I think the best advise this book has for a new parent is to trust their parental instincts. The book highly promotes attachment parenting which emphasizes on co-sleeping with your infant, breast feeding and attending to your child as soon as he/she cries. I've read conflicting information about this style of parenting in other books and to be honest there was not enough evidence to support what is best for both child and parents. However, I personally believe going back to being emotionally available for your child and a lot of concepts of attachment parenting make complete sense.

My main criticism for this book is extreme traditional view of parenting to the extent that it feels like mothers should become slaves to their children. There is also a lot of pressure on mothers compared to fathers in his book. Dr. Sears, solely based on his own experience with his own family, suggests that it is the best for mothers to stay at home or if financial situations does not allow to start a business from their garage. He also suggest carrying the baby in sling everywhere with you. I personally think many women are better mothers when they maintain their jobs and social lives outside of the home as well.

Overall, I suggest if you are reading this book, read it critically as not all the advice is tractable (except for Sears household).