Lucky #13 - The Happiest Baby DVD/book ranked in #13 of Babble's Top 100 Newborn Essentials

LOS ANGELES, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In The Happiest Baby on the Block, Dr. Harvey Karp reveals his cure for colic AND a sure-fire way to boost any baby's sleep.  No wonder his DVD/book are the #1 parenting guides on Amazon.com and are now at the very top of Babble's Newborn Essentials for 2011.

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Babble annually salutes the best products to help parents survive their baby's first months – and this year it proclaimed The Happiest Baby as "the" go-to guide for new parents. Babble also honored The Happiest Baby Facebook fan page as the best Kid Health/Safety/Nutrition site.

Dr. Karp's DVD unveils his landmark discovery that all babies are born with a "calming reflex:" a virtual off-switch for crying and on-switch for sleep. Thousands of parents - from working moms to superstars like Madonna and Michelle Pfeiffer – turned to Dr. Karp to learn his secrets for making babies happy. No wonder the NY Times praised this modern day Pied Piper by proclaiming, "Roll over, Dr. Spock!"

"Dr. Karp's work is fascinating!" –Julius Richmond, past US General Surgeon

"He's not a pediatrician, he's a magician." –Larry David, star of Curb Your Enthusiasm

Happiest Baby classes are taught by thousands of special educators to parents across the US and in 10 other nations to build their confidence and to reduce marital conflict, depression, breastfeeding failure, child abuse and SIDS/suffocation.

The Happiest Baby DVD/book; Dr. Karp's best-selling, specially engineered, white noise, Super-Soothing Sleep Sounds CD; and his revolutionary DVD/book for eliminating tantrums and boosting patience, The Happiest Toddler on the Block, are available on his website:  www.happiestbaby.com.

Babble.com is devoted to helping its 5 million monthly viewers keep their balance through the wonderful and crazy roller coaster of parenting.  Time named Babble.com one of America's Top 50 websites.

About Dr. Karp

Dr. Harvey Karp is America's favorite baby doctor. His landmark books/DVDs are translated into over 20 languages.  He is also the creator of America's #1 toddler guide, The Happiest Toddler on the Block DVD/book, which teaches a revolutionary new approach to stop most tantrums in seconds and help even easy tots (8 months – 5 years of age) be more patient, respectful, and cooperative.

Follow Dr. Karp on Twitter: @drharveykarp.

For more information, contact: Emily at [email protected] or 310-207-1111.

SOURCE The Happiest Baby, Inc.