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The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep: Simple Solutions for Kids from Birth to 5 Years [Hardcover]

Harvey Karp
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Book Description

June 12, 2012
America’s favorite pediatrician, Dr. Harvey Karp, now focuses his unparalleled knowledge, experience, and insight on solving the #1 concern of parents everywhere: sleep. With The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep, Dr. Karp—arguably the world’s foremost parenting expert and bestselling author of The Happiest Baby on the Block and The Happiest Toddler on the Block—offers invaluable tips on how to help your newborn, infant, or toddler get the rest they need, while debunking some of the most widely held myths about babies and sleep. Dr. Karp’s advice has already be sought after by some of Hollywood’s brightest stars—including Michelle Pfeiffer, Pierce Brosnan, and Madonna—and now his The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep can help anyone guide even the most resistant small child gently toward wonderful, restful, healthful slumber, so that mom and dad can enjoy a good night’s sleep themselves!

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Editorial Reviews

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“Exhaustion is no longer the fate of all new parents. Now babies and toddlers—and their parents —can sleep better and longer thanks to Dr. Karp’s practical advice and wisdom.” (Arianna Huffington, Editor-in-Chief, The Huffington Post )

“This book is a breakthrough! Poor sleep doesn’t just cause exhaustion; it even triggers obesity - of children and parents! With ingenuity and insight Dr. Karp reveals simple steps to boost sleep...and promote the health of the entire family.” (Francine Kaufman, MD, past-president American Diabetes Association, author of Diabesity )

“What a great job! Dr. Karp weaves together modern science and ancient wisdom to dispel common sleep myths. His simple, clear advice will help your little one sleep through the night.” (Gary Freed, DO, FAAP, FACOP, Director, Pediatric Sleep Center, Emory University School of Medicine )

“If you’re starting to feel ‘sleep’ only exists in a dictionary, then this book was written for you! America’s #1 pediatrician can help turn your nightly stress into glorious rest.” (Laurie David, Mom, Producer - An Inconvenient Truth, Author - The Family Dinner )

“I learned more about kids’ sleep from this book than in my entire thirty years of practice. Dr. Karp’s great advice will make you the happiest parents on the block!” (Harley Rotbart, MD, Professor, Vice Chair of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, author of No Regrets Parenting )

“Dr. Karp’s white noise advice is incredibly helpful for boosting sleep. I recommend it to my patients...and even use it with my own children! (Ian Paul, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health, Penn State College of Medicine )

“Dr. Karp is a parenting hero! His Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep would have helped tremendously when I was an exhausted new mom. It’s a must have resource for all families.” (Jane Honikman, MS, Founder Postpartum Support International )

“Sleep deprivation often pushes moms into postpartum depression. Dr. Karp’s fabulous new book is at the top of my list to help all new parents get the sleep they need to stay healthy and enjoy this precious time of life.” (Lucy Puryear, MD, Medical Director, The Women's Place: Center for Reproductive Psychiatry, Texas Children's Hospital, President, Postpartum Support International )

Amazing! Dr. Karp has done it again! With wit and wisdom he reveals the simple steps to get precious extra hours of rest. This remarkable book will have your babies and toddlers sleeping in no time! (Roni Cohen Leiderman, PhD, Dean, Mailman Segal Center for Human Development, Nova Southeastern UniversityRoni Cohen Leiderman, PhD, Dean, Mailman Segal Center for Human Development, Nova Southeastern UniversityRoni Cohen Leiderman, PhD, Dean, Mail )

“Mixing good science—with a welcome dose of humor—this once-in-a-generation sleep book will strengthen your skills and lower your stress.” (Jetta Bernier, Executive Director, Massachusetts Citizens for Children )

Once again, Dr. Karp saves parent sanity (and rescues relationships). With his trademark smart, fast-acting advice, he’ll help your child - and you - sleep better and longer! (Kyle Pruett, MD, Professor, Yale School of Medicine, co-author, Partnership Parenting )

“When your little child sleeps well...life just seems happier. Dr. Karp’s unique and gentle ideas may be exactly what you’ve been dreaming of!” (Diane Debrovner, deputy editor, Parents magazine )

What a gift! Dr. Karp (once again) makes things so easy. You’ll reconnect with the miracle of sleep faster than you can imagine...and you’ll be the dad - and husband - you really want to be. It works! (Matt Goldman, Co-Founder- Blue Man Group and Blue School )

Finally, everything you need to know about sleep is all in one book! The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep shows how to get a good night’s sleep...without all the tears. It’s a must-read for sleep-deprived parents! (Jennifer Shu, MD, pediatrician, co-author of Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality )

Dr. Karp rescues weary parents with great ideas that flip conventional wisdom right on its head! His fresh insights will help turn your bedtime screamer...into a champion sleeper. (Harold Koplewicz, MD, Founder and President, Child Mind Institute )

Exhausted parents will warmly welcome Karp’s encouraging tone and innovative, think-outside-the-crib solutions. (Publishers Weekly )

From the Back Cover

Dr. Harvey Karp is famous for his brilliant insights into centuries-old parenting problems and for discovering breakthrough solutions that are simple . . . practical . . . and fast working. In The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep, he works his magic once again on the #1 complaint of new parents. The bone-deep fatigue that parents experience when their children sleep poorly is not just a nuisance—it is very serious. Sleep deprivation can provoke depression, illness, marital conflict, and even obesity.

A flood of sleep misinformation and contradictory messages have left parents more confused than ever: “Hold your baby—but don’t spoil her!” “Swaddle your baby—but don’t let him get dependent on it!” Based on Dr. Karp’s thirty years as a pediatrician and child developmentalist, The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep reveals groundbreaking new ideas to prevent or cure most sleep problems in children under five years old, including:

  • How to adjust a baby’s schedule to reduce day sleep and boost night sleep within the very first weeks of life.
  • How to use sleep cues like swaddling and a special type of womb sound to help any infant sleep an extra one to two hours at night within just days.
  • How to defuse bedtime struggles and help your toddler fall asleep faster using a novel sleep training approach called twinkle interruptus.

Plus, The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep reveals many more foolproof tips used by Dr. Karp with thousands of families to quickly turn nighttime shrieks into nightlong slumber.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: William Morrow (June 12, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0062113313
  • ISBN-13: 978-0062113313
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.3 x 8.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,683 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Harvey Karp, MD., is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the UCLA School of Medicine, with a private practice in Santa Monica. Author of The Happiest Baby on the Block, Dr. Karp is a nationally renowned expert in child development, children's health and the environment, and breast-feeding. He lives with his wife and daughter in California.

For further information and for information about the award-winning The Happiest Baby DVD/video and The Happiest Toddler DVD/video, please visit www.thehappiestbaby.com

Customer Reviews

Really helped my son get into good sleeping habits. MLK72112  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
The book is easy to read with simple clarity, using a encouraging tone. Geraldine Ahearn  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
So I bought a couple of new books, and read the first chapter of both. MJ  |  8 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Good advice, but nothing new August 13, 2012
By Suzy Q
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Having read both of Dr. Karp's other offerings and found them useful, I bought this book when my son was 22 months and being a complete P in the A about going to bed. I wish I could say that this book covered new ground, but if you have read the other two Happiest books, there is not much new here. A good portion of the book is dedicated to helping babies settle down and sleep using the 5S method, which is already extensively covered in "Happiest Baby." Don't get me wrong, the 5S method works, but if you're looking for something else, you won't find it. The same with the toddler portion - if you read "Happiest Toddler," you are already familiar with the techniques. This book would be a great gift for a parent who isn't already familiar with Dr. Karp's books, but it is a retread of old ground.
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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars My child FINALLY (at 17 months) slept through the night September 1, 2012
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We had a fussy newborn who SCREAMED when sleeping alone...so, we let her sleep in our bed and nurse on demand (i.e., whenever she woke up) throughout the night. The problem was that we never got her out of our bed and she STILL, at 17 months, woke up 6-10 times per night to nurse herself back to sleep (which means so did I!). We are expecting another baby in January, so we needed her to sleep in her own bed, and most importantly, to sleep through the night.

Because she had learned such bad habits, I was convinced we would have to do cry it out all night long. I was against this idea, especially because she is so old and remembers so much from her day. The Happiest Baby provided an alternative option, even for an older child with TERRIBLE sleep habits. After reading this book, we made the following helpful changes:

1: White noise: amazing! my daughter is a light sleeper so this really helps drown out the noise. I can even do the dishes when she sleeps without waking her (I was never able to before)

2. Lovey and a nightlight: we didn't use either before, so we bought Twilight Turtle based on a friend's recommendation. LOVE IT and recommend it. We put it in her crib so that she can turn it on whenever she needs it.

3: Later bedtime: moved from 7:30 to 8:00; made a huge difference!

4: Longer and longer: Using this approach, my daughter still cried a little but it's not as cruel as cry it out

5: Suggestions from Happiest Toddler on the Block

My daughter had NEVER slept in her crib and hadn't learned to put herself back to sleep, so I thought the transition to the crib was going to be HORRIBLE But...it wasn't. The first night, she woke up only 3 times and fell asleep after 5, 10, and 5 minutes. It only got better from there. She was sleeping in her own crib through the night in only 5 days. So for the first time in 17 months, my daughter and I both got a full night of sleep. WOW! Looking forward to using this book to avoid bad sleep habits with baby number 2.

Additionally, I recommend Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child. His methods to get baby to sleep are cry it out and not very helpful, but he outlines sleep schedules for birth through school aged children that I found very helpful.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for the sleep deprived! July 22, 2012
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
My husband and I were already fans of Dr. Harvey Karp, after reading the Happiest Baby on the Block and watching the accompanying DVD. This book is like dessert--now that we sorta know what we're doing, it gives extra advice on just HOW TO get your child to sleep. To any parent of a child under the age of one...READ THIS. Some of the suggestions don't work for our little man, but alot of them did. It was proven after our son went from 6 hours of sleep a night to 10, overnight. Thank you Dr. Karp!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars It's okay
The parts of the book I liked were that it gives you a lot of information on sleep so you understand your baby's sleep patterns better, that I loved. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Kelly812
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Suggestions that Work
This book has been great. By following Dr. Karp's advice in this book, as well as The Happiest Baby on the Block my baby sleeps like a champ. Read more
Published 13 days ago by LisaN
3.0 out of 5 stars Good tips for getting kids to sleep.
This book gave me some good ideas which I was able to implement with my non-sleeping 2 year old. It would be nice to have a color code for age ranges in order to find particular... Read more
Published 19 days ago by Katie Ponsford
5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Karp does it again
I love Dr. Karp's books. This one has really helped my little one sleep better at night. He mentions things to do that I had never thought of.
Published 23 days ago by Kristi
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Had no problems with seller, great book with lots of insight. You don't have to listen to everyone telling you to let your child cry it out, there are alternative and loving ways... Read more
Published 23 days ago by Kaitlyn Baker
5.0 out of 5 stars so far so good
I've had this book for about a month now. It has helped with my 6 month old and 3 year old --- both who have been having sleep issues. Read more
Published 25 days ago by ss
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent & Effective Guide For New Parents
I ordered this boom when my son was just one week old and I was desperate for sleep already. I knew I had to figure something out. The 5 Ss Dr. Read more
Published 1 month ago by ViveVivir
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, Some Answers
Dr. Harvey Karp has done what seems to be impossible. He has found ways for not only new mothers but mothers of toddlers and older children to help them fall asleep easier. Read more
Published 1 month ago by DEBRAGG
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book ever written
I had a very fussy newborn. I was in great distress over her behavior and what was wrong. She cried constantly and fussed nonstop. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jessica-Denise B Hallisey
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book - good basics
Wish I had read this BEFORE baby was born. hard to go backward. Some people feel this is a review of his original book but I do think it has some extras. Read more
Published 1 month ago by jamieg1234
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