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Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby
Melinda Blau, Tracy Hogg
3.54 AVERAGE
110 reviews for:
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby
Melinda Blau, Tracy Hogg
3.54 AVERAGE
Sorry, I just couldn't finish this book. Hogg's tone was too colloquial and chummy and I thought some of her advice was just too patronizing. Her advice may calm a baby, but it just makes me annoyed!
Have read quite a few books on motherhood in the past months and I must say this is the first one I truly liked. Something about Tracy Hogg's no-nonsense attitude and her approach to caring for newborns just makes sense to me. I don't know whether I'll be able to use her E. A. S. Y. method or if it turns out to be as effective as she claims, but I'll give it a try, if I can. In a way, the book has already accomplished something that I think is quite a feat - it boosted my shaky self-confindence as a parent.
Very informative! I appreciate the guides and charts the author provides. Definitely useful for managing expectations and learning techniques for troubleshooting with baby.
This book really, really helped when Sam was a baby. From putting him on a routine to understanding why he cried, it was a god send. I'd recommend this book to any new mom! :)
Was hard to read with how she came off as an expert with mainly anecdotal experiences. She comes off in a way where it’s like reading a know it all. She’s also not concise.
Rereading for second child (using the ebook this time, because I could get it faster). It wasn't as well formatted - links didn't always go to the right place, and the repeated misspelling of "Mabel" was rather annoying - but I still picked up some useful tips and was reminded of others.
The key in this book is that each child is different, so you need to learn to recognize your child's cues and needs and respond appropriately and thoughtfully (to avoid accidentally setting up expectations you can't maintain, like rocking a 40lb toddler to sleep in your arms each night). When you understand this, you'll realize that even where she makes recommendations that's all they are. For instance, most babies may burp within 5 minutes or not need to, but you will occasionally find a baby who takes longer or who has reflux; once you see the problem, you can adjust your actions to suit your baby but now you're aware of "accidental parenting" you can also avoid the pitfalls.
The key in this book is that each child is different, so you need to learn to recognize your child's cues and needs and respond appropriately and thoughtfully (to avoid accidentally setting up expectations you can't maintain, like rocking a 40lb toddler to sleep in your arms each night). When you understand this, you'll realize that even where she makes recommendations that's all they are. For instance, most babies may burp within 5 minutes or not need to, but you will occasionally find a baby who takes longer or who has reflux; once you see the problem, you can adjust your actions to suit your baby but now you're aware of "accidental parenting" you can also avoid the pitfalls.
I gave my copy to Eileen; this was my favorite of the many parenting books I read when our first son was born. She has respect for the infant as an individual that I found lacking in so many parenting books (especially those Baby Wise kind).
I think the one thing all of these books have in common is the emphasis on having a schedule/routine for the baby. The details of it depend on your family and child, but consistency is key for all children.
I liked her 5 minute rule---she is also sadly one of the few authors who "allow" you to pick up your child when he's crying in order to resettle him.
No book is perfect and there are some things I didn't agree with, but I liked her overall outlook.
I think the one thing all of these books have in common is the emphasis on having a schedule/routine for the baby. The details of it depend on your family and child, but consistency is key for all children.
I liked her 5 minute rule---she is also sadly one of the few authors who "allow" you to pick up your child when he's crying in order to resettle him.
No book is perfect and there are some things I didn't agree with, but I liked her overall outlook.
I guess it's time to start reading about some tips for when this baby gets here :)
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Overall a good book but most is common sense. Learned some basics on how to read your baby and their natural routine.
This was the least helpful book I have read so far about raising children. I found her descriptions hard to match to my son's behavior and her insistence on a pattern just panic-inducing when no pattern was possible (and really still isn't at this point).