Rating: Summary: A Parenting Treasure!! We're Sending Copies to Friends!! Review: Dr. Harvey's methods for calming a crying baby are easy to follow and, best of all, really work. My wife and I are sold on his approach: our daughter can be fussy, and Dr. Harvey's technique calms her like a charm. (We even use the "shushing" at bedtime with our rambunctious four year old!) The book is easy to follow and a delight to read. Dr. Harvey presents his advice clearly and concisely, and provides much interesting and useful information about parenting and infant development. One thing I especially liked is that it was simple to adapt Dr. Karp's general approach to our child's specific temperament and personality. This book is a real gem; it will guide parents for generations to come.
Rating: Summary: It Works! Review: Dr. Harvey Karp has come up with a way to help parents deal with their colicky newborns that actually works. He explains everything so clearly and the best part is that this works immediately. No more crying babies, crying parents, or endless walking!
Rating: Summary: Doctors Love This Book! Review: We doctors love this book! Sure, we feel helpless too when parents bring us an otherwise healthy baby who just can't stop crying. It's even worse when they come to the Emergency Room late at night as a last resort (not a great experience). Dr. Karp's method is simple and logical...and it works! This book is like a "Get Out Of E.R. Free" card. It will soon become a must-have gift at every baby shower!
Rating: Summary: I wish I'd known sooner Review: The 5 S's worked like a charm for my youngest, who decided to become a hysterical baby at precisely four weeks of age. Dr. Karp has tapped into the best of what we know in modern medicine and what we should heed from other cultures and other times. I wish I'd used these techniques with my two older children. Read it before you head to Labor & Delivery, then keep it on hand for the weeks to come.
Rating: Summary: Invaluable!!!! Review: This book is an absolute must for parents of newborns. The techniques that I learned in the book completely changed my parenting experience. Before applying Dr. Karp's techniques I was crazy from the fatigue and the stress that comes from caring for a baby who cries all of the time and doesn't sleep. This book has given me new tools in caring for my son. He is now happy,peacful, and sleeps all of the time. I can now really enjoy being a mom. This is a must read for all new moms!!!
Rating: Summary: This book is a lifesaver. Review: As a new mother of twin boys, parenthood and all that it entailed came as a rude awakening after the quiet months of bed-rest that preceded the birth. I had not sufficiently allowed for the extreme fatigue that faced my husband and I being so compounded by two colicky babies. We were beside ourselves. Were we doing something wrong? Were our children afflicted with some awful sickness to make them cry so heartrendingly? Enter Dr. Karp. His techniques work and while they don't eliminate the problem completely, they allow zombified parents to get a handle on the situation, and believe me, that's the difference between coping with those early months and not. We were so fortunate to have the hands-on help of such a dedicated doctor who not only understood our situation, but also had found solutions for those difficult first months that the previous generation seems so readily to forget. With this book his message is going to reach more than those who are lucky enough to be patients at his office, and as a confirmed convert to swaddling, swings and shushing, that's a wonderful thing!
Rating: Summary: The PERFECT GIFT! Review: Dr. Harvey has helped me with my children for 8 years now. This book represents the loving and down to earth care he provides to all of his patients. It's a gift to new parents across the country that they can now have Dr. Harvey help them with their fussy newborns. His methods are simple and they work. My parents plan to include this book with all the baby gifts they give to their friend's children as they have kids of their own. This is a perfect shower gift and a must have for every household with a newborn! The recipient of this book will thank you.
Rating: Summary: pediatricians in private practice Review: Dr. Karp is a wonderful pediatrician and his recommendations will help fussy babies and their parents adjust to life!! His techniques work remarkably well. We and our patients thank you.
Rating: Summary: Peace at last! Review: Dr. Karp was a Godsend when we needed him most. His superb advice helped us calm our twin boys and enabled them and us to sleep. Up until reading his book, we had very fussy baby boys who would not sleep for prolonged periods of time. The first time we used the 5 S's, the boys slept 3 hours. Prior to that they would only sleep an hour at most because their gas pains would wake them up. It's obvious that Dr. Karp researched his methods and delivers a succinct method that can help all parents. Out of all the books that I've read, this one has made a significant difference in my childrens' lives and is a MUST HAVE! Thank you Dr. Karp.
Rating: Summary: IT WORKS Review: Forget the vacuum cleaner and the hair dryer. Dr. Harvey's here! Leave iffy folk remedies behind and try a little science, courtesy of Harvey's study of medicine and...International Folk Remedies! As the parent of a sometimes inconsolable baby, Dr. Harvey's techniques worked instantly and amazingly. The book, and the peace of mind that comes with it, would be a bargain at any price. Hey, every once in a while something lives up to its billing.
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