The third book in the bestselling Baby Whisperer series -- the most comprehensive, up-close, and personal to date! Thousands of parents have asked the Baby Whisperer to help them solve their problems. With this book you too can take advantage of the advice, insights, and parenting techniques from beloved child expert Tracy Hogg. "A problem is nothing more than a situation calling for a creative solution," she reminds us. "Ask the right questions and you'll come up with the right answers." Once you learn how to translate banguage, the "baby-language" your infant uses to communicate needs, feelings, and opinions, you can see your child for who he or she really is -- an understanding that will serve you well as your child blossoms into the toddler years. By helping you establish a daily routine and tailor your parenting strategies according to your child's unique personality and stage of development, Tracy will teach you how to: • Ask the Twelve Essential Questions to recognize potential problems and employ the Twelve Principles of Problem Solving -- simple troubleshooting techniques for everyday situations • Avoid, or remedy, accidental parenting -- inadvertent adult behavior that often leads to such common parenting challenges as sleep problems, poor eating habits, separation anxiety, and tantrums • Be a P.C. parent -- patient and conscious -- who knows how to detect prime times -- windows of opportunity for teaching babies how to get to sleep on their own, introducing bottles to breast-fed babies, toilet training, and other growth issues • Inhibit runaway emotions and foster his or her emotional fitness -- the ability to understand and manage feelings ...and so much more. For Tracy's fans, this book will be a welcome addition to the Hogg library; for readers unfamiliar with her philosophy of care, it will open a new world of understanding and insight.

特蕾西·霍格,出生于英国,25年里,她护理了5000多名婴儿,被尊称为“婴语专家”。她提供的专业培训与指导,以及养育孩子的积极态度,帮助无数焦虑而不知所措的年轻父母解决了一个个头疼的问题。霍格为众多好莱坞家庭和慈善机构提供专业服务,并得到其高度赞赏。其电话咨询服务费为每小时200美元,家庭育婴服务为每日1000美元。

霍格出生于英国约克郡的一个大家庭,其祖父为一家精神问题治疗中心的主任护士。霍格７岁时祖父带她到中心的儿童部,发现她对护理工作充满兴趣,便鼓励她长大以后成为一名注册护士。18岁那年,霍格接受祖父建议,在英国攻读护士专业,5年半后成为一名注册护士和保姆。1992年,霍格搬到美国加利福尼亚,为美国家庭提供专业服务。1997年,她成立了一家专业新生儿护理咨询服务公司。与年轻父母、医院产科及其他新生儿机构进行广泛交流,同时供保姆培训与推荐服务。

2001年,霍格与记者梅林达·布劳合著《婴语的秘密》一书,该书上市后便成为畅销书,一直是新生儿父母养育宝贝的必备书。她在书中提出的E.A.S.Y.模式和S.L.O.W.技巧,将帮助父母探索新生儿神秘的内心世界。

梅林达·布劳,(MelindaBlau)美国《孩子》杂志(Child)“新家庭(New Family)专栏”的专栏作家,记者。