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Parents face a real challenge in caring for their new-borns. The baby may cry about taking a bath, throw temper tantrums, or throw up vegetables. New parents may already have their plates full juggling careers with domestic chores without the additional worries of these common baby phenomena.
A new TV documentary helps parents take care of their new-born babies in feeding, walking, speaking and personality development. File photos |
The program features 97 babies in real life with the experts teaching parents how to deal with those first steps in feeding, walking, speaking and personality development. It will be aired on 27 local channels around the country.
In the program, all baby care tips are centered on solving a particular problem. For example, helping babies socialize can help reduce temper tantrums. Serving babies pureed vegetables can help them eat more greens.
Babies around the world develop in similar ways and such tips can be of great benefit to Chinese parents, according to Professor Bao Xiulan, well-known pediatrician and baby care expert at Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
Nowadays, in most Chinese families new-born babies were over-protected, she noted. Holding their babies in the arm all day along, parents seldom allow them to move by themselves for fear that they may get hurt or become dirty. This delays their walking independently.
Parents seldom take their babies outdoors but keep them at home with the windows closed. This can make babies fragile and vulnerable to respiratory diseases, Bao said.
Most parents also do not know how to feed their babies, according to Bao. They tend to feed frequently and this kills the ability of the babies to feel and express hunger.
Bao also pointed out that meticulous care of babies was not enough to make them healthy and intelligent. Adequate care must be taken during pregnancy.
China Daily
(China Daily 01/31/2007 page19)
