Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I'm witnessing the struggle of young parents first hand and it is painful.  Part of the problem is the demands on parents these days.  We just stayed home with our kids, and seldom attempted to take them to restaurants or get back to work in the early months.  Now that lifestyle isn't possible, as it takes both paychecks.  I was able to nurse without working, and weaned my kids before returning to work.  Nowadays there is the breast pump, the "essential" gear, the stimulation of baby's brain and the admonitions about safety, hand washing, sleeping on the back, no blankets, no this, no that.  It makes me jumpy, and I'm just the grandparent.  And ultimately, the consumer culture is pushing all these things to have and do or your baby won't thrive.  It's wrong, and intuition has gone out the window.  There is no confidence encouraged for the parent, and the twist of "experts" is more harmful than helpful.  The cacaphony needs to quiet down.  Everybody's baby cries, has sleep problems, and does not develop a "routine" except for brief periods of time.  And children's behavior goes in cycles, not as a progressive stairway to heaven.  Parents are being talked at by commercial engines, and it heightens the anxiety.  I hope most parents learn to trust themselves and "go with the flow", because there is no formula for perfection.  These are baby human beings.  Get real.