Other editions of book By Tracy Hogg, Melinda Blau: Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby

There is nothing so joyous as the birth of the child€”and, all too often, nothing so confusing, intimidating, and downright terrifying for the new parents. "Why won't she stop crying? How can I get him to go to sleep? If breastfeeding is nature's way, why isn't it easier?"In this groundbreaking book, Tracy Hogg does for parents and infants what Deborah Tannen has done for couples: teaches them to communicate. In her career as a registered nurse, midwife, and nanny, Tracy has cared for thousands of babies, and in Secrets of the Baby Whisperer she uses her vast experience to demystify infancy. Working with award-winning journalist Melinda Blau, Tracy blends her clinical expertise with the latest scientific findings in infant research, showing parents how to identify their own parenting style as well as their infant's unique temperament. The text is filled with heartwarming field notes and realistic strategies, such as Tracy's EASY program, which gives babies the feelin

When Tracy Hogg's Secrets of the Baby Whisperer was first published, it soared onto best-seller lists across the country. Parents everywhere became "whisperers" to their newborns, amazed that they could actually communicate with their baby within weeks of their child's birth. Tracy gave parents what for some amounted to a miracle: the ability to understand their baby's every coo and cry so that they could tell immediately if the baby was hungry, tired, in real distress, or just in need of a little TLC. Now you too can benefit from Tracy's more than 20 years' experience. In this groundbreaking book, she shares simple, accessible programs in which you will learn: how to get baby to eat, play, and sleep on a schedule that will make every member of the household's life easier and happier how to interpret what your baby is trying to tell you how to identify which type of baby yours is - Angel, Textbook, Touchy, Spirited, or Grumpy - and then learn the best way to interact with that type Tracy's Three Day Magic - how to change any and all bad habits (yours and the baby's) in just three days