Anti-Breastfeeding Books – Sleep-Training Special
You can always count on a ‘Sleep Training’ book to come up with the anti-breastfeeding goods. Lord knows I’ve showcased a few of them. So, not to disappoint, here’s two sheer corkers written by two old codgers! Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems Dr Richard Ferber In case you live in a cave, the author of this book, Dr Richard Ferber is a quasi-celebrity of the parenting world. In fact, he’s such an idol that his sleep-training methods have been coined "Ferberization" (try saying that after a night out). We’re talking about the dude that created “Controlled Crying” here. More on that later, but first, take a look at the title of his book: 'Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems.' Right from the start Ferber is labelling your baby and turning him into a ‘problem-child’. To his credit, he at least attempts to justify this: “ If your child’s sleep patterns cause a problem for you or for him, then he has a sleep problem ” (p8). Actually, no Ferber; If his sleep patterns cause a ...