Pediatricians Debunk 16 Baby Myths

A pediatrician and a developmental psychologist from the Mount Sinai Parenting Center debunk 16 of the most common myths about raising infants and toddlers. They explain how baby walkers don't help babies learn to walk and how certain toys won't make babies smarter. They also debunk the idea that picking up a crying baby spoils — instead, you should be holding, touching, and snuggling that baby.

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Pediatricians Debunk 16 Baby Myths

[roweishagray]

“Up to 3 years of age naps are really important”... me a 28 year old I deeply disagree it stops that quickly

[kitna]

as a former baby i can say this is true

[riririri]

The conclusion is you don't need fancy stuffs to educate your babies. Love, attention, physical interaction, lingual interaction & environmental interaction will do just fine

[sanhitaguin]

I like how their energies are so polar opposite and still they agree about EVERYTHING

[nancysandoval]

Me: 19 years old, no boyfriend, no social interactions, in college, no intention of having a baby anytime soon
Also me: No honey. Got it.

[mozismobile]

"babies should be sleeping through the night"... yeah, now if someone could just explain that to the baby!

[lex]

I grew up in a very abusive and violent home but my brother and I always dreamed of being loving parents. Now I'm going to be an auntie!!! And videos like this, communities like this, people like this, are going to help us love and raise a beautiful human being 💜 thank you!!

[bloomphases]

People often forget that, when a baby is crying over something, like because something scared them or they got hurt, it quite literally could be one of the worst things that happened to them in their entire life at the time, not even an exaggeration, ofcourse you should be picking them up and comforting them!

[joshs.]

I'm 34 and naps are still important for my daytime behavior and emotional development...

[chelsey]

I like that they have a dr and a psychologist. Its nice to hear both sides

[MsDreamySky]

This video really helps me out :) I'm 36 weeks pregnant with my first child and the amount of overwhelming and contradicting information I'm getting is insane. From all the well-meant tips I've gotten, only a couple seem to be correct. I'm not even a parent yet, but I'm already made to feel like I can never do it right. It's exhausting.

[mlroeder]

My kids are in their teens now, but I'll never forget our pediatrician thanking us for calling in the middle of the night when we thought something was wrong, even when it turned out that what we were worried about was perfectly normal. It was the most amazing thing.

[andrewscott]

Me
Is a Male
Is 17 Years Old
Doesn't have a child
Doesn't have a GF
Doesn't even want children
"Pediatricians debunk 16 Myths"
Yes pls...

[justmeh]

My mom told me I was a wildcard. I never took naps, was very energetic, almost never cried only laughed, needed an extra feeding at night because I used up all my energy, i stood before I crawled and my first word was “duck”. I was all over the place.

[stephsaguudefan]

I would like to add to myth 8 that there is DEFINITELY a difference between a general "I need food/comfort/changing" cry and a "something is wrong, for God's sake help me!" cry. Example. My mom was in in a restaurant with a friend one time. Her friend had not had kids. A family came into the restaurant and started to put a 1-2 year old baby in a high chair. The baby started screaming bloody murder. My mother's friend scoffed and said "that child is a brat." My mother said "No, there is something WRONG with her, that is NOT a fussy tantrum cry." Come to find out, the wooden high chair had slats and they had accidentally wedged her one arm between two of the slats and it was a very small gap and they were actually really hurting her arm! They had to cut the thing to get her out! DO NOT IGNORE A PANICKED CRY! A baby will let you know when something is REALLY wrong!

[ladyizzabella]

They are perfect representations of their professions lol. The pediatrician is really animated and vocal, while the psychologist is very calm and controlled. A very lovely and informative video.

[dantruong]

“Naps aren’t necessary.” Naps are necessary in all stages.

[thewandofsnape]

I love the contrast of energy! the pediatrician being cool chaotic and the psychologist being calm and collected

[LimewirePirate]

Naps are not only necessary for the baby; they are necessary to give parents a break. When my baby is napping, I can center myself and take care of stuff around the house. Shoot, or take a nap myself!

[tamara.mw.]

i always remember the No Honey rule bc in 1st year of vet school, when we were discussing bees, our prof said
"so can you give honey to a baby to help them sleep? well.. you CAN, but they aint waking up no more" 😭😭😭😭