Baby's First Year Journal: A Day-to-Day Guide to Your Baby's Development During the First Twelve Months Book

I was all set to give this book five stars (surprising even me considering how much I was offended by the last book I read by Rosemond). I really appreciated his description of meeting all a child's needs (ALL) until they're around 18 months, when they are old enough to start to learn that they aren't the center of the universe. He talks about child-proofing, containing rather than correcting bad behavior (because punishment doesn't do any good when you're two), and generally advocates a gentle, kind approach to helping two-year olds and their parents navigate this tough time.

Awesome.

But then he told me that co-sleeping and the family bed is insidious and that it creates dependent, whiny children who will never learn how to separate from their co-dependent parents.

Boo hiss about that.

I'm learned you've got to just take what helps from John Rosemond (as with any parenting book) and learn to look past his crazy posturing on certain issues.