Dear Anna, etc.: I know Dr. Karp, author of "the Happiest Baby on the Block". We had him signing his book at a recent Conference. As I am in charge of the Bookstore for the Conference, I talked with him quite a bit and was able to take a look at both his book and video. Both are very interesting. He looks at his book/video/"5 Ss" as the gentle, attached-parent answer to the Baby Whisperer, Ezzo, et al. If I remember right, he has been in practice with both Dr. Gordon and Dr. Fleiss, here in southern California. Also, the "5 Ss" are: swaddling, shushing, side (or stomach), swaying, and (of course!) suckling. His experience shows that this is a great way to deal with crying infants up to a few months old (6, I think). While I haven't read every word of the book, I would feel very comfortable recommending it to new parents. (BTW, the book is currently under review for LLLI approval for use in Group Libraries.) He's a lone voice in the darkness, and I appreciate his light. Karen Lyons rom: Anna Swisher <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: The Happiest Baby? > >Today while shamelessly perusing the latest People magazine about Paul >McCartney's wedding, I happened upon a story about Dr. Harvey Karp, in a >one-page blurbe titled, The Baby Tamer. > >Looking this up online reveals his website: www.thehappiestbaby.com > >Anyone read this book or know anything about him? Is it kinder, gentler >Baby Whipper? Or BabyLies-ish in any way? > >TIA, > >Anna Swisher, MBA, IBCLC _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html