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How To Be a Perfect Parent in 5 Easy Steps… or Probably Never
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/una-lamarche/how-to-be-a-perfect-parent_b_2888253.html
I don’t dole out much parenting advice as a rule, largely because I have an almost 18-month-old and spend most of my days feeling like a complete and utter fraud and failure.
I know that sounds depressing, but here is the truth that will set you free: That’s what parenting is.
(click to read Una LaMarche’s VERY funny blog post on Huffington Post)
Why You Should Wear (or Carry) Your Baby (At Least Some of the Time)
Just as all members of the family hominidae are and were ardent co-sleepers, apes, humans, and (most likely) all extinct hominids carried or even wore their infants on their bodies as a general rule. And so, for most of human history, our infants have been swaddled, slung, carried, grasped, hugged, and otherwise attached to our bodies for a significant portion of their early development. Like other environmental inputs to which our ancestors were routinely and consistently exposed, there’s plenty of evidence that carrying your baby confers beneficial physiological and psychological effects – to both child and parent.
Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-you-should-wear-or-carry-your-baby/#ixzz2JgyVP5mM
