The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer
by Harvey Karp

The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer
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Author: Harvey Karp
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-05-27
ISBN: 0553381466
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Bantam

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Book Review: The baby bible
Summary: 5 Stars

Ok, so they say every child should come with an owner's manuel. Well this is it, they should be required to give this to you at the hospital, it helps you cope with and understand why your baby crys and what they feel. My son was colicky, and when I came to understand what he felt and why he was crying and carrying on the way he did, it stopped. This book really is magic. The book talks about this missing month for the babies and how they have this traumatic change from being warm and soothed all the time in the womb to being pushed into a world of unfamiliar. With this book, you need to buy a large blanket for swaddling and you are set. If you need instant relief for your child buy the DVD, new parents rarely have time to sit and read, especially with a colicky little one. Good luck to all you new parents!

Summary of The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

In perhaps the most important parenting book of the decade, Dr. Harvey Karp reveals an extraordinary treasure sought by parents for centuries-an automatic "off-switch" for their baby's crying.

No wonder pediatricians across the country are praising him and thousands of Los Angeles parents, from working moms to superstars like Madonna and Pierce Brosnan, have turned to him to learn the secrets for making babies happy.

Never again will parents have to stand by helpless and frazzled while their poor baby cries and cries. Dr. Karp has found there IS a remedy for colic. "I share with parents techniques known only to the most gifted baby soothers throughout history .and I explain exactly how they work."

In a innovative and thought-provoking reevaluation of early infancy, Dr. Karp blends modern science and ancient wisdom to prove that newborns are not fully ready for the world when they are born. Through his research and experience, he has developed four basic principles that are crucial for understanding babies as well as improving their sleep and soothing their senses:

The Missing Fourth Trimester: as odd as it may sound, one of the main reasons babies cry is because they are born three months too soon.

The Calming Reflex: the automatic reset switch to stop crying of any baby in the first few months of life.

The 5 "S's": the simple steps (swaddling, side/stomach position, shushing, swinging and sucking) that trigger the calming reflex. For centuries, parents have tried these methods only to fail because, as with a knee reflex, the calming reflex only works when it is triggered in precisely the right way. Unlike other books that merely list these techniques Dr. Karp teaches parents exactly how to do them, to guide cranky infants to calm and easy babies to serenity in minutes.and help them sleep longer too.

The Cuddle Cure: the perfect mix the 5 "S's" that can soothe even the most colicky of infants.

In the book, Dr. Karp also explains:

What is colic?

Why do most babies get much more upset in the evening?

How can a parent calm a baby-in mere minutes?

Can babies be spoiled?

When should a parent of a crying baby call the doctor?

How can a parent get their baby to sleep a few hours longer?

Even the most loving moms and dads sometimes feel pushed to the breaking point by their infant's persistent cries. Coming to the rescue, however, Dr. Karp places in the hands of parents, grandparents, and all childcare givers the tools they need to be able to calm their babies almost as easily as.turning off a light.

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