Sentences with phrase «parents than infants»

At the same time, children entering their teens may require less daily supervision by their parents than infants, allowing a working parent to more easily accommodate the child's needs.

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That said, I also know of no better system for recreating the natural feeling of a parent's embrace for kids still in their infant stage, a period during which most babies want nothing more than to be held close and fast to the chest of a loved one.

It seems that one should applaud rather than condemn such actions then, since the infants could thus go to heaven, rather than being eternally damned if they were allowed to grow up to hold the religious beliefs of their parents as children usually do when they reach adulthood.

Can you PROVE that the long - term harm from a few nights of CIO is GREATER than the long - term harm caused by sleep disorders or excessive crying in an infant who (for whatever reason) sleep training would have worked after just a night or two (or even one longer bout of crying for less than 30 minutes on one day, which some parents claim worked for them)?

Parents who are under a lot of stress, because of poverty or other destabilizing factors in their lives, are less likely than other parents to engage in the kind of calm, attentive, responsive interactions with their infants that promote secure attaParents who are under a lot of stress, because of poverty or other destabilizing factors in their lives, are less likely than other parents to engage in the kind of calm, attentive, responsive interactions with their infants that promote secure attaparents to engage in the kind of calm, attentive, responsive interactions with their infants that promote secure attachment.

Today, as adults, they earn an average of 25 percent more per year than the subjects whose parents didn't receive home visits; by a variety of measures, including wages, these formerly delayed infants have now caught up with a comparison group of their peers who didn't show any signs of delay in infancy.

Many AP parents believe (supported by doctors, sleep experts, and child development specialists) that it is not a reasonable expectation for an infant to sleep more than 3 - 5 hours at a time.

Many parents don't realize that some infant drops are more concentrated than liquid medicine intended for older children.

* More than 100 groups ask 2,600 hospitals to stop samples * Advocates say free samples undermine breastfeeding * Industry says giveaways offer information By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters)- New parents leaving U.S. hospitals often take home a corporate gift along with their babies: a tote bag filled with infant formula.

Child safety experts at CPSC have «determined that parents with infants younger than four months of age, premature, low - birthweight babies, and babies with colds and respiratory problems should take extra care in using a [carrier], including consulting their pediatrician.»

Unfortunately though, SIDS is still a real worry for parents of newborns, and more than 2,500 infants die every year from the syndrome.

Another fact uncovered was that parents tended to speak more to the same sex children, as in mothers talk to infant daughters more than sons, and conversely, fathers talk to baby sons more than daughters.

I spend less time intensely parenting the teen at night (and in general) than some parents who worked to minimize nighttime parenting with their infants and young children.

Some advocates argue that infant toilet training is less messy than diapering, because diapering forces the parent to clean up every time a baby poops (DiaperFreeBaby.org 2006).

Infant deaths that occurred as a result of bed sharing under these circumstances have resulted in health authorities such as the American Academy of Pediatrics recommending that parents not sleep with their infants.6 It is ironic that not only does blanket condemnation of bed sharing potentially make parenting unnecessarily more difficult for some mothers, it also has the unintended outcome of increasing deaths in places other than beds, such as sofas.

In this instance, parents watch even young infants for signs that they need to eliminate, then encourage them to relieve themselves in a small potty chair rather than a diaper.

Today alone, over 11,000 children will be born in the United States, and more than half of these infants will be to first - time parents.

When parents bottle feed an infant they tend to assume that it's somehow vastly different than breastfeeding and infant.

The decline in marital satisfaction in the transition to parenting is larger among women than among men and is especially large for mothers of infants (Twenge 2003).

When they were unable to provide food for more than one child at a time, some parents falsely claimed to have accidentally rolled over them, killing the infants while sleeping.

CARRYING: Studies indicate that babies who are carried by a parent in his or her arms or in a carrier for at least three hours during the day cry less than infants who aren't carried as much.

Parents say it's pretty more convenient than many other infant car seats as it has more room for their growing babies.

More and more parents are saying NO to unnecessary routine male infant circumcision and more than 68 % of new parents are opting to take their whole baby home, despite myths about intact babies being more likely to get UTI's and other nonsense.

The Infant Optics baby monitor is one of the best choices among parents with multiple features that make watching over your baby easier than ever.

• baby's crib in the parents» bedroom — ideal for the infants and acceptable up to three years of age; • baby's crib in the child's bedroom — ideal for children older than one year; • sleep in the same bed with the parents — a fashion that the majority of pediatricians do not appreciate and it isn't related to the child's sound sleep.

One good way is to make sure that all adults who will have contact with infants less than 12 months old, including parents, grandparents (even if they are over 65 years old), child - care providers, and health care workers, get a Tdap vaccine if they have not had one yet, even if it has been less than 10 years since their last tetanus booster.

Parents here pay 18 % more for infant formula than in the US, 64 % more than in Britain, and 49 % more than in Australia.

Yes it is just as much if not more parent training than infant training.

Caring for a newborn and an infant is very different than caring for an older child, and because of this there are some specific dos and don'ts that parents should keep in mind to help protect their baby from any danger.

Travellers with babies less than 2 years old will be sent to the back of the Airbus, either in business - class cabins equipped with bassinets or economy seats (where sleep - fighting infants get to scream on their parents» laps).

«With younger babies, parents always think the crying is going to go on longer than it usually does,» agrees Pamela High, M.D., medical director of the infant development unit at Women & Infants» Hospital, in Providence.

The current infant sleep safety guidelines for bedsharing advocate informing parents of how to make a bedsharing environment safe should a breastfeeding mother doze off while feeding in bed, which is far safer than dozing off anywhere else.

Co-sleeping with grandparents isn't widely recommended as babies who sleep with anyone other than parents seem to have a higher risk of SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome.

There are, in the end, more prospective adoptive parents than there are infants who need them.

One standout feature of this stroller than makes it one of the best lightweight strollers available is that it comes with its own car - seat adapter that allows parents to simply insert their own car seat into the front of the stroller, excellent for infant transportation.

The retail market for infant and convertible safety seats is extremely competitive — marketing ploys and tactics have convinced parents can that one car seat is better than the other without having the facts to back them up.

Would you as parents assume that you must have overlaid their baby, as that will be what coroners and medical officials are likely to suggest and at very least, rather than the infant being said to have died from SIDS, the ideology against any and all forms of bedsharing is so popular now that the local coroner will likely call the death a SUID... sudden unexpected infant death suggesting that suffocation can not be ruled out.

By assuming before any facts are known from the pathologist's death scene and toxicological report that any bedsharing baby was a victim of an accidental suffocation rather than from some congenital or natural cause, including SIDS unrelated to bedsharing, medical authorities not only commit a form of scientific fraud but they victimize the doomed infant's parents for a third time.

And the assumption by pediatric sleep researchers that there is one ideal sleeping arrangement for all, or that cosleeping is harmful and detrimental or that infants need to «consolidate their sleep as soon in life as is possible» is not only fallacious but harmful and it explains why western parents are the most exhausted, disappointed least satisfied, (yet, most educated and well read), I am convinced, than any other parents on the planet, as regards their infant's sleep.

It is a decision that is most safe when the mother is breastfeeding an infant (rather than bottlefeeding), in my opinion, but also requires that specific conditions exist and deliberate precautions be taken in order to maximize safety for the infant and parents.

If parents wait to potty train until 3, why do they allow them at 2 to play video games unattended??? Infants are a lot smarter than we give them credit.

Parents who work in low - wage jobs can face real difficulties affording quality child care — in 2013, the average cost of full - time care for an infant at a child care center was about $ 10,000 per year — higher than the average cost of in - state tuition at a public 4 - year college - and much higher in some locations.

Interestingly, but not really surprising, when a human infants inherent need for contact and proximity (reassurance through touch, parent directed vocalizations, emotional support) are met by parents early in their lives rather than becoming «dependent» as is always suggested in the popular press the reverse is actually true: that is, early dependence leads to early independence and self sufficiency and, perhaps even, enhanced self — confidence.

The adoption of the prone infant sleep position, bottle rather than breast feeding, and infants sleeping separate from their parents each proved to be independent risks for SIDS meaning... the dismantling of the human pattern of back sleep, with breastfeeding, with sleeping next to others caused the «SIDS» epidemic unique to the Western world and a loss of possibly as many as 600,000 babies.

Indeed, the rhetoric is nothing less than threatening, of any and all bedsharing parents even when risks are minimized; and the zeal and imprecise language which is being used by many technicians involved in what is considered «safe infant sleep» campaigns is over simplified to the point that it is inaccurate, misleading, and inappropriate, and is itself dangerous on many different levels, both politically and scientifically (see Gettler and McKenna 2010 available on this website).

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends the parents to take a rectal temperature in infants and children who are younger than age 3, because it is the most precise measurement.

Being a parent to that infant may be more challenging and confusing than you ever realized.

Offering superior maneuverability than conventional travel systems, the EZ Ride Stroller with its highly - rated Flex - Loc infant seat is a top choice of discerning parents.

Increasing amounts of research have shown that infants and toddlers have a critical need for direct interactions with parents and other regular caregivers for healthy brain growth.82, — , 84 In addition, the results of 7 studies have shown that infants younger than 18 months who are exposed to TV may suffer from a delay in language development, and 1 study revealed that infant videos may delay language development.85, — , 91 No studies have documented a benefit of early viewing.92

For any parent, there's nothing worse than watching her infant endure the pain of any disease, especially if it's something as pain - inducing as infant constipation.