Educating Others

No one loves anyone as much as grandparents love their grandbabies. That is why it is important that grandparents learn all they can about keeping their grandbabies safe. A lot of things may have changed since you had your youngest child. Including the new pediatric recommendations for infant sleeping. Some may wonder why it matters, but it does!

Siblings need to know about infant safe sleeping practices too! Whether they are 3, 6, 12, or 18 years old. Siblings interact with their infant brother or sister the most, second to mom and dad. They witness the bedtime routine and may sometimes even help. It is important to teach them how to put their siblings to sleep safely. How you talk about infant safe sleep with your older children may change over time

Did you know?  Before 1992 over 8,000 babies died of SIDS and other sleep-related deaths in the United States every year. Since changing the recommendation from stomach positioning to back positioning, that number has decreased by over half! Just by placing babies to sleep on their backs.

But what about the other 3,500 infants who die every year in the United States? Well, what we see is that babies are put on their backs to sleep, but are placed in unsafe sleeping environments. So what can you do help your grandbaby sleep safely?