Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Crying foul over baby experts

by Susie O'Brien © Herald and Weekly Times
CONTROLLED crying is cruel and dangerous - for the parents, if not the baby. At least, that's what it felt like to us when my husband and I tried it with our first son.
And so I was shocked to learn this week that the practice has been given the stamp of approval by Maternal and Child Health Nurses on the back of research by the
Murdoch Children's Research Institute.
The technique has been soundly slammed by a chorus of child-health experts who question its long-term benefits and impact on the mental health of the baby.

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