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Mental Health Infants and Babies:
Prevention and Love
Infants need love, right from the womb. Nursing helps emotionally bond a baby to her mother and vice-versa. Nursing is a good prevention measure for future ADHD. It helps a child feel secure and stable in future life.
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Nursing for babies is a positive step in parenting and helps bond baby and mother. For babies under 2, the American Pediatrics Association recommends no television.
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Children under the age of 2 should not watch any television, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics Association. It is more than the baby's brain can handle.
Television after 2 years old should be gentle rather than fast-paced.
See the American Academy of Pediatrics comments on children, infants and media at:
American Academy of Pediatrics comments on children, infants and media.
See also: AAP Org for clinical study concerning television and subsequent attentional problems in children.
Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH; Frederick J. Zimmerman, PhD; David L. DiGiuseppe, MSc; and
Carolyn A. McCarty, PhD
Children should have firm limits and sometimes need discipline, but never in anger, and always with love. Children should never be verbally humiliated, abused or struck in anger. This is akin to child abuse and when it is habitual, is considered to be child abuse.
Prenatal care is also a vital aspect of a mother's responsibility. A healthy and balanced diet, avoidance of drugs and alcohol, regular doctor's visits and a mother's decision not to smoke when pregnant can all have a positive effect on a babies future physical and mental health. Poor prenatal care is associated with symptoms of ADHD later in life.
Movies for young children sometimes can contain increasing amounts of violence. Cartoon violence is as real as other forms of violence and can effect a child's personality. Never should a preteenager view scenes of graphic violence in movies. Some sensitive children can be profoundly effected by average cartoon violence as well.
Children need a parents love, time and attention, as well as their approval. This can help a child, no matter from what socio-economic background, to feel secure and develop well emotionally, psychologically as well as spiritually.
Please see also these links:
Children & Television
Children & Movies
ADHD
Child Abuse
Autism
Study: Objective To test the hypothesis that audible television is associated with decreased parent and child interactions.
One clinical study was designed to determine the impact of television on young children with respect to children's language ability. While one might think that the viewing of television would increase a child's ability to understand and speak audible language, the study actually found that for every additional hour that a child was exposed to television, there was a decrease in 770 words (7%) that the child heard from an adult during a recorded session, as well as a reduction in the number and length of sounds and spoken words by the child with the adult.
Audible Television and Decreased Adult Words, Infant Vocalizations, and Conversational Turns - A Population-Based Study, Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH; Jill Gilkerson, PhD; Jeffrey A. Richards, MA; Frederick J. Zimmerman, PhD; Michelle M. Garrison, PhD; Dongxin Xu, PhD; Sharmistha Gray, PhD; Umit Yapanel, PhD. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163(6):554-558.
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