Happiest Baby on The Block
Saturday June 11, 2011
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Happiest Toddler on the Block
Saturday June 11, 2011
3pm - 4:30pm
Gibson Newborn Services
Gibson Newborn Services was founded by Cortney Gibson in 2004. Cortney is a Newborn Care Specialist and Parent Educator who has been working with families and providing in-home care since 1997. She has worked with hundreds of families over the years and continues to provide the solutions that sleep deprived parents need.
First Class Care, Inc.
First Class Care, Inc. is the premier full service domestic placement agency in Illinois . First Class Care places exceptional nannies, newborn care specialists, babysitters, housekeepers, house managers, personal chefs and elder care companions throughout Illinois.
First Class Care, Inc. has partnered with Gibson Newborn Services to bring to Chicago The Happiest Baby on the Block Class. We are excited to have Cortney Gibson a certified Happiest Baby Educator teach our expectant moms, new moms and childcare providers.
New parents and childcare providers will learn step-by-step how to help babies sleep longer and soothe even the fussiest baby in minutes.
The class is for expectant parents, parents of babies under 12 weeks old, and nannies who care for newborns. Feel free to bring babies less than 3 months old. Please arrange for childcare of older siblings. If you aren’t bringing a baby, bring a baby doll so you practice the techniques during class!
The Happiest Baby Program is a national curriculum dedicated to teaching parents and caregivers an innovative new approach to quickly calm crying babies and help them sleep a little longer. These techniques can reduce the occurrence of SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome, child abuse and Post Partum Depression.
Half of all new babies cry and fuss more than two hours a day. Their prolonged wails often cause exhaustion, breastfeeding failure, marital stress, maternal depression, and even child abuse. But this extraordinary program, based on the work of Dr. Harvey Karp, MD, FAAP, has the potential of reducing that demoralizing crying to just minutes a day.
“Dr. Karp’s book is fascinating. It will guide new parents for many years to come.” – Julius Richmond, MD, Harvard Medical School, former Surgeon General of the United States
“Dr. Karp’s approach is the best way I know to help crying babies.” - Steven Shelov, MD, editor-in-chief, American Academy of Pediatrics’ Caring for Your Baby and Young Child
The Happiest Baby Program will teach new parents and childcare providers:
The American Academy of Pediatrics and Leaders of Lamaze, DONA, and Prevent Child Abuse America, have all recommended this program. La Leche League International offers The Happiest Baby DVD in its catalogue. Numerous other sources of media, including Parents magazine, The Dr. Phil Show, and Good Morning America have all featured Dr. Karp and his methods. The Happiest Baby concepts are being incorporated into the curriculum of medical schools, hospitals, clinics and military bases across the country…and around the world.
Dr. Karp’s vision is to share with families his techniques for quickly calming fussy babies and helping them to sleep longer. He achieves this through his certified instructors, as well as other valuable tools, such as his Happiest Baby on the Block book, DVD, and “Soothing Sounds” CD. This priceless information leads to a strong sense of confidence and success in parents and caregivers. Which in turn, reduces the incidence of the negative effects, mentioned above, that crying has on the whole family.
The Happiest Baby on the Block class is 2 hours and
includes a DVD to take home
along with a certificate that you attended the class.
$50 per couple
The Happiest Toddler on the Block class is 1.5 hours and
includes a DVD to take home
along with a certificate that you attended the class.
$40 per couple