Well pointed out Shanti, i think that a 2 year old who never tantrums may feel as though their voice is not worth being heard.


If the book has worked for you, then that's great. But BB was originally created as a gentle parenting website and this book goes against that philosophy. So of course many members on here are not going to like it.
I have read the book. My MCHN actually suggested it to our mothers group when ds1 was a baby. I borrowed it off a friend who had it and was quite horrified and upset. I have never studied child development, but alarm bells were ringing so loud in my head. I am so glad that BB directed me towards reading 'The Science of Parenting'. This has become my fave parenting book and i'm often reading bits out aloud to DH. No, we haven't slept properly for 2.5 years now, but i'm sure we'll have plenty of time to catch up on that later on when our kids are older.