Parenting Tips for Your 4 Month Old Baby
Researchers have found that when a parent responds to a baby’s cries more quickly at age 4 months, the baby cries less and calms easier by the time he is 8 months old.
This surprises many people. They think responding quickly to a cry will spoil the baby. But babies aren’t like that. You cannot spoil a baby because a baby is dependent on others to meet his needs.
A quick response teaches your baby to trust you. Your baby learns to give a small cry instead of a big one, because he knows you will come to help. When your baby is getting the help he needs, he needs to cry less.
Ignoring your baby’s needs may teach him that the world is not to be trusted. Trust is the foundation for relating positively to the world around us. Trust is necessary for him to grow into a well-adjusted, caring, and responsible person.
