Re: swaddling

["Niki Delson" <nikid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lisa - I found several references to Swaddling on the NCCAN data base.
http://star.calib.com/cgi-bin/starfinder/4214/canmaster.txt


----- Original Message -----
From: "lisa fontes" <lfontes@javanet.com>
To: "Child Maltreatment Researchers"
<CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 11:02 PM
Subject: swaddling


> Colleagues!
> I need help. We have an excellent local daycare provider (a Sikh) who has
had a
> report of child abuse substantiated against her because she occasionally
swaddles
> infants and young toddlers before naps. She doesn't use it as a restraint,
and I
> have never seen her use it inappropriately, but a first-time parent
reported her
> for abusive restraint. Our Dept of Social Services says she cannot swaddle
kids
> beyong EIGHT WEEKS! Anyone have any information on:
> 1) case law on this
> 2) swaddling and swaddling cross-culturally
> 3) Swaddling and different aged kids, cross-culturally
> 3) other leads, ideas, suggestions.
> Besides my long-standing professional interest in this, as someone who
works with
> culture and child abuse, I also have a personal investment, since the
person in
> question provided EXCELLENT care to my son for 3 years.
> many thanks,
> Lisa FOntes, Ph.D.
>
>