I am surprised to see the Ezzo's name mentioned on Lactnet. I went to an Ezzo's parenting seminar when my little daughter Laurie Beth (now 10) was a year old. I remember how amused I was when he told me my method of feeding (demand feeding) would cause "severe behavioral problems" later on. I observed some parents trying to follow his ideas with varying degrees of success. For the most part, the mothers I knew would give lip service to his ideas, simply because it seemed that "everyone was doing it" but in reality, they would give their baby a quiet feeding when he or she was crying for one, and just not tell anybody. To give Ezzo his due, I think it *is* important for parents to be in control and to, without apology, decide for themselves what is best for the baby. I decided my child had to sleep 6 hours in a row when she was a year, and I made that happen. It's wrong for the mom to feel enslaved to the baby, but I believe she can demand feed and still be in control. I always felt that I was in control, because I decided to demand feed. I decided to let the baby tell me when she was hungry. However, the Ezzos don't seem to believe that the breast fills to the degree it is emptied, and that was where we parted company. I challenged him to show me even one study that explained how the breast could fill properly without being emptied regularly -- and he was unable to do so. It seems so long ago I went to that seminar! I am surprised to learn he is still giving them. Anne Pfannkoch in NJ