Title: Open yourself to some different ideas
Product review: I think it's important to get a different spin on parenting than the mainstream pediatrician view provides. To that end, this is a must-have book for your personal library.I really like Sears' approach and do a lot of attachment parenting. Unlike some of the commentators you may read, I don't find the book condescending or shaming of parents who don't follow an attachment parenting lifestyle. For example, I weaned my son at 8 months and don't feel less of a parent after reading The Baby Book.Excellent chapter on illness -- one of the best treatments of this topic I have seen -- and another good one on starting solids.Another strength is how Sears' approaches parenting the high-needs baby. I had one and found his suggestions to be highly effective.The weakness of the book, I think, is Sears' reliance on anecdotal evidence to support his views. I'd like to have seen more solid data on some of the claims regarding family bed, extended breastfeeding, and so on.
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