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• They Say: Babies Need More Tummy Time

  Sometimes it seems like we parents can't do anything right. First the "Back to Sleep" campaign urged us to make sure our babies sleep on their backs to avoid the risks of SIDS. So we dutifully followed those instructions and methodically laid down our little ones facing upwards instead of down. Which was, and remains, the right thing to do.  But it turns out all that "Back to Sleep" stuff has made us less diligent about ensuring that our children spend time on their tummies during the day. The American Physical Therapy Association reports that therapists have noticed an increase in motor delays among infants during the past six years. The No. 1 cause: Not enough tummy time. Read More... Posted Aug 06 2008, 06:25 PM by Jen Chaney with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: SIDS, developmental delays, flat heads, infant development, they say, Jen Chaney, Marketwatch, American Physical Therapy Association, tummy time, Back to Sleep campaign, misshapen heads

• Gen F: We're Raising Flat-Headed Babies

  Lead paint. Fat kids. Asthma. There are SO many things parents suddenly have to think about, worry about even, as soon as they give birth get pregnant think about conceiving. And one thing we thought we pretty well had licked is SIDS. Just about every parent now knows to put their babies down to sleep on ther backs, right? To minimize risk of SIDS? Except—putting babies down on their backs is creating another problem. A serious one. Read More... Posted Sep 19 2007, 11:05 AM by Karen Murphy with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: babies, cranial device, positional plagiocephaly, flat heads