I love this book. It actually makes sense and the technique works! I only read the sections I needed to learn about. Try it and finally get a good nights sleep!

Dr. Ferber is unfairly maligned in a lot of "attachment parenting" web communities. But I wish I had read this book first instead of the others that friends recommended (especially Baby Whisperer, No-Cry Sleep Solution) that are so popular, but more dogmatic and not as evidence-based as this approach. This book offers practical suggestions for virtually any sleep problem, backed up with case studies from real families. A must read for all parents.

Great book! It can be dry in places but having all of the background information especially helps when you are trying to shift a schedule. Our daughter never slept without holding and/or rocking right from the first night in the hospital. We tried The Baby Whisperer and The No Cry Sleep Solution first. While they seem to be a gentle approach to sleep training I was too tired to be consistent and kept falling into old habits just to get some sleep (4 hours in total not in one stretch was a good night). With this method by the third night she slept for 11 hours and didn't cry at all. She woke for one feeding and at her other brief wakings just went back to sleep in minutes. Thank you Dr. Ferber!

Very informative, but I found too dry to read for very long.