Where should my baby sleep?

Erica Neser [24 June 2009] - Parenting 101
Module: Sleep Environment
Facilitator: Erica Neser

Assignment 1:
a) Study Figure 1 carefully, paying special attention to the positions of Mum, Dad, Ann and Ben.
b) Now take a pair of scissors and cut along the dotted line around figure 1 as indicated. Place the diagram in a large file. This file should be used for storing any information starting with the words “You should always …”, “By now your baby should be …”, “My child will never be allowed …”, “I will never …”, “In our day, we always/never …” et cetera. Read more »

Living with colour

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What every parent should know about baby sleep

Erica Neser [22 June 2009] -

Compiled by Erica Neser, author of Sleep Guide for Babies and Toddlers

POINTS TO PONDER
Do you regard yourself as “spoilt” if you...

• Sleep in the same bed as your partner?
• Have a few sips of water during the night?
• Wake up if the covers fall off the bed and you become cold?
• Need three meals, two snacks, a cup of tea, three glasses of water and one glass of juice per day? (that’s 10 “feeds!”)
• Need lots of love, affection, hugs and closeness from your loved ones?

No? Then why do people think babies are spoilt for needing the same things...?

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