I wish I had bought this book when my boy was a baby. It is full of great advice and help. Some of it is wishful thinking, but it is gentle, full of common sense (that can go out of your head when faced with feisty toddlers) and doesn't have the judgmental smugness of lots of these books (ie, the baby whisperer). If you have discipline issues, buy it. It's liberating to think you can try and get order without endless acrimony around the house. Having said that, I have only been following it for a week! - but its been a nice week so far.