When it comes to parenthood, I believe we are hard wired like all mammals to fiercely
protect, nourish and raise the next generation. Our attention to this biological task
makes us particularly susceptible to the perceived wisdom as to how best to do this.
Having had a keen interest in baby and childcare and early years education over the last 40
plus years, one thing I have observed is that every childbirth and baby guru of their time is
deposed by the new emergent one. Former ‘truths’ on how to best prepare for labour, ensure
good feeding/sleep habits/social skills and so on get rubbished as the pendulum swings
from left to right. What is the ‘must do’ one decade is ‘avoid at all costs’ the next, with dire
warnings of what will befall your impressionable infant in later life if you ignore the latest
theory on bringing up baby.
Click on the link below to read the full article in the Spring 2023 issue of the ABC magazine. I’m in the Sussex edition on pages 55/56 of the digital edition.
https://abcmag.co.uk/abc-magazine-digital-editions/
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Jackie Whitford