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A randomized controlled test reported in PEDIATRICS showed that carrying
babies in the manner we promote reduces crying and fussiness 43% during the
day and 51% at night.
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The less frustrated babies (and less frustrated parents) are less often the
victims of child abuse.
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A baby is unable to discharge its own energy when it is on its back looking
at the ceiling or the inside of a stroller bonnet. When carried in a Baby
Holder, the baby shares in your walking, talking, working, laughing, playing,
and is able to discharge that energy in the most pleasurable way.
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Studies with monkeys have shown that those deprived of touch have more difficulty
coping with stress than those who are held. Stress is known to cause disease
in humans. Carried babies see and experience the world, they participate with
their parents, develop their senses faster, cry less, learn more, and thrive
better because they are less bored and more relaxed and secure.
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Carrying infants in a Baby Holder not only reduces irritability, but
protects them from too much environmental stimulation. According to Dr.
Brazelton, each infant has an individual threshold for stimulation which
can be used for organization and learning. Stimulation that exceeds this
threshold overloads the infant.
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Clinical studies have shown that frequent carrying makes a baby less prone
to undesirable addictions.
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A baby raised in an Over the Shoulder Baby Holder needs to be carried
less when she gets older than her counterpart who was reared in mechanical
devices like swings, bouncing seats, and walkers. Sling babies are less
clingy; they're more secure, confident, and self reliant. They give their
bearers cues when they want to be set down, rather than tugging on mommy's
leg, whining to be picked up.
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Older brothers and sisters are more accepting and less jealous of a new
arrival when it is carried in a sling. This is because mom is not "tied
down" to the baby, and has her hands free so she can give attention to
the other children.
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Despite loud protests from our infants, we have continued to devise gadgets
and systems for coping with the cries of our infants being separated from
us. The baby sling offers a simple but ultimately effective way to begin
to reconnect with our babies.
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