It’s reality-check time! You are at least five months into your tour of parenting duty by now. The complexity of child-training has begun to come into focus. You have learned that as your baby matures both constant and variable factors continually influence his or her development.
What behaviors can and should you expect from your pretoddler
Feeding time for your pretoddler, for example, is now more than a response controlled by a sucking reflex. For the pretoddler, mealtime is part of a very complex, conscious interaction between what the child does and what his parents expect him to do. Right and wrong conduct will be encouraged, discouraged, and guided when necessary. In fact, right and wrong patterns of behavior will now be part of your baby’s entire day. That’s why feeding time, waketime and sleeptime provide wonderful opportunities for training and Babywise Book II will guide you all the way, from the high chair to playpen, from the living room to the back yard.
This series teaches the practical side of introducing solids food, managing mealtimes, nap transitions, traveling with your infant, setting reasonable limits while encourage healthy exploration and much more. You will learn how to teach your child to use sign language for basic needs, a tool proven to help stimulate cognitive growth and advance communication. Apply the principles and your friends and relatives will be amazed at the alertness, contentedness and happy disposition of your baby
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Before you think of reading this book, please research the health and
developmental problems which the routines it advocates can cause for
babies. The authors have no medical background and are estranged from
their own children. Some of the issues are discussed here:
http://www.ezzo.info/
Having no idea about babies, I read this book to see what they
suggested. And that’s what you have to take it as… suggestions of a
flexible routine. Taking from it what I wanted, my very happy, content
baby has slept through since he was 8 weeks, which makes everybody
happier and healthier.
I’m horrified to find this book here!! DO NOT buy this book, just do a
google search on the author and that’ll be enough to convince you! This
book is harming babies.
I was told to read this book and judge it for myself. I think this book
should not be advertised on Kiwifamilies. I would never recommend this
book to any poor mother.
This book was such a god send to me. I was luck enough to be given it
while I was still in the maternity home with my twins. I found this
book so helpful that I have leant it to many others over the years and
have enven purchased a second copy of it so that I could lend it to more
friends. While some of the people I lent it to didn’t find it as much
use as I did, those who were having trouble settling their baby found it
great and now also swear by it.
I was suggested this book by a friend and Plunket is not a fan at all. I
found the book useful to use as a guide and choose what parts you want
to use. It would be very structured and restricting to use it totally.
I found learning that babies are ready for bed again after about 20
mins of play really helpful as we had an overtired boy. I have found
that using certain parts from various books/publications I have worked a
routine for my children that allows flexability and structure. As with
any book use what parts work for you as all children are different and
we are all busy now days.
I was lent this book by a friend I read it but didn’t apply any of it
because I thought it was a load of crap. It would not have worked with
my son anyway as he was born with a heart condition. My friend used the
techniques on her son an it worked for a few weeks but now it has all
gone down the drain and is not working and has to be rocked for an hour
to get to sleep! THe friend who she got the book of well her 18mth still
screams herself to sleep for 45mins! That cannot be healthy for a young
baby’s brain and sense of security. Sleep is supposed to be a peaceful
and calming time not stressful. I just listened to my baby’s cues and
now at four months he is in an excellent routine and sleeps thru the
night and after having heart surgery. Don’t use this book! Anything
but!!!
I was a huge fan of the whole Babywise series after our first baby. It
really helped me establish a flexible routine that laid the foundations
for a happy contented family. But after babies 2, 3, and 4, I realised
that our first was naturally easy-going and suited that type of
parenting. With the others, things didn’t work so well (like clockwork)
and I started feeling guilty that I couldn’t make it work, especially
in those first three months. And not enough information for parents of
twins. I did all the same things but did not achieve the same results
until much later in their growth and development.
This book can be good to give you an idea on some routine for babies. I
wouldn’t want to follow it precisely as it does NOT allow for different
issues with different babies. It isn’t written by a medical professional
from what I can gather either. I could imagine that if someone followed
this word for word that if their child had something wrong with it or
got sick it could put the baby in danger. I think it’s best read in
conjunction with other books like Baby Whisperer or The No Cry Sleep
Solution etc to give some balance.
I’m very sad to see you advertising this book on this site. I have read
most of the Ezzo material and am very saddened by the adveserial
relationship with the child that it advocates. This material has been
linked to failour to thrive in infants. For more info check out
http://ezzo.info
Oops, I posted this first as a comment, but was meant as a review, so here ’tis.
Tried to like it…
I
really did. I borrowed a copy from a lovely lady in my coffee group
(thanks Chriss!)… But I just couldn’t get into it. It felt a bit
patronizing – specially to single parents. I know the technique works
for her, but I just couldn’t get in to it.
I went with ‘Baby
Whisperer’ instead. With touches of Kaz Cooke’s ‘Kid Wrangling’, having
loved ‘Up the Duff’ while I was pregnant. When he got a bit older I
found ‘Of Course I love you, now go to your room’ fantastic!
From my experience this book seems to get as much negative reaction as
positive. I however found it great. I got the idea that routines can
be fexible. Worth reading while you are pregnant and then again just
after your baby is born
If you’re exhausted and frustrated and you can’t seem to get your baby
into a good sleeping and eating pattern, then this is the book for you!
We bought it when we were having trouble with our second child. Both
my husband and I read it, and found that it gave us really practical,
helpful advice. For many of us who don’t have experienced grannies to
call on for advice, this is a godsend! I thoroughly recommend it to
parents of babies up to about 12 months old.