The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition)
by William Sears, Martha Sears, Robert Sears, James Sears

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• ISBN13: 9780316778008
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Book Reviews of The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition)

Book Review: "Select what best fits your family "
Summary: 5 Stars

We do not feel any guilt or ill feelings when we choose a different path than some of the Sears family descriptions. We are taking what works for us and leaving out what doesn't.
I would hope that all families would do so.

However, it is important to note that the Sears family DO have extensive credentials and years of experience. While many parts of the book are absolutely based on scientific and medical fact, many others are admittedly based on the personal and professional experiences of the entire Sears family. Personally, these "opinions" have been utterly invaluable to our young family as we could not yet possibly know the reality of raising eight successful children, or having a medical practice for decades.

In this book, Dr. and Mrs. Sears are able to eloquently and tactfully write what many people, quite frankly, don't want to hear. Keep in mind, it would probably be much easier for the Sears' to be more popular, mainstream, and make everyone feel oh-so-swell all the time about their entire parenting experience. However, that is not the reality of parenting I have experienced. It seems that lots of hostility arises from some of the views expressed in "The Baby book." If you are looking for a book that commends you for leaving your baby in a sound proof room propped up with a bottle full of formula and left to bond with their plastic infant carrier- this probably isn't the book for you.

My husband and I are endlessly grateful to know that not only other parents share similar experiences and beliefs, but professionals agree, condone and praise our efforts.

Many of the sensitive issues, (i.e.- babywearing & sharing sleep) are typically not widely discussed or even accepted. Promoting one philosophy doesn't mean that all others are put down. I don't feel that the Sears' degrade those who do not follow their every suggestion. The book was not written to make people feel guilty for not subscribing to a few practices. On the contrary, this book helped our family feel okay about what felt right for us from the start. We felt relief knowing that where our instincts were guiding us was not only okay- but actually very appropriate and beneficial for our children. As a mother, I can finally hold my head high knowing that I am not a "bad parent" for refusing to let my baby scream himself to sleep in a crib all by himself. If that works for you- great...but it didn't work for me, and I'm reassured to know that loads of other mothers and fathers feel the same way!!

Parents that feel guilty for not following 'The Baby Book' to the letter might need to reassess where that guilt is coming from. I feel confident and informed as I read and re-read this book. We crack it open at least once a week as we truck on through infanthood. It is a wonderful resource book and is chock full of great ideas. Even though this book is almost 1000 pages,it could definitely use a few more tidbits of information. No one is perfect, and I am certain that we will see a few missing pages added into the new edition someday.

I am so pleased to have a source of validation and a mecca of answers to my many questions about my babies and family. We would run our home how we deemed fit regardless for popular opinion, but it is significant to see how many others believe just as we do.

Summary of The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition)

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