By
promptly responding to your baby's cues, you are teaching your baby that he can trust and communicate with you.
Not exact matches
Infants learn language more rapidly when caregivers
respond promptly and contingently
to what
babies do (Tamis - Lamonda et al 2014).
It's advised that moms
respond promptly to their
baby's feeding cues, especially if they suspect crying is causing gas.
Supporters of no tears strategies believe it's important
to promptly respond to a crying
baby and offer comfort.
Respond to a
baby's cries
promptly, check
to see if changing or feeding is needed, and then let the
baby learn
to go
to sleep if it is nap - time or bedtime.
While infants and
babies (and children in distress) should be
responded to promptly, I believe it's alright for us
to ask our children
to wait a bit for our attention at times.
The importance of responsive feeding in establishing a good breastmilk supply by Dr. Amy Brown Responsive parenting e.g.
responding promptly and appropriately
to a
baby's needs is widely recognised as an important protective element for infant health, wellbeing and development1.