Parenting Myths People Have Believed for Decades

Holding your baby too much spoils them

Worried that all that time spent holding and snuggling with your adorable newborn is going to make them a difficult—or downright spoiled—child? Don’t be, says Posner. “This definitely doesn’t happen in the beginning. When they’re newborns, there’s no such thing as being snuggled too much. They need that snuggle time—they’ve just spent nine months being cozily held in utero.”