The Happiest Toddler on the Block

Karp offers a unique approach to the tantrums, melt-downs and overriding challenges that often accompany the demanding years from one to four.... Soothing and offers new hope and strategies to those who may have given up on making sense of the toddler years. --Publishers Weekly You want help? This is r-e-a-l help! The Happiest Toddler on the Block is one of the smartest parenting books of the past decade. Over and over, parents will find themselves proclaiming, Thanks, Dr. Karp...Now I get it! --Kyle Pruett, MD, Professor of Child Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine and author of Fatherneed: Why Fathercare is as Essential as Mother Care for Your Child Dr. Karp's approach is terrific...and fun! His book will help parents, grandparents and everyone who cares for toddlers be more effective. --Martin Stein, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, Children's Hospital San Diego Dr. Karp helps parents turn the terrible twos into terrific twos. His work will revolutionize the way our culture understands toddlers! --Roni Cohen Leiderman, PhD, Associate Dean, Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Karp has done it again! Parents will find reading The Happiest Toddler on the Block a joyous adventure...with pearls of wisdom waiting for them on every page. --Morris Green, MD, Director, Behavioral Pediatrics, Indiana University, Riley Hospital for Children, editor, Pediatric Diagnosis Dr. Karp's excellent approach gives parents the tools they need. His simple methods make raising rambunctious toddlers a whole lot easier. --Steven Shelov, MD, Editor in chief of American Academy of Pediatrics' Caring for Your Baby and Young Child Dr. Karp's new book is an innovative, unique and thoroughly enjoyable guide to toddler behavior! --Donald Middleton, MD, Professor of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Parents will be delighted by this clever approach to communicating with toddlers. It allows us to see the world from our children's unique point of view. --Janet Serwint, Professor of Pediatrics, Director of the Harriet Lane Children's Clinic, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine It really works! With great humor and a gentle touch, Dr. Karp shows how to raise happy, well-behaved toddlers. His book is invaluable.--Gabrielle Redford, Senior Editor, AARP The Magazine (and mother of 17-month-old twins) From the Hardcover edition.