Yes, I love the tone of Pinky's books. She 'speaks' to me with warmth and encouragement.... whilst many others, espeically Gina Ford, speak to me in the strict tone of a matron with condescension and very little warmth... makes parenting out to be a job like nursing where routines MUST be followed to the "T" or else all hell will break loose. Very little room for using your own instincts when it comes to Ms Ford. To me that is very wrong: the mothering instinct should be encouraged not discouraged.