The Ideas Behind On Becoming Babywise

By Marci Glover


New parents often face tremendous challenges. Nothing in the world can prepare them for the shock of caring for a new baby. The responsibility is overwhelming and many people find themselves not getting enough sleep. After only a few weeks they feel that their lives have been totally taken over by the babies needs and they often become depressed or resentful. This is not a healthy state of affairs for anyone and the entire family will suffer.

There has been an explosion of parenting books in the past few years. It would seem as though today's parents do not have confidence in their child raising skills. They feel that they should look elsewhere for help. With this in mind the latest parenting best seller has been On Becoming Babywise. The authors put a lot of research into their book and it has helped many thousands of parents to get their baby into a good routine.

The book has become a best seller because it really hits a chord with parents. It emphasises the need for structure and routine in a babies life. It has a clearly set out plan that follows well set out guidelines. At the same time readers feel that the flexibility of the program is a real bonus. It shows parents how to establish simple but effective sleeping and feeding programs very early on.

The book emphasizes a fifty two week plan that moves in phases. The first stage begin in the first eight weeks of life and is called stabilizing. The premise is that it is never too early to start getting a routine in place. This is in fact a very good idea. By the time parents are exhausted and the baby has already developed a poor routine it can be very difficult to correct it.

A lot of scientific and medical research have gone into the book. It hypothesises that some crying is not harmful to a baby and can in fact have many benefits. For example, a child who is allowed to cry themselves to sleep will learn the value skills of getting to sleep without help from the parent. It is all too easy for an infant to become dependant on the bottle, rocking or even a car ride to fall asleep.

Most parents have given the book a very good review. They have often mentioned how simple it was to get their baby onto a program, once they realized how to follow the steps. The baby responded well to the approach and by the age of eight to ten weeks they were sleeping through the night and waking happy and rested.

If a child has additional needs or health issues the program may not be suitable. In addition some babies just do not have the temperament for a strict schedule. Most parents were aware of progress very quickly and recognized that their baby was well suited to the plan.

The Babywise method is very valuable for those who do not have their own parents nearby to help them. In today's busy world families are often living hundreds or even thousands of miles apart. The traditional parenting networks have broken down and this book helps to fill a serious void.




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