September 14, 2005

Reactionary Parenting Advice, Exhibit 1:

My friend Amy sent me this book, swearing up and down that it saved her sanity with Lindsay, her almost-one-year-old:

From Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child:

If your child does not learn to sleep well, he may become an incurable adult insomniac, chronically disabled from sleepiness and dependent on sleeping pills.

Aaaagh! If I don't follow the advice in this book, my child will become a wheelchair-bound zombie junkie!

Posted by Jen at September 14, 2005 10:20 PM
Comments

no pressure..........

Posted by: John at September 15, 2005 5:32 AM

yeah, no pressure. if you make him/her eat brussels sprouts he/she may become a serial killer!

Posted by: kat at September 15, 2005 7:09 AM

Good Luck!

Posted by: susan at September 15, 2005 11:20 AM

That is a little extreme but getting them to sleep thru the night earlier is better for you and them. I recommend the book BabyWise. It worked pretty well for us. That is one book that is worth reading.

Posted by: ryland at September 15, 2005 9:19 PM

Nice thing for you, Jen - Your timing works out with us - your house can be the holding tank for our baby stuff (swings, bouncers, other gear if you want it) until our next one in a couple of years!
Including Babywise - It's for the first year, but I think I'm done with it now. Dax is sleeping all night, so what else would I need it for?

Posted by: nicole at September 17, 2005 8:00 AM