I tend to distrust the so-called "experts" who suddenly come on the scene with a book and everyone begins raving about it. I, cynic extraordinaire, was watching A Place of Our Own on KCET and listening to the all-too-common wails of my 2-month-old when they announced that Dr. Karp would be appearing on the broadcast to demonstrate his methods for the day's topic: How to Calm a Cranky Baby. I was skeptical, especially when he got through The Five S's and it all seemed so Simple. I thought I had tried all that, but then he gave me the key piece that I'd been missing: a good swaddling technique. It made all the difference, and my son loves it! What's more, I love Dr. Karp's reasoning and approach. He described his research as a re-learning of lost methods that have been proven throughout history and across societies but that have disappeared from mainstream care. I applaud him for re-introducing common sense.