(Train them to sleep alone, play alone, self - soothe, etc.) Baby gadgets, bottles, binkies, vibrating chairs, swings, baby monitors, etc. do serve a purpose but we must remember that these are
substitutes for real
human touch and interaction: breastfeeding, holding, rocking, carrying, and attentive parenting.
It is hard to explain to vendors that the
human touch in intelligent selection and indexing of articles is still a worthwhile expenditure, and even clever algorithms aren't a
substitute for good indexes and indexers.