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It worked for me!!! I know that some reviewers found Dr. Weissbluth's methodology somewhat inflexible, but like all advice books, I read it with a grain of salt and adapted it to my son's personality. My son did not like taking his naps and often went to bed around 9 p.m. Our pediatrician had given me some tips from Dr. Weissbluth's book for when he turned 4 months old, so I implemented some of them early. But when my son was nearly 5 months, he would not sleep for very long and fussed with every nap. I bought the book immediately and read it in one night. Although the book indicated that I should gradually adjust my son's sleep time, I found that the first week, after implementing the nap times, my son went to sleep at 8 p.m. without a problem, the second week at 7 p.m., and now he goes to bed around 6 p.m. No fussing unless he has a poopy. My son sleeps from 6 p.m.-6 a.m. now!!!! I let him wake up slowly in the morning and then provide his first feeding at 6:30-7 a.m. He takes his first nap at 9 (+/- 30 min) and his second nap at 1 p.m. (+/- 30 min). If he takes a poor afternoon nap, I simply adjust his bedtime earlier by 30 minutes. This happens rarely (and only when he's teething.) Some of the other reviewers have mentioned that hearing your baby cry hard is very difficult and I agree that you should adjust the methodologies in the book to your child's personality. Does your child seem especially needy? If so, you may need to take a tougher road. But if your baby's patterns are well known, and you feel in tune with your baby's needs, I think this book can really help you with your baby's sleep needs. Knowing that my son knew how to console himself, rather than letting him "cry it out," I do a much gentler methodology. If my son starts crying when he goes to sleep (this happens about once/week), I wait 15 minutes. I then quietly open his door and "sniff" to see if he has a poopy. If not, I wait another 5 minutes and go over his daily schedule (I have a whiteboard that tracks my son's eating and sleeping schedule on a weekly basis.) This way I can see if he might be going through a growth spurt and might be hungry. At this point, if he's still crying, I will quietly check him for any discomfort and bring a bottle. If he doesn't have a fever and isn't teething, I will give him a small snack. (Please note that I DON'T bottle him to sleep. He is often still awake or becomes slightly awake because I wipe his mouth with a damp piece of gauze.) Most often he is crying because he's had a poopy and needs his diaper changed. Once he's clean, he settles right down and sucks his thumb and goes to sleep. Other moms and family are amazed at how easy it is to put him to bed and how easily he sleeps so well. I get a lot more done and I sleep better, too.