New Parents, Beware: Certain Behaviors with Infants Can Lead to Obesity Risk
I remember when I was a new parent being terrified and overwhelmed at all the advice people threw at me. Don't pick him up when he's crying. Do pick him up. Don't feed him formula, breast milk is better. Do feed him formula, it doesn't matter. And my favorite, let him cry it out at night. Which, I never did, anyway. (New parents: maybe that's why he's such a poor sleeper now.) Except for the last, I learned what to do over time, as I got to know my infant. But now researchers are back to scaring parents again. A new study has found that many parents have infant-feeding TV and activity practices which may promote a risk for obesity in their offspring later in life. According to newswise.com, " Black parents were more likely to put children to bed with a bottle and report TV watching, while Hispanic parents were more likely to encourage children to finish feeding and to report less 'tummy time' – when a baby lies on her belly to play while...