Anyone who has been lucky enough to spend time around infants knows that caring for some babies is like riding a merry-go-round and for others it’s like riding…a roller coaster! What makes some children so volatile and challenging? Is it some fundamental error committed by their parents or are some babies just natural-born screamers? Nature [...]
Any mother who felt fear and anxiety around the birth of her new baby, might wonder if these disquieting feelings could affect her tender new baby. Many new mothers confide in me that they feel overwhelmed because: Caring for their baby is unexpectedly stressful. No matter how much you thought that you were prepared for [...]
NO – The world is too still for newborns! A baby usually sleeps at a crowded party. In the womb, fetuses experience constant holding, noise (louder than a vacuum cleaner) and vigorous jiggling. So, for most babies, under-stimulation is much bigger problem than over-stimulation.
There’s no way around it: All babies cry, and many babies cry a lot. Fortunately, most of the time, even a baby’s most passionate shrieks just mean he’s hungry, wet, soiled or lonely. But, what if your cute little guy keeps wailing even though his diaper is dry and you’re cuddling him in your arms? [...]
Tags: Colic
Indigestion – Are garlic and onions risky for your baby or the spices of life? To most people, the advice that breast-feeding moms pass up garlic, onions and beans, seems reasonable. After all, we know that many of these things can make us gassy. The trouble is that even this reasonable advice gets confusing the [...]
Tags: Colic
NO – Although the desire to care for one’s baby is intuitive, knowing how to do so is a skill that must be learned. Fortunately, like riding a bike, it is easy to learn and only requires a bit of training.
NO – It is not normal for families to only have 2 parents and the kids. Throughout time, we have always raised our new babies with the help of many relatives and neighbors.
NO – More than freedom to explore newborns need security. They need tight boundaries, like they enjoyed in the uterus, to keep from flailing and getting upset.
NO – Calming crying babies requires ancient wisdom not medicine. Drugs like burp drops and stomach medicines are usually unnecessary because the secret to calming unhappy babies is to turn on their “calming reflex” by imitating the sensations they experienced inside the uterus.
NO – In many cultures around the world, babies never cry longer than a minute! The Happiest Baby DVD teaches parents the ancient secrets of these societies so that all parents can learn to calm their baby’s wails in minutes…or less.
Ahhh…sleep!
What parent doesn't need a little extra snooze time?
But, most parents make their homes so quiet... it actually ruins their baby's sleep! Did you know that the sound your baby heard inside you was louder than a vacuum...24/7. That's why using a rough, whooshy sound can flip on the calming reflex...and immediately boost your baby’s sleep...
"Dedicated to the generous hearts of all parents and to our sweet children who enter the world with such trust."
Copyright © Dr.Karp 2010. Powered by Attention Interactive, Inc.
