Calming Your Fussy Baby: The Brazelton Way [Paperback]

T. Berry Brazelton (Author), Joshua D. Sparrow (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Brazelton way | Publication Date: January 7, 2003

Sleepless nights, wailing babies, and defiant toddlers-these are universal issues for new parents. Now beloved pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton and his esteemed colleague the child psychiatrist Joshua Sparrow come to the rescue with these highly effective and affordable guides. Full of empathy, warmth, and wisdom, each book in the Brazelton Way series leads parents step-by-step through these trying struggles. Courtesy of Dr. Brazelton's unparalleled under-standing and experience, parents will emerge from the turmoil relieved, empowered, and full of new pleasure in the strength and progress of their individual child.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

This title is among the first three installments of a new series that will surely become a favorite with both new and experienced parents, come in a handy five-by-seven-inch size, perfect to keep on hand in the nursery or in a nightstand. Brazelton is our modern-day Dr. Spock, and his tips for helping parents deal with everyday concerns and special circumstances have become mainstream in current parenting methodology. In tackling fussy babies, Brazelton delivers his tried-and-true techniques in a unique but understandable way, making this easy-to-read series one of the more approachable, if slightly oversimplified, ones published today. Mary Frances Wilkens
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Little Rock Family, February 2010
“Invaluable to new parents…A quick, easy to consult format…Shed[s] light on your new baby and help[s] you see the light at the end of the tunnel!”

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press; 1 edition (January 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738207810
• ISBN-13: 978-0738207810
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #438,508 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Customer Reviews

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not helpful, March 26, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Calming Your Fussy Baby: The Brazelton Way (Paperback)

As a parent of a colicy/active baby, I've went through several different books, looking for help. This book was not helpful. It was basically nothing more than you'd find in a magazine article. It doesn't have any real solutions. Instead I'd HIGHLY recommend "the Happiest Baby on the block" especially the DVD version. This was unbelievably helpful to me and I just wish I had found it sooner.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars baby's still fussy...., March 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Calming Your Fussy Baby: The Brazelton Way (Paperback)

I really like Dr. Brazelton's approach -- warm and loving but firm and respectful of sleep-deprived parents (thank you!) However, he makes it seem too easy, like "follow steps 1-4 and your baby will be calm." If only it were that simple. I wish he had taken things one step further, i.e., what to do when all his suggestions fail and the baby is still crying. I think in his effort to make this book short and practical, he overlooked how complex this process can be for parents with more difficult babies and/or whose confidence withers with baby's every crying jag.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Every Baby's House Should Have It, April 19, 2004

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Marsha Wood Wirtel (Philly's Western 'Burbs) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Calming Your Fussy Baby: The Brazelton Way (Paperback)

Once again, T. Berry Brazelton hits a home run. Calming Your Fussy Baby outlines the steps every parent should take to determine the source of a baby's fussing and soothe the fuss away. Advice is laid out by age so that parents can go directly to the portion of the book applicable to their baby and specific information is presented for various types of crying and how to identify what kind of cry one is hearing. The advice is to the point and clear and is written in such a way as to assure parents that they are doing just fine.

One of Brazelton's charms is that he echoes Dr. Spock's famous statement "You know more than you think you do" for a new generation. Dr. Brazelton firmly believes that every parent can be a good parent and that the roots of good parenting are within everyone who wishes to tap them. This book, part of the Brazelton Way series, is a good one to have on hand for the inevitable day when a baby just won't be calmed. With this ammunition, any parent should consider him- or herself well armed against the fussies.