Infant “Container Syndrome”

I love Dr. Sears.  When my oldest son was a couple of months old I found a copy of his The Baby Book and felt like I had found a kindred spirit in parenting.  I remember reading a part in his book about how unnatural it was for us to put our babies in carriers, swings and strollers. He spoke of babies cuddled by plastic … Continue reading Infant “Container Syndrome”

The Altruism of Babies

I have a 13 month old baby who has recently started offering us portions of her food to share. Of course, she also throws herself on the floor and screams when you stop her from climbing on everything like a monkey. Basically I am living with both sides of the argument over whether people are intrinsically good or bad quite well. Really, it’s a stupid … Continue reading The Altruism of Babies