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Checklist: Dos and Don'ts of Comforting Baby

from American Baby

___ Don't use food to soothe.

___ Do try a bath, a change of scenery, or a toy.

___ Don't overreact! Not every cry or whimper is a crisis.

___ Do assess each situation for the appropriate response.

___ Don't set or keep too-rigid routines.

___ Do mix things up a bit so baby does not become too dependent on any one routine or comfort object.

Excerpted from the AmericanBaby.com Ages & Stages weekly baby newsletter, Week 39.

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Originally published on AmericanBaby.com, June 2006.

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