On parenting styles
88 Citations•1998•
William Sears
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The parenting style recommended in On Becoming Babywise is, in my opinion, a dangerous program that pediatricians must be aware of so they can caution new parents to be discerning.
Abstract
Thank you, Dr. Aney, for your thorough and scientific expose of how the parenting philosophy in On Becoming Babywise can lead to failure to thrive (April, AAP News ). The parenting style recommended in this book is, in my opinion, a dangerous program that pediatricians must be aware of so they can caution new parents to be discerning. This program interferes with one of the parenting goals that we pediatricians have traditionally sought to instill in the mothers of our little patients: a strong mother-infant attachment.