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

Dr. Harvey Karp discloses an incredible gem that parents have been searching for for generations in what is perhaps the most significant parenting book of the decade: an automatic "off-switch" for their baby's wailing.

It's understandable why physicians nationwide are applauding him and why hundreds of Los Angeles parents—from working mothers to celebrities like Madonna and Pierce Brosnan—have come to him seeking advice on how to raise happy infants.

Parents won't have to watch helplessly and stressed out as their precious baby screams all the time again. Dr. Karp has discovered that colic has a cure. "I share with parents methods that have historically only been known by the most talented infant soothers, and I clearly explain how they function."

In a novel and provocative reappraisal of the early years, Dr. Karp combines contemporary research with traditional knowledge to demonstrate that infants are not entirely prepared for the outside world at birth. He has discovered four fundamental ideas via his study and expertise that are essential to comprehending infants, enhancing their sleep, and calming their senses. ·The Missing Fourth Trimester: Despite how strange it may seem, newborns who are born three months prematurely often scream.

·The Calming Reflex: a built-in reset button that helps every newborn cease wailing in its first few months of life.

The five basic actions (swaddling, side/stomach position, shushing, swinging, and sucking) that set off the soothing reaction are known as the "S's." For millennia parents have attempted these techniques with little success since, similar to a knee reaction, the calming reflex is only activated when the exact correct stimulus is given to it. In contrast to other publications that only list these methods, Dr. Karp shows parents how to use them and helps them sleep longer by guiding fussy newborns into a peaceful and easy state of mind in a matter of minutes.

·The Cuddle Cure: an ideal combination of the five "S's" that can calm even the most fussy baby.

Moreover, Dr. Karp clarifies in the book:

Clic: What is it?

Why do most infants get more agitated at night?

How, in only a few minutes, can a parent soothe a baby?

Can one spoil a baby?

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

How can a parent lull their infant into a few more hours of sleep?

The incessant screams of their newborn may sometimes drive even the most devoted parents to the brink of despair. Dr. Karp comes to the rescue, however, by giving parents, grandparents, and other caregivers the skills they need to be able to soothe their infants nearly as simply as turning out a light.