You know more than you think.
Soon you will decide to have a baby. Maybe you are already waiting for it. You are happy and excited, but if you do not have enough experience, you try to find out everything that will help you cope with this case. More recently, you have been listening more attentively to the conversations of friends and relatives about the upbringing of children. Read articles of specialists in magazines and newspapers. And when the child is born, doctors and nurses will start giving you instructions. Sometimes it seems to you too confusing. You have so much to say about vitamins and vaccinations, which are necessary for the child. One mother will tell you that the baby needs eggs because of the iron contained in them, and the other - that the eggs do not need to be given to avoid allergies. You will hear that the child is easy to spoil, if you often take it in your arms - and that the child should always caress and take in his arms. Fairy tales can scare kids - and fairy tales are very useful for them.
Do not take anything seriously from neighbors. Do not fall into awe of horror, receiving expert advice. Do not be afraid to listen to your own common sense. To grow a child is not so difficult, if only treat it calmly, trust your instincts more and follow the doctor's instructions. We know for sure that for parents, loving and caring for your child is a hundred times more important than learning how to swaddle a child properly or make a formula. Every time you take your child in your arms, even if at first you do it awkwardly, every time you transfuse him, bathe, feed him, smile at him, he feels that he belongs to you, and you belong to him. No one else in the world, no matter how skillful he is, can not give him this feeling.
Is it not surprising that the more experts study different methods of raising children, the more often they come to the conclusion that just what mothers and fathers instinctively want to do for their child is more often than not the most correct one! Moreover: parents are much easier to cope with their duties, if they believe in themselves. It is better to behave naturally and to make few mistakes than to literally execute all the prescriptions for fear of making a mistake.
The Association of Coming Sisters, the Red Cross and the City Health Department in many communities organize classes for future mothers and fathers. These classes are very useful in discussing the issues and problems that arise in all future parents regarding pregnancy, childbirth and caring for the baby.