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Twelve chapters cover feeding philosophies, monitoring baby's growth, establishing baby's routine, handling multiple births, and the ever-controversial chapter on when baby cries. The 52-week method involves four phases, beginning with "Stabilization" from birth to week 8. During weeks 9 through 15 ("Extended Night"), babies learn to sleep through the night. Ezzo and Bucknam attempt to teach the difference between a baby's many cries and advise parents on various responses to these cries. Critics dislike Ezzo's strong belief that "child-centered parenting" (feeding baby whenever it cries, sleeping with and "wearing" baby) fosters demanding, insecure toddlers. But for parents who are tired of being tired--or whose previous experience with child-centered parenting supports Ezzo's theory--it may be worth a read. --Liane Thomas --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Here are a few quotes to back up my comments:
"If your baby shows signs of hunger before 2 1/2 hours, feed her. Hunger cues and parental assessment, not the clock, determine feedings." (page 112)
"The mother who insists on watching the clock to the minute lacks confidence in decision-making....Enslavement to the clock is almost as great an evil as a mother who is in bondage to thoughtless emotions." (page 96)
"Be careful not to compromise your baby's nutrition while attempting to establish healthy sleep patterns." (page 98)
I could go on with a number of similar quotes, but suffice to say that this book does not advocate starving your child. One other thought: At least one reviewer, who advocated methods akin to "attachment parenting," made the clain that the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) does not support the BabyWise method. This struck me as 1. untrue and 2. hypocritical for a number of reasons. I find this rather hypocritical because certain attachment-parenting habits are themselves against the guidelines of the AAP. The AAP highly discourages the "family bed" or "co-sleeping" idea, i.e. having your baby sleep in your bed. If reviewers are going to advocate attachment parenting, they should at least have the decency to be honest when making comparisons. I own the AAP handbook on caring for infants and young children, and have found NO contradictions between their advice and that found in BabyWise.
To close, BabyWise might not be for everyone, but it is WRONG and MISLEADING to claim that it is dangerous or harmful.