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Thousands of parents have asked the Baby Whisperer to help them solve their problems. With this book you too can take advantage of the advice, insights, and parenting techniques from beloved child expert Tracy Hogg. "A problem is nothing more than a situation calling for a creative solution," she reminds us. "Ask the right questions and you'll come up with the right answers."

Once you learn how to translate banguage, the "baby-language" your infant uses to communicate needs, feelings, and opinions, you can see your child for who he or she really is -- an understanding that will serve you well as your child blossoms into the toddler years. By helping you establish a daily routine and tailor your parenting strategies according to your child's unique personality and stage of development, Tracy will teach you how to:

• Ask the Twelve Essential Questions to recognize potential problems and employ the Twelve Principles of Problem Solving -- simple troubleshooting techniques for everyday situations

• Avoid, or remedy, accidental parenting -- inadvertent adult behavior that often leads to such common parenting challenges as sleep problems, poor eating habits, separation anxiety, and tantrums

• Be a P.C. parent -- patient and conscious -- who knows how to detect prime times -- windows of opportunity for teaching babies how to get to sleep on their own, introducing bottles to breast-fed babies, toilet training, and other growth issues

• Inhibit runaway emotions and foster his or her emotional fitness -- the ability to understand and manage feelings

...and so much more. For Tracy's fans, this book will be a welcome addition to the Hogg library; for readers unfamiliar with her philosophy of care, it will open a new world of understanding and insight.

Rating : - A must-read book before your baby arrives
My feelings are very strong about this book. I believe this book, recommended by a another mom/friend of mine, saved my sanity and kept my cool during my motherhood of 3.5 years and 2 kids.

I have read other major sleep/baby care books such as No-cry sleep solution; Babywise; Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child as well.

This book's basis is the same with all the books above. Whatever you do in the name of parenting, first see/ hear /observe your child, then try to understand what your child needs, respect and respond appropriately. Also it emphasizes daily routine as other books.

How BW sets itself apart from all the other books is the organized and step by step directions it gives. She tells you exactly what to do and when to do. Not only that, but she also gives different advise and directions for different type of baby/child personalities. So you don't push your "grumpy baby" or take your "angel baby" for granted. She gives trouble shooting lists, if things don't work.

I found this book very easy to read (my son was around 2-months old and I barely had any brain function left due to lack of sleep). I thought every advise she gave was sensible. She provides many tips and tricks so that the transition period will include minimal crying.

With her help, I was able to put my son in a routine right ahead. At three months, we would put him to bed at 7 pm and he would sleep until 7 am straight. She gives the best advise or trick about sleep among all parenting books. "Tanking or Dream Feed." This idea is a miracle. I am a person who functions only after 8 hours of proper sleep. I cannot sleep on my back or side. I have to be facing down. And I always get scared of falling a sleep while nursing lying on the bed. Dream Feed was the solution to both my and my sons issues. He was fed, I got my sleep. So whe the morning came we still loved each other, more than ever. My husband was able to do one of the dream feeds because we would be prepared.

At four months, defiant to my grandmother who was rocking my son to sleep, I locked myself, my son and my husband in the room. I soothed him, put him to his bed, patted his back and sang lullabies. 10 mins of fussing and crying he was off to deep sleep. The lucky-for-me part was my son was ready for this, because it would take him an hour to fall asleep with rocking. My grandmother was convinced I was doing the right thing without hurting (crying him out) him.

He's 3.5 years-old and he almost always goes to bed with a usual brushing teeth, singing or book routine. He falls a sleep by himself. He has not woken in the middle of the night since he was 3 months old except for few sickness, teething and developmental milestones.

I have also used her advice with my daughter. Their personalities are different, but the premise was the same. My daughter, who is going to be 1 in a week also can go to sleep by herself and sleeps through the night. One difference was, she woke up once at 4 am until she was 8-months old despite how much I fed her. I did not really force her not to wake up or let her cry after few nights. I realized she is a different child. She really needed that morning feeding (or hugging the mom) until she woke up around 7-8 am.

I also used EC, which she has a chapter on (potty training). I had hard time potty training my son at 3. He still poos in a diaper. So I decided not to let this drag 3 more years with my daughter. We "observed" her signs for potty, as we kept an eye on her sleepy signs. She has been doing her business in the toilet or potty since she is 6 months old. Tracy Hogg's potty training recommends starting around 9 months old. Either way, keep an open mind when reading this chapter. If you think your child gives signs when he's going to go potty, do not ignore it for his early age.

As with all the books about parenting, of course my intent is to read, and try to apply the ways that fit my parenting style. I do not take every single word as a rule written on stone. You do not have to agree on all counts. But my bottom line is: this is the book that you really need to read to be equipped properly, if you are planning for an easy breezy parenthood.