She also happens to be a clever clogs who has done
her research on colic to bring us desperate parents in our time of need easy to understand facts and survival tips.
Much of
the research on colic has been done on Western populations where parents — usually mothers — spend long hours in social isolation with their babies.
Not exact matches
Most of the so called «
research» from the paper that you listed was done
on children with
colic and the effects of excessive crying as a result, or studies of babies who are never touched or held by their mothers.
The effects of contingent music and differential reinforcement
on infantile
colic, Behaviour
Research and Therapy, Volume 28, Issue 2, Pages 119 - 125 Gooding, L. (2010).
As with the
research on the developmental effects of infants with
colic, findings with regard to negatively reactive temperament and persistent crying (excessive crying that persists beyond the
colic period) suggest that it influences more than the infant.
Mothers reported more symptoms of psychological distress24, 25 and low self - efficacy.26, 27 And, although mothers report more depressive symptoms at the time their infants are experiencing
colic, 28,29
research on maternal depression 3 months after the remittance of infant
colic is mixed.30, 31 The distress mothers of
colic infants report may arise out of their difficulties in soothing their infants as well as within their everyday dyadic interactions.32 The few studies to date that have examined the long - term consequences of having a colicky child, however, indicate that there are no negative outcomes for parent behaviour and, importantly, for the parent - child relationship.
Please
research on the Forum & read:
Colic Vs. Reflux Signs and Symptoms of GERD Screaming!
In this video, Dr Valerie Sung discusses her
research findings
on probiotics and whether they can help treat infant
colic.
Then you should visit my
research - based web resource, «Infant crying, fussing, and
colic: An anthropological perspective
on the role of parenting.»