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lightreads) wrote2019-10-31 12:06 pm
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The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp
The Happiest Baby on the Block
2/5. I hated this book, but have to admit I also consulted it several times over the past few weeks. It's intended for parents of colicky babies. Casterbrook is actually a pretty chill little dude (thank God, I was a nightmare baby, so we worried) but the advice here about what sort of noise and motion soothes babies is still occasionally helpful.
But lordy this book is obnoxious. He goes on about how various indigenous peoples (the word "primitives" gets used, for real) have ancient baby wisdom, and is simultaneously like "here's this 'new' science only I can impart to you." Hmm. That's just the tip of the obnoxious iceberg, but you get the idea. Oh, but also, why does your baby have to be the happiest? Why are we turning this into some neighborhood competition? Ugh. Also also, yes, the author of this book is that guy selling the $1300 "smart basinet," so … yeah.
2/5. I hated this book, but have to admit I also consulted it several times over the past few weeks. It's intended for parents of colicky babies. Casterbrook is actually a pretty chill little dude (thank God, I was a nightmare baby, so we worried) but the advice here about what sort of noise and motion soothes babies is still occasionally helpful.
But lordy this book is obnoxious. He goes on about how various indigenous peoples (the word "primitives" gets used, for real) have ancient baby wisdom, and is simultaneously like "here's this 'new' science only I can impart to you." Hmm. That's just the tip of the obnoxious iceberg, but you get the idea. Oh, but also, why does your baby have to be the happiest? Why are we turning this into some neighborhood competition? Ugh. Also also, yes, the author of this book is that guy selling the $1300 "smart basinet," so … yeah.