18 Common Parenting Trends Among Boomers That Are Outdated, Strange, Or Totally Dangerous — According To Today’s Parents

“Weeks back, when my baby was around six weeks, she had a terror of a day where she just wouldn’t settle. My mum and MIL suggested I give her water, but I told them it’s not recommended to have water for under six months. They thought this was odd but didn’t push further. Then, last week, my MIL babysat for a few hours and texted us a photo of her asleep on her side with three pillows around her. I told my partner this was not recommended and dangerous. I suppose those two things aren’t that crazy as they come up many times on Reddit, but then today, I told my mum she was being fussy today, and she said to me, ‘Try some food, or make a cup of tea and let her have a sip.’ She’s 11 weeks old. What in the world… Why. Why would you give an 11-week-old a cup of tea!? She says, ‘I know your generation is different, but that’s what I would do”. Oh, how times have changed.”

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