Definition of Shaken baby syndrome
Shaken baby syndrome: Injuries, particularly to the head, caused by violently shaking an infant. The syndrome is the commonest cause of infant death from head injuries and one of the most serious kinds of child abuse. The syndrome also goes by other names such as shaking impact syndrome.
Baby-Swinging Yoga: Sick or Safe?
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2011/01/20 22:00:00
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If you're like us, you took one look at this photo and asked yourself, "Is this for real?"
According to Gawker, it is. The website says Lena Fokina, the Russian baby yoga teacher and viral video star seen swinging babies in this photo, is legit.
Fokina claims to be a child-rearing expert based in Dahab, Egypt, who specializes in "extreme developmental gymnastics."
Nathan Thornburgh interviewed Fokina for Time magazine, and she admitted that "not everyone accepts" baby yoga.
He then asked her about the baby featured in her baby-swinging video, which went viral before YouTube took it down (it was in violation of their policy on "shocking and disgusting" content).
"Her name is Platona, and she was two weeks old when we took that video. We have a lot of children like her here. They are early readers, singers, talkers, swimmers. You haven't seen anything like it anywhere!!"
Sounds like the "Chinese mom" of Dahab, Egypt.
We watched a bit of the video in question, and frankly, it made us sick to our stomach. But Fokina maintains that being swung around is perfectly healthy and fun for babies.
"This system has been used for over 30 years in Russia and the children are all alive and healthy," Fokina said.
Anyone know a good pediatrician to call about this? We're not convinced.
According to Gawker, it is. The website says Lena Fokina, the Russian baby yoga teacher and viral video star seen swinging babies in this photo, is legit.
Fokina claims to be a child-rearing expert based in Dahab, Egypt, who specializes in "extreme developmental gymnastics."
Nathan Thornburgh interviewed Fokina for Time magazine, and she admitted that "not everyone accepts" baby yoga.
He then asked her about the baby featured in her baby-swinging video, which went viral before YouTube took it down (it was in violation of their policy on "shocking and disgusting" content).
"Her name is Platona, and she was two weeks old when we took that video. We have a lot of children like her here. They are early readers, singers, talkers, swimmers. You haven't seen anything like it anywhere!!"
Sounds like the "Chinese mom" of Dahab, Egypt.
We watched a bit of the video in question, and frankly, it made us sick to our stomach. But Fokina maintains that being swung around is perfectly healthy and fun for babies.
"This system has been used for over 30 years in Russia and the children are all alive and healthy," Fokina said.
Anyone know a good pediatrician to call about this? We're not convinced.
Read More: http://gawker.com/5737061/baby+swinging-yoga-is-re...
Top Opinion
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BLT ^MOTOOP^ 2011/01/20 22:37:35
gotta have an open mind in order to see the world like everyone else!
I watched a mother swing her child, cradled in her arms, what some would consider "violently" because the child needed the extra stimulation it provided. And a DOCTOR told her to, for those who seem to only believe what comes out of a doctors mouth.
I wouldn't mind looking further into this cultural practice.
I have never even been to the hospital before and I am 31 years old. My older brother also had this done to him he is healthy and is a computer genius so I'm not sure what harm it has done. (We were born in Russia, but raised here)
An old Native American saying comes to mind: Don't judge a man until you walk a mile in his moccasins.
My wife is a nurse and she worked for a very good chiropractor, and medical doctors don't treat him very well either. And I would never have gone if she hadn't have worked for him, but with me, my wife, and three boys in my family we haven't had to take antibiotics for an ear infection in over 11 years......the medical docs cringe when she mentions that to them too.
In the video I didn't see her put a bunch of needles in him either, but some people believe in acupuncture. To me acupuncture is crazier than what this woman is doing, and if it's been shown to have no long term effects???
I would think that the biggest concern would be to dislocate a joint or something.
personally I fell down some stairs my dad set up and got out of it with no scratches!
That is just awful. This is how babies die from SBS