THE USE OF BABY HANDLING IN CHILDHOOD

Baby handling, ili ispavno postupanje s djetetom obuhvaća preporučene i ispravne postupke prilikom brige o djetetu, odnosno tijekom podizanja, spuštanja, držanja, previjanja i presvlačenja, te hranjenja djeteta. Osim kod djece s nekim poteškoćama, odstupanjima u razvoju, ili nekom bolesti, baby handling, te pozicioniranje preporučuje se i roditeljima djece tipičnog razvoja. Baby handling obuhvaća osim načina postupanja s djetetom u dnevnim aktivnostima i pravilno pozicioniranje, upotrebu dječjih pomagala, odnos i utjecaj obitelji, ali i okoline na dijete. Kao posebnu vrstu intervencija kod nedonošćadi potrebno je spomenuti kangaroo njegu koja je pokazala pozitivne efekte na opće zdravstveno stanje djeteta.Baby handling includes recommended and correct procedures while taking care of the child, that is while raising, lowering, holding, changing diapers and clothes and feeding the child. Apart from children with some difficulties, deviations in development or some other illness, baby handling and positioning are recommended to parents of children with typical development. Baby handling, apart from the ways of dealing with the child in daily activities and proper positioning, includes the use of children's tools, the relationship and the influence of the family, as well as the influence of the environment on the child. As a special kind of intervention in premature infants it is necessary to mention kangaroo care that has shown positive effects on the general health of the child