Albrie Marie Metts is a happy baby. The sweet baby girl and her parents, Henry L. Metts Jr. and Angela Oglevee of Fairbank are part of a new statewide initiative to promote a program that sooths and calms newborns called “The Happiest Baby.’’ Created by pediatrician and child development expert Dr. Harvey Karp, “The Happiest [...]
Dawn Roy says she owes her sanity to Dr. Harvey Karp. While other parents pull their hair out trying to quiet a colicky baby, Roy said, Karp’s suggestions for tapping into her fussy baby’s “calming reflex” worked like a charm when her son Jacque was just a few months old and crying until the cows [...]
Not long ago, Kathleen Todd-Seymour, a pediatric registered nurse who runs an agency called Mother & Child Postpartum Care, arrived at a client’s home to find the mother waiting at the door, her infant crying in her arms and the mother close to tears herself. The baby had been crying for hours. ”I don’t know [...]
By Chris Michlewicz, Staff Writer 10/19/2007 Being a first-time parent can be daunting. That’s why one woman made it her mission to teach the essentials of raising a happy baby. Nikki Wellensiek, owner BirthPro, is introducing Douglas County residents to a program known as the “Happiest Baby on the Block.” The class teaches parents to [...]