A breakthrough approach for a good night's sleep—with no tears

There are two schools of thought for encouraging babies to sleep through the night: the hotly debated Ferber technique of letting the baby "cry it out," or the grin-and-bear-it solution of getting up from dusk to dawn as often as necessary. If you don't believe in letting your baby cry it out, but desperately want to sleep, there is now a third option, presented

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"Put your baby to sleep! Based on the scientifically established rest and activity cycle that occurs every hour and a half, here's a proven program to help every parent give their baby better nights and naps. Simply note the time your baby wakes up. Play, feed, or engage with the baby for 90 minutes; then begin to soothe him back to sleep. That's right, 90 minutes after baby wakes up in the morning, it's time for a nap; and 90 minutes after the nap,...

Alex, a little boy who has always slept in the same bed with his parents, is a little scared when his mom and dad tell him it is time to sleep in his own bed, but with love and encouragement he manages just fine.

Dr. Harvey Karp demonstrates what he calls the five S's, techniques for calming crying newborn babies. The techniques used independently or together help simulate the conditions in the womb. They are swaddling, side or stomach position, shushing, swinging, and sucking.