Harvey Karp

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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.

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The Happiest Baby on the Block; Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer Oct 6, 2015

by Harvey Karp

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Never again will you have to stand by helplessly while your little baby cries and cries. There is a way to calm most crying babies . . . usually in minutes!

Thousands of parents, from regular moms and dads to Hollywood superstars, have come to baby expert Dr. Harvey Karp to learn his remarkable techniques for soothing babies and increasing sleep. Now his landmark book—fully revised and updated with the latest insights into infant sleep, bedsharing, breastfeeding, swaddling, and SIDS risk—can teach you too! Dr. Karp’s highly successful method is based on four revolutionary concepts:

1. The Fourth Trimester: Why babies still yearn for a womblike atmosphere . . . even after birth
2. The Calming Reflex: An “off switch” all babies are born with
3. The 5 S’s: Five easy steps to turn on your baby’s amazing calming reflex
4. The Cuddle Cure: How to combine the 5 S’s to calm even colicky babies

With Dr. Karp’s sensible advice, parents and grandparents, nurses and nannies, will be able to transform even the fussiest infant into the happiest baby on the block!

Praise for The Happiest Baby on the Block

“Dr. Karp’s book is fascinating and will guide new parents for years to come.”—Julius Richmond, M.D., Harvard Medical School, former Surgeon General of the United States

“The Happiest Baby on the Block is fun and convincing. I highly recommend it.”—Elisabeth Bing, co-founder of Lamaze International

“Will fascinate anyone who wants to know how babies experience the world, and wants to answer their cries lovingly and effectively.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune

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The Happiest Toddler on the Block: How to Eliminate Tantrums and Raise a Patient, Respectful and Cooperative One- to Four-Year-Old: Revised Edition Aug 26, 2008

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Perfect for expecting parents who want to prepare themselves for the challenging toddler years (which starts around eight months of age), this essential guide, a national bestseller by respected pediatrician and child development expert Dr. Harvey Karp, not only helps reduce tantrums but makes happy kids even happier by boosting patience, cooperation, and self-confidence.

Toddlers can drive you bonkers…so adorable and fun one minute…so stubborn and demanding the next! Yet, as unbelievable as it sounds, there is a way to turn the daily stream of “nos” and “don’ts” into “yeses” and hugs…if you know how to speak your toddler’ s language. In one of the most useful advances in parenting techniques of the past twenty-five years, Dr. Karp reveals that toddlers, with their immature brains and stormy outbursts, should be thought of not as pint-size people but as pintsize…cavemen.

Having noticed that the usual techniques often failed to calm crying toddlers, Dr. Karp discovered that the key to effective communication was to speak to them in their own primitive language. When he did, suddenly he was able to soothe their outbursts almost every time! This amazing success led him to the realization that children between the ages of one and four go through four stages of “evolutionary” growth, each linked to the development of the brain, and each echoing a step in prehistoric humankind’s journey to civilization:

• The “Charming Chimp-Child” (12 to 18 months): Wobbles around on two legs, grabs everything in reach, plays a nonstop game of “monkey see monkey do.”
• The “Knee-High Neanderthal” (18 to 24 months): Strong-willed, fun-loving, messy, with a vocabulary of about thirty words, the favorites being “no” and “mine.”
• The “Clever Caveman” (24 to 36 months):
Just beginning to learn how to share, make friends, take turns, and use the potty.
• The “Versatile Villager” (36 to 48 months): Loves to tell stories, sing songs and dance, while trying hard to behave.

To speak to these children, Dr. Karp has developed two extraordinarily effective techniques:
1) The “fast food” rule—restating what your child has said to make sure you got it right;
2) The four-step rule—using gesture, repetition, simplicity, and tone to help your
irate Stone-Ager be happy again.

Once you’ve mastered “toddler-ese,” you will be ready to apply behavioral techniques specific to each stage of your child’ s development, such as teaching patience and calm, doing time-outs (and time-ins), praise through “gossiping,” and many other strategies. Then all the major challenges of the toddler years—including separation anxiety, sibling rivalry, toilet training, night fears, sleep problems, picky eating, biting and hitting, medicine taking — can be handled in a way that will make your toddler feel understood. The result: fewer tantrums, less yelling, and, best of all, more happy, loving time for you and your child.

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The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep: Simple Solutions for Kids from Birth to 5 Years Jun 19, 2012

by Harvey Karp

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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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El bebé más feliz (Happiest Baby on the Block) (Educación y familia) (Spanish Edition) Jan 16, 2015

by Harvey Karp, Martín Rodríguez Courel

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¿Tu bebé llora desconsoladamente y no sois precisamente los padres más expertos? Este libro de Harvey Karp os será de gran ayuda: un método muy eficaz y sencillo que conseguirá calmar a tu inquieto hijo en cuestión de minutos. Lo avalan sus veinticinco años de experiencia como pediatra y sus investigaciones sobre las técnicas de cuidados infantiles utilizadas en todo el mundo a lo largo de la historia.

Pero, ¿por qué llora tanto el bebé? Durante el primer trimestre después de nacer, los bebés suelen echar de menos las sensaciones maternales que sentían en el vientre de su madre y su sistema nervioso sufre las sobrecargas de los estímulos que el nuevo entorno conlleva. Así, el recién nacido se desahoga llorando.

Estos métodos son para padres, abuelos y cuidadores al cargo de los bebés durante estos meses. Con este libro aprenderán cómo aplicar cinco pasos rápidos y fáciles para tranquilizar y aliviar su llanto.

"Lo que una madre necesita son métodos sencillos
y realmente eficaces..., y los de Harvey lo son".
Michelle Pfeiffer

"¡Una lectura obligada! El doctor Karp nos ayudar a comprender mejor cómo cuidar de los hijos combinando la sabiduría tradicional y la moderna. Nuestro bebé respondió de inmediato a su método".
Keely y Pierce Brosnan

"Los padres agradecerán las lúcidas y divertidas explicaciones sobre las causas del llanto de los bebés y la forma de tranquilizarlos".
Dr. Martin Stein, Universidad de California

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The Happiest Baby on the Block and The Happiest Toddler on the Block 2-Book Bundle Jun 18, 2012

by Harvey Karp

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Attention parents and grandparents, nurses and nannies: If the child in your life is under five, this convenient eBook bundle is for you. From respected pediatrician and child development expert Dr. Harvey Karp, national bestsellers The Happiest Baby on the Block and The Happiest Toddler on the Block will help you calm a crying baby, survive the “Terrible Twos,” and much more, resulting in more loving time for you and your child.

THE HAPPIEST BABY ON THE BLOCK
The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

“The best way I’ve ever seen to help crying babies.”—Steven P. Shelov, M.D., editor in chief, American Academy of Pediatrics’ Caring for Your Baby and Young Child

With Dr. Karp’s sensible advice, you will be able to soothe even the fussiest infants and increase their sleep. His highly successful method is based on four revolutionary concepts: The Fourth Trimester (re-creating the womblike atmosphere your newborn still yearns for), The Calming Reflex (an “off switch” all babies are born with), The 5 S’s (five easy methods to turn on the calming reflex), and The Cuddle Cure (combining the 5 S’s to calm even colicky babies).

THE HAPPIEST TODDLER ON THE BLOCK
How to Eliminate Tantrums and Raise a Patient, Respectful, and Cooperative One- to Four-Year-Old

“An informative and engaging romp about toddlers. Roll over, Dr. Spock.”—The New York Times

Dr. Karp provides fast solutions for molding toddler behavior by combining his trademark tools of Toddler-ese and the Fast-Food Rule with a highly effective new green light/yellow light/red light method. As you learn how to boost your child’s good (green light) behavior, curb his annoying (yellow light) behavior, and immediately stop his unacceptable (red light) behavior, you will be able to alleviate stormy outbursts with amazing success—and better yet, prevent these tantrums before they begin.

O bebê mais feliz: Guia para um ótimo sono (Portuguese Edition) Jul 17, 2019

by Harvey Dr. Karp

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Por gerações, pessoas têm dito aos pais: é ruim acordar um bebê dormindo; bebês dormem melhor em um quarto silencioso; deixar crianças chorarem é uma boa maneira para treinar para o sono; a partir dos três meses, os bebês dormem melhor. Errado, diz o especialista em crianças, dr. Harvey Karp. Em O bebê mais feliz: guia para um ótimo sono, ele derruba mitos comuns, redefine nossa compreensão das necessidades de sono das crianças e dá conselhos infalíveis para transformar noites de pesadelo chorosas em uma serenidade que dura a noite toda. Além disso, ele apresenta técnicas que mudam paradigmas e fazem o bebê dormir tranquilamente.
Mas o dr. Karp não apenas esclarece equívocos. Ele equipa os pais com uma série de técnicas únicas e certeiras para estimular o sono, incluindo:
• Bom demais para ser verdade: dois passos que treinam até recém-nascidos para dormir;
• Remando contra a maré: corte o risco de SMSI... instantaneamente;
• Dormir próximo: consiga todas as vantagens sem nenhum dos riscos;
• E muito mais!
Esqueça tudo o que você achava que sabia sobre colocar uma criança para dormir. É possível conseguir uma boa noite de sono para você e seu bebê com O bebê mais feliz: guia para um ótimo sono.

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Das glücklichste Kleinkind der Welt: Wie Sie Ihr Kind liebevoll durch die Trotzphase begleiten (German Edition) Aug 6, 2015

by Harvey Karp, Karin Wirth

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Für Eltern, Großeltern, Erzieher und Tagesmütter

»Die Welt vom einzigartigen Standpunkt unserer Kinder aus betrachten …« Mit Dr. Harvey Karp können Eltern die Zeit zwischen dem ersten und vierten Lebensjahr eines Kindes genießen. Um Kleinkinder liebevoll zu erziehen, muss man ihre Art des Denkens und Begreifens verstehen lernen. Wutausbrüche, Geschrei und Trotzanfälle gehören dann bald der Vergangenheit an. Das Ergebnis: zufriedene Eltern und glückliche Kleinkinder.

Die Ergänzung zu »Das glücklichste Baby der Welt«.

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Das glücklichste Baby der Welt - Schlafbuch: Für Kinder von 0 bis 5 Jahren (German Edition) Sep 16, 2013

by Harvey Karp, Karin Wirth

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Die magischen fünf Schritte zum Schlaf: Rettung für alle Eltern!

Ein Kind zu haben ist wunderschön, aber wenn es schlecht schläft, führt das die Eltern bald an den Rand ihrer Weisheit und Kraft. Der erfahrene Kinderarzt Dr. Harvey Karp verrät die richtigen Methoden, um sowohl Neugeborenen als auch Babys und Kleinkindern beim Einschlafen und Schlafen zu helfen. Ob mit den fünf magischen Schritten, Schlaftraining oder der Drei-Punkte-Routine: So findet die ganze Familie Schlaf und Erholung.

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Das glücklichste Baby der Welt: So beruhigt sich Ihr schreiendes Kind - so schläft es besser (German Edition) Dec 21, 2012

by Harvey Karp, Karin Wirth

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Karp erfüllt den sehnlichsten Wunsch aller Eltern: ein zufriedenes Baby, das nachts durchschläft.

Wenn das Baby Tag und Nacht schreit, sind die Eltern bald am Ende ihrer Weisheit und ihrer Kraft. Der Kinderarzt Dr. Harvey Karp erklärt, wie die ganze Familie Schlaf und Erholung findet. Mit seiner "5-Schritte"-Methode knüpft er an traditionelles Wissen und an die wohligen Erfahrungen des Ungeborenen im Mutterleib an.

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