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Mother & Daughter by Willow Tree Loved by all!! Great Gift!

Beautiful, a wonderful gift from daughter to mother to show just how much you really look up to her and love her.

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Up in the Air points to the morally dead world we live in and have lived in for years. It's corageous, stellar in the direction and acting departments, and far better than that terrible Bigelow film that won undeserved oscars. Ingmar Bergman directed a film The Silence in 1963. This film was a diagnosis of Bergman's Sweden; Up In The Air is our Silence.

this movie is strictly average, i'm not sure what all the hype is about. it never transcends the basic plot of a business frequent flyer obsessed with himself who tritely ends up looking for deeper meaning. too many scenes of airport terminals and chain hotels just end up reminding me of dull connections. thumbs down

Jason Reitman directs his third dramedy of contemporary social mores with "Up in the Air", based on the novel of the same name by Walter Kirn. Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) flies around the country firing people for a living. He works for an Omaha-based company that is paid by other companies to fire their employees, a business that's booming in the recession. But ambitious young Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrick) wants to save the company money and keep the terminators home by creating a system to fire people remotely, on their computers. Ryan balks, and his boss (Jason Bateman) sends him on the road with Natalie so that she might benefit from his experience, which also gives him a chance to hook up with Alex (Vera Farmiga) a fellow vagabond and itinerant lover. In spite of the security measures, oxygen deprivation, bad food, and cramped seating, this guy loves airports and air travel. The airport scenes are some of the most memorable and will probably be looked upon by future generations of filmgoers as representative of the times. That is where "Up in the Air" is most successful. It smoothly represents an angst peculiar to early 21st-century careerists who criss-cross the country to climb the corporate ladder. It also taps into one of the grim realities of the current economic crisis: high unemployment. It's well-written. George Clooney is charming. And it wraps up nicely. It's an entertaining film that stops short of being appealing. As suave and manipulative as Ryan is, he makes a living by lying to people. Natalie is alternately callous and childish. All three business travelers in our story are fundamentally dishonest people. "Up in the Air" is a casual indictment of Ryan's lifestyle, a trivial issue compared to the behavior that the film scrupulously avoids addressing. It's fun to watch attractive people flit around the country doing an unattractive job, while Ryan and Alex one-up each other in one-liners and bedroom antics, and Natalie works through personal and professional crises. And I applaud the film for avoiding traditional romantic comedy territory. But "Up in the Air" is preachy, and it seems to preach against the wrong things. Its protagonists are unscrupulous. So it never moves beyond light entertainment. The DVD (Paramount 2010): There are 5 deleted scenes with optional director's commentary, a teaser trailer (2 min), and theatrical trailer (2 ½ min), an audio commentary, and one featurette. "Shadowplay: Before the Story" (2 ½ min) is a brief interview with the artists of Shadowplay, a boutique studio that did the opening credits. The audio commentary by director Jason Reitman, cinematographer Eric Steelberg, and First Assistant Director Jason Blumenfeld is constant and informative. Reitman does most of the talking. They discuss the firing scenes, sets, lighting, changes from the book, filming challenges, and other technical stuff. Subtitles are available for the film English, French, Spanish. Dubbing available in French and Spanish.

Jason Reitman's Up In The Air deftly balances a light comedic approach with the stark reality of today's down economic times. George Clooney is at his confident & charming best as Ryan Bingham a hired corporate hatchet man who fires people for a living and spends about 320 a year on the road. Ryan has created a bubble for himself where he has essentially shut himself off from any personal relationships including his family and has stripped himself of most of his possessions to those only of essence to his work existence. He meets the sexy and smart Alex (Vera Farmiga) on one of his trips and they set His world is threatened to collapse when a young Ivy Leaguer, Natalie (Anna Kendrick) joins his company and pitches an idea to eliminate the need to go on the road by doing the firings over the internet. Ryan balks at the idea and reluctantly takes Natalie on the road to show her the ropes. Along the way Ryan starts to break out of his self-imposed cocoon and see that people and personal relationships are important. Mr. Clooney, Ms. Farmiga and Ms. Kendrick all give Oscar worthy performances and the rest of the cast is equally appealing including Jason Bateman as Ryan & Natalie's somewhat sleazy boss and Danny McBride as Ryan's soon to be brother-in-law. J.K. Simmons has a hilarious and poignant cameo as one the people Ryan & Natalie fire as does Zach Galifianakis in the opening scene as the first person we see Ryan fire. Up In The Air is a movie set in the current economic times, but contains timeless performances that will make you laugh and maybe even bring a tear to your eye.

Half way though Up in the Air I heard myself let out a sigh of joy. How amazing! Somebody finally made a movie about the horrible, sterile, meeting that downsized employees endure when they learn that they are being fired. Up in the Air is a movie about a business that makes its money firing (career transitioning!) people, and not just anyone, mostly middle aged and older people who are part of large layoffs. As George Clooney's character Ryan Bingham explains it, the executives who hire them don't want to do it themselves. The movie is not about the inhumanness of laying someone off. It's about the inhuman process used to lay people off. The words used are so neutral and cool that they might be coming from a robot--words that do not even acknowledge the disaster that is being visited upon the person being fired. It's no coincidence that the young woman apprentice in this movie, lays people off who are older than herself. She's a kid, and she's in way, way over her head. What is dispicable is not that she took this job--but that someone else was so cold and cynical that he gave it to her. He gave it to her knowing the effect that her inexperience is going to have on the people whom she is firing. But Up in the Air is not an angry movie. It's a thougtful one. Ryan Bingham tries to do the job as well as he can. He tries to give the people he fires some kind of hope. He tries to make the process human. But the verbage he uses (which is the company approved "process") makes the meeting less human because it implies that the employer has no obligation to feel anything, not even pity, for the person being fired. Still Bingham has a heart and he tells his co-worker "this is the worst day of their lives." The fact that Bingham knows this and is willing to face that fact day after day, is what elevates this movie and makes it more than an attack on corporations. Bingham is not perfect. He has commitment problems and he's obsessed with his frequent flier miles. But when you come right down to it--he does his best to make the experience of being fired less insulting and inhuman than it would be otherwise. But Ryan Bingham seems to realize that as brave as he is, the language he uses is just a form of defense--a way to remove the person delivering the news, from the anguish his message is causing. I left the movie hoping that it would motivate at least a few executives to cut out the offensive double-speak and vague language used when people are fired. If a corporation must lay people off, why not say, "I'm so sorry. We screwed up and hired too many people. We know that this is unfair. We know that this is miserable. We're sorry because we know those things. We are glad we are not you--but if we don't lay people off we are going to be out of our own jobs." Many small business owners do say these things. Why should corporate executives be different? A change like that would show that just maybe those who have to lay people off are not "up in the air."

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The techniques do work but they're not exactly new. I was doing most of them already anyway, just from having picked them up from being around other parents. The material you really need could be covered in less than 5 minutes; the rest of the DVD is just filler.

We use this dvd at the pregnancy center where I counsel clients. It is a must have for any new parent. I wish I knew all this when I had children.

No gimmicks, no tricks, no forcing the baby to fit into some arbitrary routine - just simple ways to soothe a crying baby. Things that seem like second nature once you learn them, but if you haven't had much experience with babies before yours is screaming in your arms, you might not know where to start. Highly recommended for all new parents!

This DVD saved my life!! My daughter is just over 3 months old she screams and cries all day long and has since she was born. She would only sleep intermittently for 30-60 minutes at a time during the day and only 2-3 hrs at night. She has severe reflux as well as milk soy protein intolerance. We have tried 5 different formulas and she is on her second medication for reflux with 2 dosage increases and still screams and cries. We walked, rocked, bounced and held her all of the time even then she was still crying. I am a nurse and a mother of 4 I had no idea that calming a fussy baby could be so easy, seriously!!! After countless visits and phone calls to the pediatrician the doctor told me she did not know what else to do with my baby she suggested seeing a pediatric gastroenterologist. I saw the reviews on this item and thought I have tried everything else and spent lots of money on different bottles, baby swings, play mats, bouncy seats you name it we bought it. Nothing worked. I watched the DVD last night and calmed my screaming baby in less than 1 minute no kidding!!! Then I got her to sleep in about 5 minutes and she stayed that way. After watching the DVD I realized I was doing the right things but the wrong way. Who knew there was a secret way to shushing your baby? The techniques are foolproof and will work every time almost instantly, I promise. I also bought the CD that plays different soothing noises such as heartbeat, blowdryer etc. she loves it and sleeps soundly and for longer periods of time than she ever did. I have played the music CD nonstop since last night she will even go to sleep on her own now.

I believe this is a dvd that should be used in all hospitals in the U.S. The tips are so useful. I also read the book but I honestly like the dvd/video more as you see the examples etc.. I also found the q/a at the end of the video were really useful. It's alittle outdated but the tips are phenomenal. I recommend this to any pregnant or new parent in the first 3 months of a babys lives.. You and the baby/s will thank you for it!!!

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Shipped super fast, product in excellent condition. I hope you have more products I want...............

I read the book and wish more of the book was in the movie, but it is worth a see and you will cry.

This movie is a real tear jerker and I doubt I would buy it just to watch it for pleasure, but there are strong, sensitive performances by all of the main actors and Sofia Vassilieva makes a very memorable Kate, a dying teenager who still wants to look pretty at the dance and falls in love with a fellow cancer patient. The movie, like the book, raises some timely questions about what happens when a human being is created to serve the needs of another, how far is too far and how to balance the rights of one person against the needs of another. I do want to say a heartfelt thank you to the producers for changing the ending of the movie from the book. I HATED the ending of the book. This movie ending is so much better and more appropriate.

I hated this movie. First of all, it has nothing postive to say and the movie is very dark and very flat-especially the ending, which I simply did not get. It was very unemotional and flat and disturbing and I thought the whole movie was very Hollywood unrealistic crap. The movie was crap. Cameron Diaz was bad-she was very sefish and self-asbored and kind of a loser and she was more into herself then her kid and she was very terrible. Abigail Breslin was decent her character obvsiovuly had a right to live and she fought for that and got that right but she too was very selfish and very cruel and she also was like an athiest-someone who didn't believe in God or heaven or an afterlife. She just said at the end of the movie that death was death and that was it. Just like life is life. Whatever. It goes aganist my religous belifs and it's sinful. It's very flat and the movie was directed by an athiest or bordering on that. The movie was like bad. The poor little girl in it, Sofia was a sweetie and cute and I felt sorry for her. Like the nosebleeds and stuff-it was just too much. Too graphic, too realistic or maybe unrealistic like the judge being so nice to the family-probably never would happen in real life. Or the husband and wife fighting and going to the beach. or the mom whou wouldn't let her daughter out of the hospitail just so her daughter could get a day out. A very dark movie and very depressing and just too much. I felt this movie lacked the emotional and warmth and depth of a real movie. It was very controcisoal too and should have stayed an indie movie. It was just unemotional, and flat and too much and kind of sad. The ending was a downer and hard to understand and the whole family seemed very sefish and into themselves and this poor little girl dies at the end-that's horrible. It's very melodramatic and sad at the end and then this athiest of a sister of hers stares out into Montana and says things like she'll see her again someday snd about how death's just death and it's too flat. It's a very depressing, dark movie with an unhappy ending and the film was made by a an athiest. I hated this movie and I felt it was a waste of time and money. I paid $13 dollars and I'll probably end up giving it to my local library. This movie isn't for kids etheir and the film is very dark and the director is a very shallow guy-no depth. I hated this film and I think it was just too much. SO don't waste your money on this movie-the cover is sweet and all, but the whole film is very disturbing and unhappy. The director didn't do a very good job directing the movie. It's horrible. Don't rent it. Watch happier stuff instead. Better for the psyche.

Very touching story...I shed some tears through it and had some laughs.. I found it humbling and heartwarming.

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Aside from wonderful aesthetics of the 1950s Boy Scout manual-type graphics, this is a fantastic book with real concrete advice and tips for new dads. Unlike a lot of other "new dad" books I have read and borrowed, it is not about one man's personal introspective experience with a newborn, nor some overly verbose detailed explanation of everything a newborn brings. "Be Prepared" goes right to the point in describing how to quiet and soothe a crying baby, change a diaper, and babyproof the home. This book is well designed for the practical and down-to-earth dad, and will not disappoint.

Of all the books targeted at dads-to-be, this one is our favorite. It presents all the relevant information in brief and to-the-point chunks complete with engaging illustrations. I think this brand of humor probably appeals to the majority of the dad population. This is now our go-to shower gift for expectant fathers. I'm so glad we stumbled across it.

I absolutely love this book. It has a wealth of simple and helpful tips for new dads, and in addition to being informative it is quite entertaining to look through. I leave it out on the coffee table and all of our guests love looking at it. Right from the very first two pages of "This is what you THINK your baby will look like" and "This is what your baby WILL look like", it's a wonderful read. Lots of great pictures as well :)

I ordered this book several weeks ago for my husband. We have an 8 month old daughter and he had been expressing that he felt useless in her care. He LOVED this book! For that matter, I read it myself and loved it. Very funny with tons of practical and useful information (eg appropriate games to play with your 8 month old infant, packing a diaper bag, how to camp with an infant etc) Two thumbs UP!

I got this as a gift for my brother-in-law. As a result of reading this book he has really started to have a better sense of humor about getting ready for the new baby and he's been so much more supportive to my sister. I read through it before I gave it to him and now I'm planning on buying it in the future. Its really funny and gives good practical advice for expecting dads.

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Effective enough to bring to the surface whichever the viewer is at the core: either a cold-hearted cynic who can only think "Ewe! Stalker! Loser!" - or one capable of recognizing that this guy and his dream are of course perfectly harmless, that the glass is half-full instead of half-empty, and that the real winners in life are those capable of maintaining and following their worthy dreams despite the scorn, pessimism and lack of vision of others. Watch the bonus "featurette" on the DVD, too, inspiring in its own right.

While struggling to be an actor, a guy tries to live out his fantasy - and succeeds... an interesting movie that follows the adventure. Quite fun and entertaining.

I watched this tonight... it was a cute, quirky little documentary about this guy who has had a crush on Drew Barrymore since he was 10. He decides, after winning $1100 on a game show, to try to get a date with her. A feel good film, you actually feel bad for the dude (he's actually kind of annoying at times, if I'm being honest). But you gotta hand it to him for going for it, ya know? Does he get the date?... not gonna tell you that part, you gotta watch it yourself!

let me begin by saying, i am no sap. i don't like romance comedies & i don't have grand dreams about how my future wedding should look. with that said, anyone giving this less than 4 stars is obviously heartless. this is the movie kids 8 through 80 need to watch to know it's ok to pursue a dream. it will give you the inspiration to go for it. and for all the reviewers calling him a 'stalker'...i noticed they were all guys, by the way- you are probably just jealous, and if it's not jealousy, then i feel sorry for you bc you couldn't see something beautiful in this film.

I really enjoyed this home movie of Brian's date with Drew.This documentary is like anyone of us making a movie with a tight budget.The ending is great,and Brian's excitment to have his date with Barrymore almost brings tears to your eyes.I would just like to know what happened to one of his friends in the film that died? That was very sad to see when I was reading the credits at the end.

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great dvd to purchase if you are potty training. my little girl enjoyed watching this dvd over and over again.

My son went on the potty a number of times so we started the potty training process. One of our tools is the Potty Power video. He loves it. He wants to watch it every day. Now when he has to use the potty he raises his arms and says, "Potty power!" and we run to the potty.

My little girls love it! Catchy tune! After watching it a few times, my oldest daughter, two years old, started to sit on the potty with books.

I personally found this DVD to be pretty annoying,but this isn't supposed to be for me- it's for my son. And my son- LOVED it. We don't watch a lot of TV in my house, but I wanted to do the potty training thing ALL the way which is why I implemented the DVD into the process. He was constantly asking to watch it and when he would go pee in the potty he would proclaim, "Potty Power". My son is 23 months ended up being very easy to potty train. I wouldn't contribute it all to the video, but I definitely think it influenced him. Seeing the kids sitting themselves on the potty, made him want to do it himself. There is a song about being a big kid and being able to do it all my himself and that definitely helped in convincing him to play along. There is also a song called, "No more diapers for me" which made a big impact. We used Pullups at night and naptime instead of diapers for the mental aspect of stepping into them like underwear and now he refuses to wear a diaper. I would recommend this DVD as a helping tool for potty training, but not for anyone younger than my son.

The songs were catchy and great descriptions of what a potty is, what to do, and how to clean. My son wanted to go potty after watching the video and requests to watch it quite often. It hasn't really helped us with potty training yet.

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I bought this for my new granddaughter and she just stares and smiles. The color and movement are great.

I haven't seen "Baby Mozart" and decided to preview this one before giving it to my granddaughter. If this one deserves the criticism of some other reviewers, the Mozart video must indeed be terrific. The arresting images made me think I was watching in HD/Blue Ray yet, despite the visual enhancement, they're all familiar objects, toys, and child faces that should grab the little spectator's attention. The music, too, is "enhanced," and therein lies a potential problem. Why must all of Bach's music--piano, organ, orchestral, choral--be played on a soft and echoey synthesizer? It's all quite enchanting, but how often is Bach, of all composers, ever described as "enchanting"? I like the repeated use of Minuet in G, since that's the piece kids taking Suzuki or conventional lessons are likely to play after Twinkle Little Star. But if Bruce Springsteen's "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" is considered suitable for innocent young ears, Bach deserves to have producers less bent on covering up his authentic authoritative voice.

My baby loves Baby Beethoven, so we tried Baby Bach for a little variety. Her verdict was... BORING. She won't watch Bach, while she remains riveted to Beethoven. I don't think they did testing to see what would interest babies on this product. I still am a strong proponent of Baby Einstein DVDs, but some are much better than others. Pass on this one.

This dvd is pretty good. It's not as good as the Baby Mozart, but it's not bad either. My son will watch it, but I have to keep directing his attention back to it at times. The music is not as peppy as the Baby Mozart, but Baby Bach is still musical in nature-making it better than all of the other Baby Einstein dvd's we have with the exception of Baby Mozart.

This is a wonderful gift for a new baby -- the music lulls them to sleep, and by the time they reach the ripe old age of 3 months, they will be watching the TV as the shapes go with the music! I wish these had been around when my kids were babies!

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The Ungame has sold over 3,000,000 copies worldwide and has proven itself to be a very fun and affective way for people to discover things about each other in a safe and loving atmosphere. There are hundreds of questions that invite players of any age to share as much or as little as they wish about themselves (thoughts, ideas, feelings, faith), while the other players promise to listen without criticizing or commenting. It teaches listening skills and for some people, it is the only time they feel someone really listens to them. It's great!! Not many games have been adapted to the Catholic market.

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Unlike some of the negative reviews, I am not slamming this book because of the small size (which Amazon clearly describes), nor its intended purpose (again, also advertised: "To Be Read in Utero"), nor even because it is essentially a laundry list of Seussian keywords inserted into the classic Oh, the Places You'll Go!, itself a great book for children and young adults alike. But not growing up with Dr. Seuss myself, I tend to have a critical eye when I read them now as an adult. The rhymes are all-time classics and the artwork is both fanciful and bizarre, however some of the messages are questionable (i.e., peer pressure in Green Eggs and Ham), and some of the stories themselves are quite violent (i.e., Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose). Oh, Baby is therefore best for those parents who: A) enjoyed and fondly remember Dr. Seuss stories themselves; and B) plan to read many if not all of the full-length versions to their child in the future.

I actually don't remember if I bought this book for myself when I was pregnant or if someone bought it for me. But I read this to my son in utero every evening when he woke, in my belly to play soccer with my rib cage. I remember still reading this to him even when he was about three years old. I highly recommend.

I expected something consistent with Oh, the Places You'll Go. This definitely did not meet my expectations. I did not like it.

The book is very cute and my daughter and I enjoy reading this story to the baby. I was a little disapointed in the fact that this book is very small and not regular dr. seuss sized. The book doesn't go with my collection due to it's size and it was not in very good condition, which could have happened during shipping but still don't list it in excellent condition if it is not.

I received this unique book when I was pregnant with my now 4-year old daughter. I loved reading it then ("to be read in utero") and we still read it now and I get it for all of my friends when I find out they are pregnant. It's small and fun and references all of your favorite Dr. Seuss classics in a way only Dr. Seuss could.

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This book was a life saver for me when my three children were small. I am now buying it for my sister and her first baby. The book offers practical advice without judgement. If you can stick to it for 4 days you will revolutionize your sleep habits, even when you exclusively breast feed like I did. Have hope! My children have been good sleepers for years now, even with a family history of light sleeping. You will not go wrong with this book.

We started with "The Baby Book" by Dr. Sears, then tried, "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" and then "The Secrets of the Baby Whisperer." We were really at our wits' end. The major issue wasn't actually that our baby wasn't sleeping through, but that she was having a really hard time napping and she was crying like crazy every bedtime. We were trying not to let her cry but she was totally inconsolable, screaming right in our arms! We would be driving her in desperation to get her to go to sleep and sometimes she would still scream. It was heartbreaking. Finally I got really desperate for a solution to my poor baby's anguish and looked online to see whether anyone in the sleep world was actually a PSYCHOLOGIST who specialized in sleep. Lo and behold, Jodi Mindell. She is truly an expert. Long story short, my baby now LOVES her crib. If we forget to put her down when it's time, she looks at us and says "Nigh night." She has no more negative associations with sleeping and she's a GREAT sleeper. 12-hour nights, plus usually 2 90-minute naps during the day at 13 months old. It took about 3 nights for bedtime to work (the longest she cried during that time was 20 minutes, which was already less than she cried when we'd tried to hold her or rock her to sleep!) and about 2 weeks or so for naptimes to get in gear. The three hallmarks of Mindell's method are: 1. Reliable scheduling. For about a month our naptimes and bedtimes (and waking times) were literally to-the-minute. It worked. It actually even worked for me. I'm pregnant and I was able to set my own internal clock to take an afternoon nap when my baby does! 2. Routine, routine, routine. Bedtime and naptimes in our house now have an exact routine that is the same every single day. Same items, same order. Same books! I think this was the key for our daughter. She really relies on her routines. 3. Going to sleep on their own. Now, this doesn't mean you can't go in the room, or that you can't comfort your child if they need you. But you can't help them sleep. No rocking, nursing, feeding, driving, patting, etc. We went in and checked every 5 minutes and if she was really scared and not just fighting sleep we would pick her up, calm her down and put her back. Now she grabs her binky, says "nigh nigh" and lays down! Mindell also offers an alternative where you get to this gradually. So you could stay in the room for a while and get farther away or whatever if you don't want to do any crying at all. I will also add that our baby, who we and everyone else thought was just a "fussy baby," turns out to be the happiest person in the world. We thought she had tummy problems, teething problems, all kinds of things. Well, now she's smiling, giggling and babbling 95% of the time. Sleep is a miracle cure!

This book was recommended to us by the pediatric sleep specialist at Oregon Health Sciences University when we took our 2 year old who has never slept through the night after our overnight sleep study. I had done a lot of reading but had not purchased a book because there are so many out there that may or may not have any credibility. It is a straight forward book, that gives concrete examples and realistic expectations. There is nothing "gimmicky" or earth shattering about the information. Just science-based information. So if you're looking for the 2-night fix, this isn't it, because those only work on the child that fits that mold. It recognizes that not all children respond to "cry it out" (which is refreshing) and gives options.

I bought and read other sleep training books and found this to be the most helpful by far. The others I read were: No Cry Sleep Solution, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, No Cry Nap Solution, Babywise, Jo Frost's Confident Baby Care, and Happiest Baby on the Block. I took bits and pieces from each book but this book was easy to read (using steps) and to the point. Get this book and put your doubts to rest.

I bought this book 5 1/2 years ago when my first son was four months old. To this day, it comes to mind as the one most important resource I had. I was exhausted at the time, still breast feeding him every 2 hours around the clock. I had thought he would naturally start sleeping longer when he was ready. Wrong. In my zombie, mush mind state, I read the information about how much sleep a baby needs at what age and began getting him on a sleep schedule using the very specific, yet flexible, guidelines in the book. He was like a new child!, much more content. I began to be able to function and have time to do things like eat and go to the bathroom, and I didn't feel guilty about how I was raising him after reading the sleep information and seeing the changes in my son. It might sound obvious that I needed to do something, but it's hard to think straight when you're sleep deprived and hungry. I felt this book was a good middle ground between the two extreme philosophies of a completely child centered and a completely parent centered parenting approach to sleep. I still refer to sections in the book on occasion that deal with sleep issues in older children and adults. Wonderful, thank you Jodi Mindell.

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The book presents many basic costume ideas for children with enough instructions to get you going. Most of the ideas in this book will take planning and time to put together.