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Acknowledgments
The real voyage of discovery consists, not in seeking out
new lands, but in having a new vision.
Marcel Proust
I am a pediatrician—and I love it. I am privileged to practice a field of
medicine where I get to be part-biologist, part-psychologist, part-
anthropologist, part–animal impersonator, and most especially part-
grandmother.
In this book, I also wear all those hats. I hope not only to show what
the best parents in history have done to soothe their babies but also to
explain why it works and how to have some fun, too! In doing this, my
greatest goal is to teach parents, grandparents, and everyone who cares
about babies how to translate their messages of love into the language
all babies understand.
This book took a number of years to prepare and may never have been
completed had it not been for the support and encouragement of a small
group of people, to whom I owe my profound gratitude and
appreciation:
To all the kind mothers and fathers in my practice who
allowed me to touch their wonderful children, to be a part of
their families, and to learn along with them.
To my beloved mother Sophie, who taught me to marvel at
the beauty and order in the world, and to my father Joe,
whose patience is my model and whose selfless generosity
sheltered me and gave me the gift of education.
To my extraordinary wife Nina, my soulmate, who opened
my heart and eyes and is my greatest friend, teacher, and
compass. To my mother-in-law Desa, who is a unique and

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courageous woman. And to my daughter Lexi, who graciously
tolerated my long hours of work.
To my teachers Arthur H. Parmelee, Jr., and T. Berry
Brazelton. Their brilliant talent for making the complex seem
simple helped me learn how to observe and understand
children. To the curious minds of Ronald Barr, Julius
Richmond, Tiffany Field, Barry Lester, and many other honest
explorers of science whose road signs guided me on this
wonderful path into the inner world of babies.
To my colleagues who reviewed this book and so generously
gave of their time and knowledge: Marty Stein, Jim
McKenna, Neal Kaufman, Sandra Steffes, Constance Keeffer,
and Stan Inkelis.
To my friends who counseled and helped me during the long
process of bookmaking: Toby Berlin and Michael Grecco,
Laurie David, Eric Weissler, Peter Gardner, Bart Walker,
Richard Grant, Sylvie Rabineau, Katy Arnoldi, Laurel and
Tom Barrack, Jonathan Feldman, Dick and Lïse Stolley,
Carrie Cook, and to my partners and staff at Tenth Street
whose support helped make this work possible.
To the capable help of deputy publisher Nita Taublib, the
sharp intellect and pencil of my editor Robin Michaelson, the
witty imagination of Jennifer Kalis, and the savvy advice of
my agent Suzanne Gluck.
Thank you all!

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THE HAPPIEST TODDLER ON THE BLOCK
A Bantam Book
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Bantam hardcover edition published March 2004
Bantam revised hardcover and trade paperback editions /
September 2008
Published by Bantam Dell
A Division of Random House, Inc.
New York, New York
Illustration from
Seven Clocked Minutes of Nursery School Behavior at Different Ages
YOUR
TWO-YEAR-OLD by Louise Bates Ames, Ph.D., and Frances L. Ilg, copyright © 1976 by The
Gesell Institute of Child Development, Frances L. Ilg and Louise Bates Ames. Used by
permission of Dell Publishing, a division of Random House, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2004, 2008 by The Happiest Baby, Inc.
Illustrations copyright © 2008 by Margeaux Lucas
Bantam Books and the rooster colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Karp, Harvey.
The happiest toddler on the block : how to eliminate tantrums and raise a patient, respectful,
and cooperative one-to four-year-old / Harvey Karp ; with Paula Spencer. — Rev. ed.
p. cm.
1. Toddlers. 2. Child rearing. 3. Toddlers—Development.
I. Spencer, Paula. II. Title.
HQ774.5.K37 2008
649’.122—dc22
2008015230
www.bantamdell.com
eISBN: 978-0-55390560-1