Western Efforts to Get Infants to Sleep Through the Night

question 22

Multiple Choice

Western efforts to get infants to sleep through the night

• A) promotes early autonomy and independence.
• B) may be at odds with the infants' neurological development.
• C) supports neurological development.
• D) encourages the early production of melatonin.

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