Parents, especially first-time parents, do not always know the best way to care for their child. Every child is different and might have its own needs when it comes to certain things, including sleeping. Gary Ezzo and Robert Bucknam are the authors who wrote the controversial book On Becoming Babywise, which is supposed to be about giving an infant the gift of sleep.
This book was formerly published by Multnomah Books, but is now self-published through the publishing company of Ezzo known as Parent-Wise Solutions. Hundreds of thousands of copies have been sold. Bucknam is a pediatrician and Ezzo is known for his position as an evangelical Christian adviser. This was once a church-based resource book about how to rear an infant.
In the book, the writers suggest an infant care program. With this, the authors say, the baby will sleep through the night from the age of 7-9 weeks and beyond that. As many are aware, infants tend to wake up several times throughout the night and morning to get fed. With the program, emphasis is placed on parental control of a baby's play, feeding and sleep schedule instead of allowing the child to decide when it want to eat, play and sleep.
This concept is what brought a lot of criticism to the parenting book. This came from professionals, such as pediatricians, as well as parents. Their concern was that teaching people to rear an infant based on the advice of the book could lead to a higher risk of the child having emotional disorders, malnutrition and overall, failure to thrive.
Ezzo called on Bucknam to help make the work more secular. The new edition that featured both authors was released during the early 1990s. From there, four other editions were published between 1995 and 2007. The book talks about infant management plans that are built around the play, feed and sleeping cycles of infants. PDF, or parent-directed feeding, is the name of such plans.
The book shares how to care for infants from birth to six months of age. It mostly covers infant sleeping and feeding habits. There is much emphasis on the parental control when it comes to infant training. This work states that a baby should not define the household, but act as a welcome addition that complies with the current order. These ideas are not necessarily new or radical; they often echo sentiments of Evangelical parents, and even secular ones.
The two authors have said that their stance is in the middle between feeding based on a strict schedule and doing so to meet the demand of the baby. They also do not condone the act of co-sleeping. The advice given in this book is similar to that given by other publications.
There has been much criticism about this written work, especially by health care professionals in the mainstream who say it is filled with misinformation on important topics of infant sleep, feeding, growth and development. Still, some may find this book filled with important information that proves helpful in their situation. There are plenty of opinions about how to raise a child and because every child is different, the requirements might vary.
This book was formerly published by Multnomah Books, but is now self-published through the publishing company of Ezzo known as Parent-Wise Solutions. Hundreds of thousands of copies have been sold. Bucknam is a pediatrician and Ezzo is known for his position as an evangelical Christian adviser. This was once a church-based resource book about how to rear an infant.
In the book, the writers suggest an infant care program. With this, the authors say, the baby will sleep through the night from the age of 7-9 weeks and beyond that. As many are aware, infants tend to wake up several times throughout the night and morning to get fed. With the program, emphasis is placed on parental control of a baby's play, feeding and sleep schedule instead of allowing the child to decide when it want to eat, play and sleep.
This concept is what brought a lot of criticism to the parenting book. This came from professionals, such as pediatricians, as well as parents. Their concern was that teaching people to rear an infant based on the advice of the book could lead to a higher risk of the child having emotional disorders, malnutrition and overall, failure to thrive.
Ezzo called on Bucknam to help make the work more secular. The new edition that featured both authors was released during the early 1990s. From there, four other editions were published between 1995 and 2007. The book talks about infant management plans that are built around the play, feed and sleeping cycles of infants. PDF, or parent-directed feeding, is the name of such plans.
The book shares how to care for infants from birth to six months of age. It mostly covers infant sleeping and feeding habits. There is much emphasis on the parental control when it comes to infant training. This work states that a baby should not define the household, but act as a welcome addition that complies with the current order. These ideas are not necessarily new or radical; they often echo sentiments of Evangelical parents, and even secular ones.
The two authors have said that their stance is in the middle between feeding based on a strict schedule and doing so to meet the demand of the baby. They also do not condone the act of co-sleeping. The advice given in this book is similar to that given by other publications.
There has been much criticism about this written work, especially by health care professionals in the mainstream who say it is filled with misinformation on important topics of infant sleep, feeding, growth and development. Still, some may find this book filled with important information that proves helpful in their situation. There are plenty of opinions about how to raise a child and because every child is different, the requirements might vary.
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