A Parents' Guide to the World of the Newborn
When asked where he was born, Groucho Marx once replied, "New York City...I wanted to be near my mother." While that remark has received guffaws over the years, it is rapidly becoming less of a laughing matter. Due to a number of books, newspaper and magazine articles, films and television programs about the amazing mental and emotional capacities of unborn and newborn infants, many modern parents are being sent into a tizzy regarding what their soon-to-arrive offspring can see, hear, feel, understand, think and do. Quite often, the joy and wonder of mothers and fathers getting to know their babies as their babies get to know them is degenerating into anxiety and guilt concerning what the babies may already know and what the parents should have known.
The problem is that although there has been a considerable amount of research done on newborn babies during the past few decades, much of it has been misrepresented to the public. The popular media has a tendency to focus on groundbreaking studies that produce new and dramatic discoveries, routinely ignoring the subsequent follow-up studies that frequently show initial findings to be false or highly questionable at best. Consequently, parents are likely to receive a seriously distorted, even erroneous, picture of the newborn's experience.
The fact is that despite the impression modern parents may be receiving, the interests and abilities of a newborn baby are uncomplicated, and the early developmental process is forgiving. Furthermore, at least for the first several weeks, simply by doing what comes naturally, most mothers and fathers will satisfy their baby's important needs, helping him achieve a superb start in life.
Of course, most parents would appreciate reliable information nonetheless. Unlike automobiles and microwave ovens, newborn babies do not come with owner's manuals or instructions. Mothers and fathers certainly would feel better if they could be reasonably confident that they were avoiding major mistakes and handling matters in the most beneficial manner.
Therefore, some sensible guidance regarding the world of the newborn is in order. Such information would enable parents to decrease their fussing and fretting, and to increase their fascination and fun, all the while ensuring that their baby's debut is a success. However, although all newborns share a few fundamental characteristics and various parenting principles apply universally, they should keep in mind that every baby is unique in many ways, allowing room for mothers and fathers to express their own individuality as well.
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The problem is that although there has been a considerable amount of research done on newborn babies during the past few decades, much of it has been misrepresented to the public. The popular media has a tendency to focus on groundbreaking studies that produce new and dramatic discoveries, routinely ignoring the subsequent follow-up studies that frequently show initial findings to be false or highly questionable at best. Consequently, parents are likely to receive a seriously distorted, even erroneous, picture of the newborn's experience.
The fact is that despite the impression modern parents may be receiving, the interests and abilities of a newborn baby are uncomplicated, and the early developmental process is forgiving. Furthermore, at least for the first several weeks, simply by doing what comes naturally, most mothers and fathers will satisfy their baby's important needs, helping him achieve a superb start in life.
Of course, most parents would appreciate reliable information nonetheless. Unlike automobiles and microwave ovens, newborn babies do not come with owner's manuals or instructions. Mothers and fathers certainly would feel better if they could be reasonably confident that they were avoiding major mistakes and handling matters in the most beneficial manner.
Therefore, some sensible guidance regarding the world of the newborn is in order. Such information would enable parents to decrease their fussing and fretting, and to increase their fascination and fun, all the while ensuring that their baby's debut is a success. However, although all newborns share a few fundamental characteristics and various parenting principles apply universally, they should keep in mind that every baby is unique in many ways, allowing room for mothers and fathers to express their own individuality as well.
A Parents' Guide to the World of the Newborn
When asked where he was born, Groucho Marx once replied, "New York City...I wanted to be near my mother." While that remark has received guffaws over the years, it is rapidly becoming less of a laughing matter. Due to a number of books, newspaper and magazine articles, films and television programs about the amazing mental and emotional capacities of unborn and newborn infants, many modern parents are being sent into a tizzy regarding what their soon-to-arrive offspring can see, hear, feel, understand, think and do. Quite often, the joy and wonder of mothers and fathers getting to know their babies as their babies get to know them is degenerating into anxiety and guilt concerning what the babies may already know and what the parents should have known.
The problem is that although there has been a considerable amount of research done on newborn babies during the past few decades, much of it has been misrepresented to the public. The popular media has a tendency to focus on groundbreaking studies that produce new and dramatic discoveries, routinely ignoring the subsequent follow-up studies that frequently show initial findings to be false or highly questionable at best. Consequently, parents are likely to receive a seriously distorted, even erroneous, picture of the newborn's experience.
The fact is that despite the impression modern parents may be receiving, the interests and abilities of a newborn baby are uncomplicated, and the early developmental process is forgiving. Furthermore, at least for the first several weeks, simply by doing what comes naturally, most mothers and fathers will satisfy their baby's important needs, helping him achieve a superb start in life.
Of course, most parents would appreciate reliable information nonetheless. Unlike automobiles and microwave ovens, newborn babies do not come with owner's manuals or instructions. Mothers and fathers certainly would feel better if they could be reasonably confident that they were avoiding major mistakes and handling matters in the most beneficial manner.
Therefore, some sensible guidance regarding the world of the newborn is in order. Such information would enable parents to decrease their fussing and fretting, and to increase their fascination and fun, all the while ensuring that their baby's debut is a success. However, although all newborns share a few fundamental characteristics and various parenting principles apply universally, they should keep in mind that every baby is unique in many ways, allowing room for mothers and fathers to express their own individuality as well.
The problem is that although there has been a considerable amount of research done on newborn babies during the past few decades, much of it has been misrepresented to the public. The popular media has a tendency to focus on groundbreaking studies that produce new and dramatic discoveries, routinely ignoring the subsequent follow-up studies that frequently show initial findings to be false or highly questionable at best. Consequently, parents are likely to receive a seriously distorted, even erroneous, picture of the newborn's experience.
The fact is that despite the impression modern parents may be receiving, the interests and abilities of a newborn baby are uncomplicated, and the early developmental process is forgiving. Furthermore, at least for the first several weeks, simply by doing what comes naturally, most mothers and fathers will satisfy their baby's important needs, helping him achieve a superb start in life.
Of course, most parents would appreciate reliable information nonetheless. Unlike automobiles and microwave ovens, newborn babies do not come with owner's manuals or instructions. Mothers and fathers certainly would feel better if they could be reasonably confident that they were avoiding major mistakes and handling matters in the most beneficial manner.
Therefore, some sensible guidance regarding the world of the newborn is in order. Such information would enable parents to decrease their fussing and fretting, and to increase their fascination and fun, all the while ensuring that their baby's debut is a success. However, although all newborns share a few fundamental characteristics and various parenting principles apply universally, they should keep in mind that every baby is unique in many ways, allowing room for mothers and fathers to express their own individuality as well.
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| BN ID: | 2940011821325 |
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| Publisher: | William Gladden Foundation Press |
| Publication date: | 10/08/2010 |
| Series: | Understanding Early Childhood , #12 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 20 KB |
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