Simple Solutions for Kids from Birth to 5 Years - The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep

this book made a tremendous difference in our first year with our first baby. we were fans of the happiest baby dvd, and i wondered if this would really add anything new. if you've already seen the dvd (also highly recommended, more so than the book version of 'happiest baby on the block'), then this is an excellent additional resource. it focuses specifically on sleep, and helps with both immediate strategies and, just as importantly, long term good habits that set you up for a great sleeper.

everytime a friend has a baby, i buy them this book. it was honestly the most critical resource, and really helped a great deal. we have a terrific sleeper and i credit harvey karp!

Very similar to Karp's other Happiest Baby on the Block book. However it goes into detail for each age group. I would say skip the other book and buy this one. The concepts seem so simple but really do work.

After having my third daughter, I decided to try this book. It was so insightful, I should have bought it when I had my first baby! I got her to sleep through the night at around 5 months and now at 16 months she is a great sleeper.

I bought this book, not having read the previous book that didn't go up to age 5. What's hard is that when I look up certain topics, it is either about the newborn stage or age 4 or 5. My son is almost 3, and I couldn't find topics for this in-between stage. Or sometimes I wasn't sure which stage he was talking about, which was confusing.

Dr Karp's original "happiest baby" book changed my life with my newborn. I was hoping to find the same kind of gem in this book. Unfortunately, is mostly the same message as his first book and the sleep tips have not helped my 7 month-old sleep through the night yet.

A must have for all new Moms especially when "the village" is not around to help. I'm Grandma & I wish I'd have had this info when I was a new Mom. My dtr has the Happiest Baby on the Block, and I read it. I cheated and borrowed from the library.

I've tried reading other sleep guided books prior to this one and I always dreaded picking up the book and then never finishing them. Not this one though. Dr Harvey Karp writes in a way that's easy and enjoyable to read. He puts things into a better understanding and offers several different methods for you and your baby. So far, this is the only book that's gotten our baby and family sleep on the right track.

One of the first things our pediatrician told us is that there was only one book we needed to read, The Happiest Baby on the Block. That was a lifesaver for us and by far the best thing we bought. When I wanted to read a sleep book, I naturally chose this one by Dr. Karp. It offers several ways to help your child sleep better. I like that he's straight forward and offers logical solutions and responses to babies behavior. I was not interested in a sleep training book per say but something to help me understand what was causing our daughter to not be able to fall asleep on her own anymore. I read it one night, implemented some changes and the next night our baby was falling asleep within minutes.

My daughter and son-in-law relied on "Happiest Baby on the Block" in the first several weeks of newly parenting their newborn. So, as the baby matures, the reviews you guys showed of this Harvey Karp update looked like this was the obvious next step. Mommy says it's been REALLY HELPFUL ! ! !

My daughter and son-in-law relied on "Happiest Baby on the Block" in the first several weeks of newly parenting their newborn. So, as the baby matures, the reviews you guys showed of this Harvey Karp update looked like this was the obvious next step. Mommy says it's been REALLY HELPFUL ! ! !

Yes the information is basic but it is so helpful and it WORKS. Does my child sleep through the night yet? No. But has putting him down for the night/ teaching him to fall asleep on his own dramatically improved? YES.

The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep has given our son a great foundation for sleep. I first skimmed through the book when he was about 4 weeks old and I was desperate for sleep. I focused specifically on the chapters pertaining to his age at the time. Within a few days of implementing the 5 S's I noticed a huge difference in the quality of my son's sleep. He slept for longer stretches and was less restless. This was great as he shares a room with my husband and I. Recently we went through a period of sleep struggles (3 1/2 months old). I went back to The Happiest Baby, this time reading the chapters for babies 3 months+, and realized that I had fallen out of using many of the strategies Dr. Karp advocates. I went back to swaddling, rumbly white noise, and putting my little guy down drowsy but awake. The difference was almost immediate, and we are all sleeping better.

I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to teach their child healthy sleep habits without harsh sleep training. There is no need to let your little one cry it out when you teach good habits from the beginning. Even if you're a little late to the game, a few days of using Dr. Karp's strategies will sort out most sleep problems.

This book is interesting and it is full of practical advices; however these were not very effective (at least for our case). The sleep training should be a integral strategy rather than a collection of tips and 'solutions' here and there.
We tried to apply some of these solutions in our 8-month baby but unfortunately without successful results.

This book was helpful but really just reiterates the same 5 S's as are in the original Happiest Baby Book. I think it might have been more useful to have chapters based on sleep problems such as "Transitioning baby to own room" or "Teaching baby to fall asleep on own", etc. Instead the chapters are by age and so if you purchase, like I did, when the baby is a newborn then the remainder of the book isn't really useful. Other than that the tips like using white noise and swaddling are very valuable.

I can't say enough about this book. Although simple, I think this book offered me enough support to be a more confident first time parent. Baby has been sleeping through the night since 12 weeks old with minimal hiccups along the way.

We bought this book after we had success with Dr. Karp's Happiest Baby on the Block and needed some guidance for sleeping. Read Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks first and cringed at some of the methods, like moving your newborn to his own room as soon as possible (she recommends at 4 weeks!). Didn't make it very far into Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems because it just seemed too big of a breach of trust. Happiest Baby presents a child-centered approach at first, which you then can maneuver into a way that fits your schedule. Dr. Karp gives useful & easy step-by-step instructions on how to structure naptime & bedtime, how to move your child into his own room (when you're ready), and what to do when your little one is struggling to sleep. We've followed the advice in the book - our baby is 3 months old and is now a better sleeper and so are we! This book gives tips from birth to age 5 and I can foresee using it as a reference until then.

I read Healthy Sleep Habits Happy CHild when my son was just under a year and it helped him tremendously but I wanted another theory on sleep starting right at birth that I could use with my second child so I got this book. It is interesting and certainly gives some tips but we havent tried any of them yet as my daughter isnt born yet. My husband and I do not beleive in "cry it out" or other similar methods like Ferber so both these books seem like they will help us as we will pull different ideas from each. If you are looking for somethingother than cry it out this may be helpful to you.

I started reading this book when my daughter was 17 months old and I could count the number of times i had slept through the night since she had been born on 2 hands (probably more like 1 hand…). I was getting desperate for a solid night's sleep. Before I was even finished with the book, I started implementing some of the strategies suggested, and barring some teething nights and sick nights, she has been sleeping through the night wonderfully for the last 4 months and I feel better than I have in a long time!

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.

The cliche is probably true, that every baby is different. We purchased this book hoping to find a way to make our new born son sleep better. But all these techniques (the 5 S') just didn't work at all - the more we try to shush him, the louder he would cry; and also he didn't like to be swaddled. Then we thought, maybe it wasn't applicable in the beginning, but may be more useful down the road. Not quite so. Now our boy is almost 3 months old, and he sleeps somewhat better but is still on and off. After reading a few pages on babies from 3mo and on, I didn't get anything concrete out of it -- the pages were full of words, but mostly empty talks. I felt my money was wasted on this book -- should've bought a neat toy for my son instead.

it will help you a lot, small details which makes big difference.. everything is in book. my baby is 7 weeks old, but i'm reading about three to 12 months old babies already, so i'm ready when it comes.

I bought this book because I am an EXHAUSTED mother! My husband and I were even tight on money this week and still found a way to purchase this book because we were both so desperate for sleep. We have a six week old and I am breast feeding and he has just not been sleeping well at night. We used all of the suggestions. I spent the day watching the clock and making sure I was feeding him every 1-2 hours. Doing all of the suggestions for napping and using the 5 s's. And then night came. He went to bed ok. He fell asleep around 1030 after I breastfed. Then he woke up at 2:30. We thought, wow this is great we got some sleep! And yes, that part was nice. My husband got him up, changed his diaper, and gave him to me to breastfeed. My son fell asleep at the breast so I did what Dr. Karp said and still burped him figuring I could use the 5s's to put him back to sleep. And they worked. But then when my husband put him down to sleep he woke up. So we tried the suggestion of jiggling his bassinet a little and shushing him. Didn't work. So we tried getting him out of the bassinet and doing all of the 5 s's again. And again. And again. I wasn't able to get my son to sleep until after 5 in the morning! I spent 2 HOURS trying to get him to go back to sleep with this method. By the time 5 am came around I trudged to bed with a (finally) sleeping baby, and a tear stained face from frustration. My hopes were so high that his problems going back to sleep at night would be fixed but they weren't. I'll keep trying, but this was such a HUGE disappointment after reading the other reviews.

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 that will build your child's security and confidence.

I read his work Calming Reflex in a magazine; and after that, I watched his video about it. It was then that I decided to read his book. I think his work is great. I just need to have discipline and believe in myself.

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.