Weird Thing #7 Actually insist on “Tummy Time” for an infant every day

A wise mother once said: “Stop reading the baby books and start lying to your pediatrician.”  Advice well worth taking if you’re a new mom–and one that we believe so aptly addresses “tummy time.”  Although ”tummy time” may be helpful for a child with developmental delays, we doubt that Herculean feats were ever achieved or delayed based on twenty minutes a day in this awkward and uncomfortable position.  Meanwhile, rigid adherence to this perfect parenting principle (baby on belly!) will guarantee that you, the mother, will quickly be crying louder than your infant.  (The formula works like this: new parent = panic = crying baby = panic = crying mother.)  Live a little.  If it isn’t working, don’t do it!