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Lord Mandy's Mother has ruined McKenzie!
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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 530255" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>I can see using the slings with a very small infant, but even they need to be put down sometimes. Certainly by the time they're a little bit older they need to be spending some time on their own. They need to learn to self-sooth, to amuse themselves, and to go to sleep in their own cribs. They need time to play on a blanket on the floor and have interesting things to look at. A colorful toy just out of their reach on the floor is a great motivator. I watched my grandson struggle to get up on all fours so he could reach a toy he liked ... he'd be huffing and puffing. It's HARD work being a baby but that's what starts them crawling and eventually walking. They can't do that if you're holding them all the time! Even as a very small infant, he refused to be held facing the person who was holding him. He had to be facing outward so he could see all the interesting things going on around him. Learning to separate from their mother and gain a bit of independence is a part of growing and maturing too but they can't do that either if you never put them down. It's not the same at all as putting them in a swing or a playpen and forgetting about them! How do you get anything done if you can't put them down? You'd end up like my sister in law who literally carried my nephew around until he was over two years old! And the more you carry them around, the more dependent on you they become. And what about people who have other children to care for? Far better to let them begin to separate a bit, explore on their own, and foster a little independence.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 530255, member: 1883"] I can see using the slings with a very small infant, but even they need to be put down sometimes. Certainly by the time they're a little bit older they need to be spending some time on their own. They need to learn to self-sooth, to amuse themselves, and to go to sleep in their own cribs. They need time to play on a blanket on the floor and have interesting things to look at. A colorful toy just out of their reach on the floor is a great motivator. I watched my grandson struggle to get up on all fours so he could reach a toy he liked ... he'd be huffing and puffing. It's HARD work being a baby but that's what starts them crawling and eventually walking. They can't do that if you're holding them all the time! Even as a very small infant, he refused to be held facing the person who was holding him. He had to be facing outward so he could see all the interesting things going on around him. Learning to separate from their mother and gain a bit of independence is a part of growing and maturing too but they can't do that either if you never put them down. It's not the same at all as putting them in a swing or a playpen and forgetting about them! How do you get anything done if you can't put them down? You'd end up like my sister in law who literally carried my nephew around until he was over two years old! And the more you carry them around, the more dependent on you they become. And what about people who have other children to care for? Far better to let them begin to separate a bit, explore on their own, and foster a little independence. [/QUOTE]
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