Baby News: Pollution and IQ, Babies Speak Dog
July 23rd 2009 by Dr.MOZ in Baby News, Health News
And now for today’s baby news:
- Moms Spanking Infants? – “We were pretty surprised, actually, to find the high prevalence of infant spanking because, on average, the children were about 9 months old…” (more at Reuters)
- Babies “R” Expensive – The big-box baby retailer Babies “R” Us is accused of forcing manufactures into a price-fixing scheme (more at Time)
- Air Pollution and IQ – The US Environmental Protection agency reports that mothers’ exposure to car emissions and other air pollution reduces a child’s (more at Herald Sun)
- Babies Speak Dog? – A study published by the journal Developmental Psychology finds that infants just 6 months old can correctly distinguish between a dog’s friendly yap and…(more at the Chicago Tribune)
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Have fun and stay healthy,
Dr.MOZ
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:43 pm
I never could understand parents that spanked infants. But it makes perfect sense that those parents which were abused would be more likely to pass the abusive tactics down to their children. It is sad and disgusting if you ask me.
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:47 pm
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July 24th, 2009 at 2:00 am
I found the article about babies “speaking dog” to be very interesting. I have read a lot of articles over the years, but this is kind of cool because I have little ones and 2 dogs. I’m gonna do my own research now!
July 24th, 2009 at 3:20 am
I once watched news about a 3 year old baby hospitalized because her own mother beat her. The mother told the police that she did it to discipline her child. They are children, they don’t know what they are doing.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:45 am
Yes it is really sad, it feels bad to know that many people do it. Small children are getting used to it and they have started to learn about abusing more and more.
July 24th, 2009 at 8:54 am
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July 24th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
i like the cute baby
July 27th, 2009 at 5:03 am
Spanking infants is not the answer. But those mothers aren’t prepared for beeing a mother. They don’t understand their kids and think spanking ist the answer. But a non speaking little child has problems in showing it’s needs. Any mom should know that but many don’t.
July 27th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Baby spanking is not necessary. You can correct an infants behavior with simple methods or just paying attention to what they like or don’t like and they’ll learn quick.
August 3rd, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Can spanking really be a good training for babies? When they cry, isn’t it because they need food or feel uncomfortable? No amount of spanking can make them stop.
August 19th, 2009 at 9:37 am
My girls have both been champion criers, and my wife and I have experienced extremely intense levels of stress, but the thought of spanking just does not come into the equation.
Its often very frustrating not being able to interpret what they want or need but spanking is senseless at best.
September 18th, 2009 at 4:16 am
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