Gina Ford

[butterfly76]

My daughter is now 26months and I have heard rave reports about Gina Fords approach. I wondered if anyone had her book and whether it would be too late for me to try this approach. I don't want to pay out for the book if it is not appropriate for her now at this age.

Thanks

[MrsJo49155]

just go to contentedbaby.com and you will find lots of helpful stuff from Gina Ford without having to fork out for the book - try it and then decide :O)

[Le Chat]

With your daughter at over 2 years old, Gina's book may be used for reference but not to be taken too seriously. I bought the baby book when my son was born and had it not been for the fact that I already had a son, so I 'knew how it went' I would have ended up demented!! Without going into too much detail, I think maybe you can 'pick the bones' out of it but let commonsense prevail. A great, up beat, practical and 'normal' book is called Toddler Taming by Christopher.Green. I do recommend this book very highly.

[shiner]

i found this book really helpful as a first time mum but didn't stick strictly to routines just used it as a baseline. my baby of three months has been sleeping through the night from 7 weeks

[Hgrove]

You could see if they have it in your local library to borrow. I think at 26 months it will not be so useful anymore.

[jlbharper]

I have both books but would recommend Toddler Taming over Gina Ford, some of the useful tips and advice I still use, my children are 4 and 5.

[tracymort]

Just make sure you inform youself of the consequences of such methods. Research has shown it can be damaging to the short and longterm physical and mental health of a child.
It's really not worth the risk!