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She\u2019s also a mom. When her baby was born, after a while, it seemed like the baby ought to be sleeping through the night. Michelle and her husband decided, \u201cWe\u2019re going to let the baby cry.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>I told my husband\u2014I said: \u201cYou\u2019re going to need ear plugs. We just have to bite the bullet and let him cry through the night. I know that he\u2019s eating well during the day, and I know he is not sick. So, we won\u2019t fear that he\u2019s in pain. At six months, they have a good set of lungs\u2014they can cry for 45 minutes.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Wednesday, October 7<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We all want our babies to be happy and healthy; right?\u00a0 And if they are crying in the middle of the night, they are obviously not happy. So, should we just let them cry?\u00a0 We\u2019ll talk about that and a lot more today. Stay tuned.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. I guess I just have one word to define what we\u2019re going to talk about today\u2014that\u2019s amoxicillin. That\u2019s my word for the day. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Amoxicillin? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Amoxicillin. You remember that; don\u2019t you?\u2014the pink bubblegum medicine?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Yes, the pink bubblegum\u2014the pink stuff \/ the pink stuff. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Actually, what I was thinking about, in light of today\u2019s\u2014\u201cWhere were you two, 25 years ago, when we could have really used you?\u201d\u00a0 We have a couple of pediatricians with us on the broadcast today\u2014Dr. Michelle Cretella and Dr. Den Trumbull\u2014welcome to the broadcast. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>Thank you so much. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Thank you so much. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>Glad to be here. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Glad you guys are here. Dr. Cretella is married to her husband Mark and, along with their four children, live in Rhode Island. She is the President of the American College of Pediatricians. She\u2019s practiced as a general pediatrician for the past 15 years. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Trumbull is married to his wife Nancy, who is listening out in the outer area of the studio here\u2014glad to have her. They have five children. They live in Montgomery, Alabama. He is a board certified pediatrician as I mentioned before. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tActually, together, you two have formed the American College of Pediatricians, along with a few other pediatricians. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>Along with a few others. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes, along with a few others\u2014and give leadership to that. Explain to our listeners what the American College of Pediatricians is all about. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>The American College of Pediatricians is a national professional organization of pediatricians and healthcare providers dedicated to children formed in 2002 by doctors who were concerned that the policies made by the American Academy of Pediatrics were more driven by social consensus polling\u2014and not upon time-honored science\u2014 that\u2019s centered around a few hot-button issues. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOne was parenting\u2014authoritative parenting. They were moving more in the direction of permissive parenting. A second one was respect for life from conception\u2014sanctity of life. A third was more of a difficult situation to truly define. That is the adoption of children by same-sex couples based upon what they stated was the fact that children fared as well in heterosexual families as they do in homosexual families. Upon looking at the research, we\u2019ve taken different views than they. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOver the years, we\u2019ve flourished. We have members in about 47 states now. Our goal\/ our motto is: \u201cBest for children.\u201d\u00a0 We want to promote what is best for children and not cower away from\u2014just what is best for adults because that seems to be the mainstay of their bent\u2014their bent is more along the lines of adults \/ ours is more along the lines of children. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Both of you are seeing families come into your offices every day. What are you seeing as you notice families bringing children to receive healthcare?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Ear infections\u2014right?\u2014number one. [Laughter] Is amoxicillin the number-one most prescribed drug by a pediatrician?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Absolutely!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Is it really?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Oh, it\u2019d have to be!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>It\u2019s the\u2014kids love it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We should have bought stock in that when our kids were growing up. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And the reason I don\u2019t know much about it\u2014we didn\u2019t have that many ear infections. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Is that\u2014for young kids, is that the number-one thing?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Ear infections, sinus, laryngitis\u2014yes, those still\u2014but I\u2019ve got to tell you\u2014behavior issues are growing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOne of my favorite little sayings to parents is: \u201cDiscipline begins at the breast.\u201d\u00a0 Breast feeding, of course, is huge\u2014we do agree with AAP on that particular issue\u2014breast feeding is <em>wonderful<\/em> for bonding\u2014mother and infant bonding, adequate nutrition \/ the best nutrition\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014but also, because you get protection \/ immune protection from the mother\u2019s antibodies are transferred in the breast milk. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>But explain what you mean when you say, \u201cDiscipline begins at the breast.\u201d\u00a0 Yes. What does that mean?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Initially, the mothers are encouraged to feed on demand with the babies; but eventually, as they get\u2014oh, let\u2019s say between three to six months\u2014now, you really want to start sleep training. I think Dr. Trumbull\u2014he is a big fan of training infants as I am, young, because they often can just feed for comfort. We want to train them\u2014discipline isn\u2019t about punishment in as much as it is training our children \/ leading them to do what is best. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Okay, Dr. Trumbull, we\u2019ve jumped right into the controversy here\u2014I mean, right at the beginning, because demand-feeding versus schedule-feeding is an area that can divide a roomful of new mothers quicker than almost anything else. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Right. Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>Demand feeding is a very normal physiologic process, early on. The question is: \u201cAt which point do you move toward a more scheduled routine for the child?\u201d For me, I found four to six months is a very reasonable time to begin to help the child have a more scheduled lifestyle\u2014both for the benefit of the mother \/ the exhausted mother, who might be demand feeding\u2014and also because the child is physiologically <strong>able<\/strong> to do that. Actually, I view sleep training as early as four months as the first opportunity to <em>lead<\/em> your child rather than follow your child. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Absolutely. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>One of the points we\u2019ve made at the American College of Pediatricians is\u2014we want to encourage parents to <em>lead<\/em> their children, not follow their children. What is popular today is: \u201cWell, my child wants to do this. I think I should just follow him.\u201d\u00a0 In a subtle way, I\u2019ve found that that begins early on. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAs your child submits to your leadership in the area of sleep and feeding\u2014provided you\u2019ve been given good, physiological, high-quality information, which we\u2019re doing with our patients\u2014then, that begins the leadership and the teaching of submission that follows thereafter in the area of discipline as a toddler and a school-ager. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>So, you are going right to the issue of parents being in authority and children needing to obey their parents. And there would be those listening to our broadcast, right now\u2014as Bob was intimating just a few minutes\u2014who go: \u201cNow, wait a second!\u00a0 A four-month-old \/ a six-month-old\u2014they are going to push back?\u201d\u00a0 Now, I have an opinion about this, not from the standpoint of being the pediatrician, but being the daddy. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Here\u2019s what the parent\u2014you know, here is what a parent will say: \u201cA six-month-old is going to cry if they are hungry. If they are hungry, you should feed them. This idea that you should starve your child for your schedule\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014\u201cthat just seems cruel to the baby.\u201d\u00a0 You\u2019ve heard those arguments before; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>Sure. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>How important is sleep in the life of an infant, a toddler, a school-ager, and hey\u2014a teenager?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>And a parent?\u00a0 How important is it\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I was waiting for it to come around to the parent. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>There you go. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>And the parent. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>Thank you. Thank you, Michelle. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>Extremely important. So, it\u2019s a matter of educating and knowing what a child at six months of age is capable of doing. They are capable of going longer than two to three hours without feeding. But if allowed to, chaos can set in. Order is a good thing; but you need to know what type of order to follow \/ how to accomplish that. That\u2019s where your pediatrician can give you good quality advice. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Michelle, you\u2019re a mommy. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Yes. That\u2019s right. I am. I am a mother of four, and I breastfed all my babies for a good couple of years. Seventy percent of three-month-old infants are able to go five hours without feeding at night. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSeventy percent\u2014I mean, there are still thirty percent who won\u2019t be right there. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>The key is to know this. I encourage my families: \u201cWhen your child is three months old, go ahead, put them down when they seem tired\u2014put them down in their crib. Let them put themselves to sleep. At three months, they may cry for 20 minutes\u2014that\u2019s the average\u2014the typical. They will learn to put themselves to sleep. This is a great gift you are giving them\u2014letting them put themselves back to sleep.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI say to try this for five nights in a row. If by five nights that child is still\u2014at three months old\u2014kicking, screaming, not falling asleep, I will have the family wait: \u201cOkay, let\u2019s wait until four months,\u201d\u2014because, at four months, we can introduce solid foods. They may be able to go longer. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, if at 20 minutes the child is still crying\u2014not going to sleep\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>And they\u2019re only a three-month-old. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014do you go get them back up at 20 minutes?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>I usually do. Would you agree, Den, generally speaking?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>I have a system that I put together through the years so I would say, in general, yes. But when the fourth month rolls around, then, I\u2019m face-to-face with a parent. I tell them\u2014I say this every time, \u201cYou do not have to do what I\u2019m about to recommend to you because this is a style.\u201d We are not saying\u2014Michelle and I are not saying this is the only way to do it. Your pediatrician may have a different opinion, and that\u2019s okay. But I tell them: \u201cBut if you do what I\u2019m about to show you, your baby will sleep through the night 98 percent of the time. So, it\u2019s doable.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat it amounts to is patterning the day by the nap start times instead of by the feedings\u2014and feeding only when the baby wakes, wakes, wakes, wakes through the day. So, you go from patterning the day by the feeding frequency to patterning the day by the nap start times. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019ve found success, but there are other ways to do this. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And you talk about this as a discipline issue. Really, this is a foundational part of parenting\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014is how we\u2019re going to handle discipline with our children. And again, parents are divided on this. I know, Dr. Trumbull, this is something that you\u2019ve spent a lot of time looking at\u2014this issue of how parents engage in discipline with their children, not just as babies, but when they are two, and three, and four, and five. How do you coach parents in this area, as a pediatrician?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>Parents\u2014if they are not equipped with the confidence to lead their child, they\u2019ll invariably follow their child. Guess what?\u00a0 That\u2019s popular today. So, they\u2019ll get encouragement from the media, from friends, from those even without children: \u201cYou need to indulge your child,\u201d\u2014because, after all, he comes back to\u2014it goes back to the goal of parenting. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIs the goal to entertain and have a happy a baby all the time?\u2014and what I call: \u201cDodge disappointment\u201d?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>Just think about that\u2014dodging disappointment. He\u2019s crying: \u201cI\u2019ve got to give him what he needs.\u201d\u00a0 Or is our goal equipping\/teaching self-control, and ultimately, teaching character\u2014character qualities\u2014which we know will go a long way in that child\u2019s experience in school, in lower school, upper school, and as an employee\u2014and even an employer later on. So, I think it has a lot to do with a parent understanding what the goal of parenting is. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>The other thing, Den, too, you mentioned the word, \u201cneeds.\u201d\u00a0 I think parents\u2014as parents, <em>we<\/em> need to learn the difference between fulfilling our child\u2019s needs versus wants. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>Yes. That\u2019s a very good point. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>That\u2019s really critical. I know in both, as a mother and a pediatrician, I really made an effort to get my kids sleeping through the night between that three- and six-month mark\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014primarily, for my own sanity\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. Sure. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Sure. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>\u2014but also, because I knew it was going to be <em>good<\/em> for them. I knew that they need a regular routine. Now, not all of them were sleeping through the night by three-\/four- but, definitely, by the sixth-month mark\u2014I knew I was giving them healthy foods. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tJohn, who is now 14\u2014when he was six months old, we have pictures of him\u2014and I lovingly refer to him as my little sumo wrestler baby. He still wanted to nurse three times in the middle of the night. I said: \u201cOh my gosh, you are a sumo baby. You definitely have enough nutrition here. You don\u2019t\u2026\u201d I told my husband\u2014I said: \u201cYou\u2019re going to need earplugs. We just have to bite the bullet and let him cry. I know that he is eating well during the day, and I know he is not sick.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOver that next five-night period\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014the first night, he cried nonstop for 45 minutes. My husband threatened to divorce me, but I gave him good earplugs. The next night, it was only 40 minutes. Then, the next night, 30\u2014then, 20\u2014I mean, by the fifth night, he did not wake up. To this day, age 14, an A-bomb could go off outside John\u2019s window, and he will not wake up. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>But the bottom line is\u2014together with\u2014parents, together with their pediatrician, assess the true needs of your child; and then, guide them into what\u2019s best for them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI had another couple with their first baby at three months. They said, \u201cDr. Cretella, we tried for three nights, and he just seems ravenous.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cThat\u2019s fine. That\u2019s good for you. You\u2019re in tune with your baby. You are your baby\u2019s expert.\u201d\u00a0 But you know what? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy month five, he was sleeping through the night. We introduced foods at four months. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd as Dr. Trumbull was saying, \u201cIf you can base it according to naptimes\u201d\u2014and as parents, do not allow the baby to fall asleep on the breast \/ do not allow the baby to fall asleep on the bottle; but allow them to be content enough that they will just kind of hunker down and settle themselves. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>Your point is an important one, and that is\u2014children don\u2019t always want what they need. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>And they don\u2019t always need what they want. So, it\u2019s that discernment that is tough in parenting that can cause you to be a little bit softer and a little more non-specific in your leadership. You can end up, before you know it, following your child. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I like what you guys are saying because you are not dogmatic in terms of building a box and trying to put a child in a box\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014because they are individuals and you\u2019re giving room for the individuality of a child. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Absolutely. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>But if Barbara was here, she would be saying, \u201cAmen,\u201d to what you are talking about. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think what we are all discussing here is, really, looking at the Bible and getting an accurate view of your child, biblically. They are sweet \/ they are cute, but\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>But we know what\u2019s going on in the heart; don\u2019t we?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>The Bible is clear. I said, \u201cI believe\u201d\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Our nature is fallen. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014\u201cGod gave Barbara and me six children to solidify our doctrine of depravity\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014\u201cboth the depravity of our children and of the parents who were raising them\u201d; okay?\u00a0 We are selfish!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And you see it in your children in the early months of life\u2014how they can be selfish. And what you are really challenging parents to think about\u2014is you\u2019re challenging them to, early on, begin to think of themselves: \u201cYou are the parent \/\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014\u201cyou are in authority. You are called to compassionately care for the child.\u201d\u00a0 We\u2019re not talking about something that\u2019s unhealthy here, but we are talking about teaching the child to begin to curb his appetites\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014for self-indulgence in a culture that is going to feed him that line for the rest of his life \/ or her life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, and I think\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and I think\u2014and Dr. Trumbull, I\u2019d love for you to comment on this\u2014but I think we\u2019ve all seen those examples of parents who aren\u2019t giving the kind of loving, nurturing, caring discipline to a child. They are either being harsh\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014or abusive in some way, or they are allowing babies to cry and not caring what\u2019s going on. We get that picture in our mind, and nobody wants to be that parent. There are parents who aren\u2019t disciplining their kids\u2014they are neglecting their kids. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>That\u2019s not at all what you are talking about. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>No, it\u2019s not. And scientifically\u2014and we\u2019re going to speak for the science\u2014children, early on, are egocentric and selfish. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Den: <\/strong>So, in that egocentric view of the world, they are self-centered and selfish. We, as parents, are teaching them to be more socialized and more self-controlled\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014how to get along with others. We\u2019re also teaching them what they want may not be what they need\u2014we are guiding them along a healthier path. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere is no question\u2014there are parenting styles that have been scientifically looked at. One parenting style that is permissive\u2014where parents give in. Another parenting style is where they\u2019re authoritarian\u2014where they are harsh and un-warm and very cold. Then, there is a third one where they give up\u2014they just neglect. Then, there is the authoritative\u2014where there is a balance. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, really, Bob, what we\u2019re talking about is a balance here between encouragement and correction. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes, as we\u2019ve talked about that, here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, we\u2019ve said: \u201cKids are asking two questions: Do you love me?\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and \u201cCan I do whatever I want?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>That\u2019s right!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And a mom and dad need to say, \u201cI love you, desperately\u201d; and \u201cNo, you can\u2019t do whatever you want.\u201d\u00a0 And the child needs to understand. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And for the rest of your life, you\u2019re going to learn\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014you\u2019re going to learn\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014that you can\u2019t do whatever you want. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014that life has boundaries. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>It does. That\u2019s exactly right. We\u2019re talking about warmth and setting boundaries. That\u2019s the key. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And as you were talking, I was thinking about how the Apostle Paul, who had been discipling some followers of Christ at Thessalonica\u2014how he compared himself to both a mother and a father. And it\u2019s interesting how he describes this in Chapter 2 of \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 Thessalonians\u2014he said, \u201cBut we proved to be gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children.\u201d\u00a0 So, we really are to have the compassionate caring\u2014looking out for what\u2019s best\u2014and that does mean, not necessarily giving your child everything he or she wants. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tA little bit later on in the chapter, Paul said\u2014he said, \u201cFor you know, like a father with his children, we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, these passages are not directed to parents, but Paul is tapping into something that\u2019s very deep\u2014a deep river of how a mother tenderly cares and how a father needs to provide direction, encouragement, exhortation\u2014so do moms, by the way\u2014but as parents, we need to be an authority \/ we need to be in charge. We need to be compassionate, caring, loving. We need to be, as a couple, in tandem\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014a couple who are together\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Absolutely. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014like a bicycle built for two headed in the same direction, agreeing on how we\u2019re approaching our children. You can\u2019t have a divided house on these issues. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes, you\u2019ve got to know where the fences are, and you\u2019ve got to be in agreement about where those fences are. That\u2019s why I think it\u2019s good for parents to talk about: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cHow are we going to handle these things?\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019d encourage them to go to your website because I think you guys, at the American College of Pediatricians, have come up with good resources \/ good, sound advice. Maybe, parents aren\u2019t going to agree with everything you are saying; and we get that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>But it would be good for you, as husband and wife, to talk about this and say, \u201cWhat do we think is the right thing to do?\u201d\u00a0 We\u2019ve got a link on our website at FamilyLifeToday.com to the American College of Pediatricians website. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou\u2019ll also find a link that has information about a video series. We got some listeners together in a studio and some cameras and just had a conversation. Dennis, you and Barbara and I talked about how you, as parents, handled some of these early childhood issues with your kids. Find out more about the <em>Right from the Start<\/em> video series when you go to FamilyLifeToday.com and click the link that says, \u201cGO DEEPER.\u201d\u00a0 Or you can call us if you have questions about the series at 1-800-FL-TODAY\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u20141-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know, these issues that we\u2019re talking about today\u2014these are some of the very real issues that moms and dads face and have faced for centuries. I mean, we\u2019re not talking about anything that hasn\u2019t been talked about before by parents in previous generations. Our goal, here, is to provide you with practical help; but we also want that help to be anchored and rooted in our understanding of what the Scriptures teach about our responsibility as parents and raising up the next generation, understanding that children are a blessing from the Lord. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOur goal, here at FamilyLife, is to provide you with practical biblical help and hope for your marriage and your family. We appreciate those of you who join with us in this endeavor as financial supporters of this ministry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn a very real sense, if it weren\u2019t for you, we wouldn\u2019t be here because more than 65 percent of the funds we need to operate this ministry come from folks, like you, who either will give a monthly donation as a Legacy Partner or will, from time to time, make a donation in support of this ministry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd if you can help with a donation today, we have a gift we\u2019d like to send you as a way of saying, \u201cThank you.\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s designed to get better conversations happening around the dinner table. It\u2019s a resource from Barbara Rainey called \u201cUntie Your Story.\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s a spool of napkin ties, and each one has a different conversation starter\u2014a question that you can answer that will get some good conversation going around mealtime. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s our thank-you gift when you go to FamilyLifeToday.com and click the link in the upper right-hand corner of the screen that says, \u201cI Care,\u201d\u2014make an online donation. Or when you call 1-800-FL-TODAY, make your donation over the phone. Or you can mail your donation to us at <em>FamilyLife Today <\/em>at PO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOur zip code is 72223. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, tomorrow, we want to talk about, among other things, screen time. Is it okay for the three-year-old or the four-year-old to have the iPad in the car seat on the way to school, on the way home from school, when you are running around town, if you\u2019re on vacation\u2014hours at a time?\u00a0 We\u2019ll talk more about that tomorrow. Hope you can be with us for that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We will see you back next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHelp for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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