advise she gave was sensible. She provides many tips and tricks so that the transition period will include minimal crying.

With her help, I was able to put my son in a routine right ahead. At three months, we would put him to bed at 7 pm and he would sleep until 7 am straight. She gives the best advise or trick about sleep among all parenting books. "Tanking or Dream Feed." This idea is a miracle. I am a person who functions only after 8 hours of proper sleep. I cannot sleep on my back or side. I have to be facing down. And I always get scared of falling a sleep while nursing lying on the bed. Dream Feed was the solution to both my and my sons issues. He was fed, I got my sleep. So whe the morning came we still loved each other, more than ever. My husband was able to do one of the dream feeds because we would be prepared.

At four months, defiant to my grandmother who was rocking my son to sleep, I locked myself, my son and my husband in the room. I soothed him, put him to his bed, patted his back and sang lullabies. 10 mins of fussing and crying he was off to deep sleep. The lucky-for-me part was my son was ready for this, because it would take him an hour to fall asleep with rocking. My grandmother was convinced I was doing the right thing without hurting (crying him out) him.

He's 3.5 years-old and he almost always goes to bed with a usual brushing teeth, singing or book routine. He falls a sleep by himself. He has not woken in the middle of the night since he was 3 months old except for few sickness, teething and developmental milestones.

I have also used her advice with my daughter. Their personalities are different, but the premise was the same. My daughter, who is going to be 1 in a week also can go to sleep by herself and sleeps through the night. One difference was, she woke up once at 4 am until she was 8-months old despite how much I fed her. I did not really force her not to wake up or let her cry after few nights. I realized she is a different child. She really needed that morning feeding (or hugging the mom) until she woke up around 7-8 am.

I also used EC, which she has a chapter on (potty training). I had hard time potty training my son at 3. He still poos in a diaper. So I decided not to let this drag 3 more years with my daughter. We "observed" her signs for potty, as we kept an eye on her sleepy signs. She has been doing her business in the toilet or potty since she is 6 months old. Tracy Hogg's potty training recommends starting around 9 months old. Either way, keep an open mind when reading this chapter. If you think your child gives signs when he's going to go potty, do not ignore it for his early age.

As with all the books about parenting, of course my intent is to read, and try to apply the ways that fit my parenting style. I do not take every single word as a rule written on stone. You do not have to agree on all counts. But my bottom line is: this is the book that you really need to read to be equipped properly, if you are planning for an easy breezy parenthood.
November 29, 2008

Horrible!

Simply put, this book makes matters worse! We used the pick up/put down technique to try to help our daughter sleep better when she was 5 months old and she cried terribly, we slept LESS in the process, and the worst part of it was that she lost trust in us which took weeks to earn back. I would highly recommend NOT even opening this book, unless you are looking for a very stressful and traumatic experience and want to break the bond you have with your child. Try Pantley's No Cry Sleep Solution and you will sleep, without trauma, all while keeping the trust in your relationship alive.
November 23, 2008

very helpful

This book changed my life overnight - and the lives of my baby and husband! No book is perfect, each of our situations is different, but I was totally desperate to find a solution to sleep problems, and I saw a huge improvement after only one day of practicing the methods in this book. I know it will still take some time, but I am amazed.
November 03, 2008

Baby Whisperer Review

This book is filled with great ideas and suggestions!
Apparently raising a baby should be fun and easy; Who knew!!!!
Tracy Hogg simplifies child rearing to its absolute basics, so if you are still suffering from post baby brain loss it still makes sense.
An absolute must read for before you have your baby and for the 'quiet' weeks that follow.
October 21, 2008

good, but take it with a grain of salt

When my lovely daughter recently started going to sleep at 12am instead of 10pm like she did for the first three months of her life I phoned our doctor and she recommended this book. I got this version because it included infancy through toddlerhood and figured it would be good for later too. Now since we have started using it our dear baby girl has been sleeping through the night, in her own crib, in her very own room! The only issue I have is that they go through the intro stuff so fast that it doesn't seem to be explained very well. I still have lots and lots of questions that aren't really being answered from this book but had a feeling they were in her first book (designed for younger babies). So I bought the first book too. But all in all if your in the market to help your baby sleep through the night, this book is helpful, but you have to follow the plans (except you can tweak a little once you get the hang of it).
Also some of what is says is impossible to do unless you have a nanny or child care helper in your home with you, so my advise is adapt her theories to best that you can for your lifestyle and try not to beat yourself up if you can't follow it to the letter, once i figured that out it made my life so much easier.
October 10, 2008

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