Happiest Baby on the Block
Besides loving their baby like crazy, new parents have two main jobs when it comes to caring for new babies: feeding them successfully and calming them when they cry. Nearly half of all new babies cry and fuss more than two hours a day. These waves of crying can erode a parent?s confidence, triggering exhaustion, breastfeeding failure, marital stress, maternal depression and even child abuse.
The vision of The Happiest Baby Program, developed by Dr. Harvey Karp, is to teach parents simple, effective and fun techniques to quickly soothe their baby's cries and help them sleep a little longer.
As a Happiest Baby educator, Pam Haefner provides hands on training on topics such as:
The Missing 4th Trimester: it may sound odd, but many babies cry because they're born 3 months too soon.
The 5 S's: the 5 simple techniques that activate the calming reflex.
Parents will also learn:
Why the idea that colic is due to gas pains is mostly an old wives tale.
Why keeping the house quiet may actually be upsetting to many newborns.
Why most babies get more upset in the evening.
Why it's impossible to spoil young babies.
Why fathers are often the best baby calmers in the family.