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Should good parents always indulge their children?
The best way to approach your child’s wants is to shape their environment to foster independence. If your child wants a toy at the other end of the room, but your child can’t even crawl yet. Go get a book and settle down. Let your child grunt, rock back and forth, flip themselves over like a turtleRead more
The best way to approach your child’s wants is to shape their environment to foster independence. If your child wants a toy at the other end of the room, but your child can’t even crawl yet. Go get a book and settle down. Let your child grunt, rock back and forth, flip themselves over like a turtle and wail in frustration. Resist the urge to get the toy for them. Resist the urge to pick the child up and move them to the toy. You know what happens to babies who are carried everywhere? They don’t learn how to walk until weeks or months after their peers. Your child wants a snack. Fill the lowest cabinet in your kitchen with snacks that you find acceptable. Put in dishes, and keep a small pitcher of water and a small carton of milk on the bottom shelf of your fridge. Let your child get out their own snack. When they spill, tell them it’s okay. Point them to the dishrags.
See lessFor how long can pumped breast milk be stored?
If you know what rotten milk smells like then you’ll probably know what rotten breast milk smells like. If you still aren’t sure, try tasting it. If sour, then it’s bad and needs to be tossed. Another trick? Watch how the breast milk moves. When breast milk is still good, it mixes back together easiRead more
If you know what rotten milk smells like then you’ll probably know what rotten breast milk smells like. If you still aren’t sure, try tasting it. If sour, then it’s bad and needs to be tossed.
See lessAnother trick? Watch how the breast milk moves. When breast milk is still good, it mixes back together easily with a gentle swirl of the bottle. If it doesn’t do this or has chunks floating in it, like regular milk does when it’s bad, throw it out. Remember, breast milk stored in a freezer must be used within six months for best quality.