Comments on: Sleep Training the Baby http://courtenaymomma.com/2009/06/22/sleep-training-the-baby/ My life as Organized Chaos Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CourtenayMomma http://courtenaymomma.com/2009/06/22/sleep-training-the-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-358 CourtenayMomma Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:45:04 +0000 http://8minutes.wordpress.com/?p=903#comment-358 Thanks for being honest Ashley! I really don't like it when people have to keep their opinion quiet just because it is contrary to someone elses. I just thought I'd better point out that I don't think anyone would take any parenting book as the law. I think reading as much as you can and choosing what things fit your family are much more important. That's what we do with babywise. We use some of the principles behind it. Because we have a preemie we are also very careful that she doesn't end up having a failure to thrive. We weigh her regularly and she's growing extra fast. For the most part her schedule is still the same as it was in the NICU. Thanks for being honest Ashley! I really don’t like it when people have to keep their opinion quiet just because it is contrary to someone elses. I just thought I’d better point out that I don’t think anyone would take any parenting book as the law. I think reading as much as you can and choosing what things fit your family are much more important. That’s what we do with babywise. We use some of the principles behind it. Because we have a preemie we are also very careful that she doesn’t end up having a failure to thrive. We weigh her regularly and she’s growing extra fast. For the most part her schedule is still the same as it was in the NICU.

]]> By: Ashley http://courtenaymomma.com/2009/06/22/sleep-training-the-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-352 Ashley Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:25:22 +0000 http://8minutes.wordpress.com/?p=903#comment-352 I ran across your post from a google alert on Babywise. I am one of "those people" who thinks the book is evil (sorry to be blunt, but I do). The AAP DOES NOT support it and links it to failure to thrive ( http://www.ezzo.info/Aney/aneyaap.htm ). Additionally, the authors of the book have no background in any field that remotely relates to child development, medicine, psychology or any field that would give them authority on child rearing. You might be interested to read more about the Ezzos on www.ezzo.info . I do not think that you have to be an "attachment freak" as your previous commenter stated to raise a happy, healthy child. I do think that any child who is left to cry at such a young age (your daughter is about 5 weeks old, right? Adusted age of about 1-2 weeks?) may learn that no one cares when they cry or that no one is coming to console them. I have never let my 2 year old daugher CIO, and she is a happy, independent child who is far from "attached at my hips". Children who are raised with attached parents are mostly (as there are exceptions to every rule) very independent, social children. I applaud you for breastfeeding. I sincerely hope that you are able to meet your goal of 1 year! I ran across your post from a google alert on Babywise. I am one of “those people” who thinks the book is evil (sorry to be blunt, but I do). The AAP DOES NOT support it and links it to failure to thrive ( http://www.ezzo.info/Aney/aneyaap.htm ). Additionally, the authors of the book have no background in any field that remotely relates to child development, medicine, psychology or any field that would give them authority on child rearing. You might be interested to read more about the Ezzos on http://www.ezzo.info .

I do not think that you have to be an “attachment freak” as your previous commenter stated to raise a happy, healthy child. I do think that any child who is left to cry at such a young age (your daughter is about 5 weeks old, right? Adusted age of about 1-2 weeks?) may learn that no one cares when they cry or that no one is coming to console them. I have never let my 2 year old daugher CIO, and she is a happy, independent child who is far from “attached at my hips”. Children who are raised with attached parents are mostly (as there are exceptions to every rule) very independent, social children.

I applaud you for breastfeeding. I sincerely hope that you are able to meet your goal of 1 year!

]]> By: Rhonda http://courtenaymomma.com/2009/06/22/sleep-training-the-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Rhonda Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:08:07 +0000 http://8minutes.wordpress.com/?p=903#comment-349 Wow, I'm sooooo glad to see someone else of our generation who isn't an attatchment freak! Go you! My kids are soo not going to be attatched at my hips when I finally have some. I'm sure that your girls will grow up perfectly healthy and SID-free (srry, couldn't resist that one) even tho you're not letting them be attatched at your hip. :-D Wow, I’m sooooo glad to see someone else of our generation who isn’t an attatchment freak! Go you! My kids are soo not going to be attatched at my hips when I finally have some. I’m sure that your girls will grow up perfectly healthy and SID-free (srry, couldn’t resist that one) even tho you’re not letting them be attatched at your hip. :-D

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