Tips For Raising A Baby: 3 New Baby Rules Every Mom Should Know About

Parenting tips usually evolve and develop over time. When it comes to raising a baby, there are new baby rules that every parent should know about.

Parents.com shared some of the new baby rules for mommies. Hopefully, being aware of these new tips for raising a baby can help keep your child healthy and safe.

1. Safer Car Ride

The old rule for keeping a baby safe during a car ride is to place the baby on his car seat facing backwards until the age of 1. One of the newest baby rules recommends that you should keep your child sitting backwards in a car until he reaches the age of 2.

The reason for the change is to further protect the child from head and neck injuries. "One study found that children under the age of 2 are 75 percent less likely to die or to be seriously injured in an accident if they are facing backwards," Parents.com explains.

2. The Use Of Pacifiers

The old rule recommends that a mother should avoid giving their baby a pacifier because it interferes with breastfeeding. New baby rules recommend giving babies a pacifier to get them to sleep even if you are breastfeeding exclusively. "Having a pacifier in your baby's mouth helps to keep her airway open," Parents.com shares.

3. Introducing Peanut Butter To Babies

The old rule tells mommies to not give babies allergenic foods such as peanuts until they reach the age of 3. New baby rules say that babies should be given small amounts of peanut butter in the first year of their life. New studies have shown that introducing peanut butter to infants might help decrease their risk for peanut allergy as they grow older, The Atlantic reports.

Do you know of other new tips for raising a baby? Share your thoughts in the comments section below to help other mommies.