gazes of those on the sidelines. With effort and understanding, parent
from the wisdom you have gathered. Remember, as baby grows her
patterns of crying may change. Your baby may be fed, clean, dry, and
healthy, when one day she begins to cry before falling asleep. Consider
this just one more phase of your child’s normal development.
Questions for Review
- Throughout the day your baby will have definite needs for you to
meet. What are the right and wrong ways to define those needs? - List the three abnormal and normal cry periods. What is the
general difference between the two? - State what is wrong with this advice: “When your baby cries,
don’t think. Just react.” - What three things should you do when your baby cries?
(^) a.
b.
c.
- As it relates to comforting a baby, what is the standard question
every parent should ask? Give examples.