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Summary: This is a must have for all parents!
Review: I am a family resource specialist for a child abuse prevention agency and review many books to recommend to our clients. I have to say that this book has fascinated me like no other! Dr. Karp has absolutely found the key to soothing a baby. Several of the young mothers in our program have implemented this technique after watching the video and are all thrilled. I am the mother of 4 children and remember the days of walking the floor with a screaming child that I just couldn't calm down. Even the very best parents can become frustrated and feel like they just can't take it any longer. I am convinced that Dr. Karp's technique can be learned by anyone and will work for any baby. It is my goal to put a copy of this book into the hands of every new parent in our county! Dr. Karp will be a lifesaver to many stressed out new parents.
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Summary: The happiest baby on the block
Review: This book is a miracle book. We had our 9 day old Grandson over and tried Dr. Karp's ideas about swattling and shussing. It worked immediately. I told my daughter, and hopefully she'll use Dr. Karp's techniques. They really do work. I am so impressed with Dr. Karp I e-mailed him with a question and he returned my e-mail within the hour. I would recommend this book, and video to all new parents and grandparents. It would make an excellent baby shower gift.
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Summary: good for first-time parents
Review: As a first-time parent I was mystified when friends and relatives could calm my newborn baby quickly but I couldn't. This book quickly let me in on what experienced parents already know about calming babies and helped BOTH of us stop crying and get to sleep faster. At 4 months, I still swaddle and rock my daughter as recommended in the book and she goes right to sleep for a 6-8 hour stretch. The tone and style of the book are rather annoying... it reads like an infomercial and tends to beat a subject to death. However, when you're seriously sleep deprived, that's not such a bad thing.
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Summary: A Must Have for New Parents
Review: At 1 month and a half we couldn't breastfeed our baby girl any more so we started with formula ... and that's when all the sleepless nights started we tried everything, from teas to colic drops, and nothing worked, we even read similar books and nothing, we were going crazy until we followed Dr. Karps advice and it worked wonders. All the fuss stopped and now our baby sleeps like an angel!! we cant wait to start reading the Happiest Toddler on the Block so we can be prepared when that time comes!
Thank You Dr. Karp
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Summary: A NEW GRANDMA SAYS THIS IS A MUST VIEW/ READ!
Review: THIS ENTERTAINING VIDEO PROFILES SOME SIMPLE AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, BENIGN WAYS TO COMFORT AND QUIET A FUSSY NEWBORN -- IT WAS A REVELATION-- AND DR. HARVEY KARP DOES A GREAT JOB REINFORCING HIS FIVE SIMPLE STEPS -- AND LETS NEW PARENTS (AND GRANDPARENTS) KNOW THAT "THEY ARE NOT ALONE" IF THEY HAVE A FUSSY (I.E. SHRIEKING) BABY. It is very reassuring.
I RECOMMEND IT TO ALL NEW PARENTS. THEY MADE NOT NEED IT; IF NOT, THEY WILL APPRECIATE HOW LUCKY THEY ARE!
I WISH I COULD HAVE SHARED IT WITH MY DAUGHTER AND SON IN LAW SOONER, AND AS IT WAS, HARVEY LET US KNOW THAT OUR ONE- MONTH- PREMATURE BABY SHOULD BE TREATED AS A NEWBORN FOR AN EXTRA MONTH WHILE SHE "CAUGHT UP." More pediatricians need to know about this! this is a great baby gift for the first baby in a family.
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Summary: Essential reading for first time parents
Review: This book was recommended to my wife and I by friends who had a colicky baby. They found it the only way to help their baby calm down (that and a trip to the doctor's to check to allergies, which you should do to rule out food allergies if you suspect colic).
So far my wife and I have found the book useful and our infant does not seem to have colic. It is useful for getting the infant back to sleep from hour one of their life. The techniques worked wonders and the reasoning behind the techniques makes perfect sense to this layman. The techniques are also useful for calming your baby. For instance if you need to feed but the baby is too upset to take to the breast.
All in all a life saver. Yes, your baby will still cry and sometimes not even the techniques here work, but 95% of the time you and your baby can have peace. I would get this book for anyone who is going to have a baby.
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Summary: This book and DVD have been lifesavers
Review: Dr. Karp's advice has been tremendously helpful! We got the book and DVD several months before our first child was born. We started using his techniques day one in the hospital to calm his crying. He is now 3 months old and still loves to be swaddled - he actually smiles while we wrap him! I don't think he has ever cried more than 5 or 10 minutes at a time when we swaddle him, put him on his side, rock and shhhh him. He usually calms instantly! He now sleeps swaddled for almost 10 hours at night. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: The Happiest Baby on the Block
Review: I bought this book at my baby care basics class 2 months before my daughter arrived. She was a problem sleeper from day one, she had to be held all day long. Finally, 3 months later, I found the book, read it in one day and used the different techniques! It worked!!!!! The very first night my 3 month old slept for 5 hours in her crib. She needed to be wrapped and shushed for a few more months and now at 7 months old she puts her self to sleep and sleeps for 10-12 hours each night without being wrapped or shushed! I still use a white noise machine since our street is very noisy. This book was great for us!
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Summary: Thank you Dr. Karp
Review: While our dear daughter doesn't have colic, I have found this book to be a huge help during those fussy evenings. It has really saved the day, my back and my sanity. I only wish I had read it while I was still pregnant so that I could have been more prepared. It is worth every penny and I would recommend it to new and seasoned parents alike.
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Summary: The Happiest Baby on the Block
Review: I have only just read The Happiest Baby on the Block by Dr Karp. And I thought that it was too late to help a 7mth old baby. But the swaddling was a dream come true. This along with Dr Karp's 4 other S's has helped our little boy sleep through the night with longer daytime naps as well. I would recommend this book to any new mum or third time mum like me. I will be racing out to buy his new book for toddlers as well.
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