> > Funny you should mention this....I have had several clients report social > pressure to try both the Babywise and Ferber methods...rather than jumping on > the attack bandwagon without the proper information about these books, I > decided to spend last week reading them from cover to cover. I am shocked and > appalled that anyone has given either one of these parenting methods any > consideration...if folks want to have an easy time with feeding and feel the > need to sleep through the night; they should buy a puppy...or even better a > kitten...no wonder kids are busy shooting each other. Raising children > requires sacrifice, comittment, surrender, and selfless devotion....I would > rather see parents reading THE BABY BOOK by William and Martha Sears (a > husband and wife pediatrician and registered nurse) as a guide for proper > parenting. > Adriana Samargia Kaufman > Precious Delivery Birth Services > childbirth educator, doula, monitrice (apprentice midwife) and mother of 2 Thanks for your reply...I think I tend to agree with you. As the parents were speaking with me about all their friends' successes with the Babywise book...I also starting picturing a puppy in my head. What about having them potty trained (housebroken) by the time they can walk to the toilet?!? ;O) Eve H. Switzer, M.D.