![]() In fact, bed-wetting is not in the conscious control of the child and bedwetting is common until at least age 5 or 6. For example, a child may be beaten for bed-wetting because a parent mistakenly believes that the child is deliberately being naughty. While some child maltreatment is committed with malice, plenty of harm comes to children who are hurt by adults who simply don’t know enough to make better choices. Provision of child-related information is a positive, preemptive step. Too often, remedies for child maltreatment consist of after-the-fact punishment of perpetrators and too-little-too-late psychological interventions with the injured or neglected children (assuming that they are lucky enough to survive). For one thing, it is always refreshing to see resources expended on prevention of harm to children. Babies, we are told, should always sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).Īs a person who has been studying children’s issues for many years, I find a number of things about this campaign to be noteworthy. Parents are advised to place babies in their own safety-approved cribs or bassinets with no stuffed toys, blankets or bumper pads. Billboards have been placed throughout the city, and the Health Department website includes information on keeping infants in a safer sleep environment. A number of infant deaths in similar circumstances late last year led to City of Milwaukee health officials launching a “safe-sleep” information campaign. ![]() Today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has the latest in a grim series of articles reporting on infants dying while sleeping with adults.
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