Confessions of a Baby-Wise-Aholic

When I was pregnant with Eli, we met a precious couple at a church conference who had young children. As I expressed my concerns about being a mom, this sister shared with me her solution to all of my problems. Baby Wise! You can't imagine how this program has changed our lives.
The thought of the concepts scared me before Eli was born, but after a 16 day stay in NICU, where they use the Baby Wise method, I was SURE this was for us. Eli has since turned 2 and we continue using the principles of Baby Wise, Baby Wise II and Toddler Wise in our every day life. It is an amazing program which includes lots of sleep, time where Eli learns and explores on his own and planned times with his SANE mommy! It is really incredible and I would encourage any and every mom to get hold of this amazing gift to mothers! It is my guide for motherhood and I don't know what I'd do without it!
My confession, I LOVE Baby Wise and am enjoying Play alone time right now!! :o)

Toddler Wise

It's hard to say what I learned from the book Toddler Wise by Gary Ezzo. The first two books (Baby Wise and Baby Wise II) laid out a clear plan for getting your infant to sleep through the night and be a pleasant and happy baby. Both worked fabulously on Eli and have been a huge blessing to our home and life. Toddler Wise on the other hand is a book more focused on the individual toddler and the individual home and parent. Mainly, the book is about how to make your beliefs and goals for your child a reality. We all have different beliefs and goals and will all work towards a different end because of that fact. The formula is Belief + goal = WHY + How = Solution. They gave ideas for each of the 4 blanks in the equation, but, because we are all different (and every toddler is different), did not calculate the equation for us. I would like to know how you stop a 17 month old from biting his mom or throwing a fit at the store if he can't roam free. I have to praise Dr. Ezzo for not pressing on me a required discipline program for Eli, but it does make things a bit harder to have to make that decision myself! I need Dr. Ezzo or some veteran mom to come help me out on this one!! :o)