For grandparents
A lot changed since you raised babies. The love didn't.
You raised children who turned out well enough to make you a grandparent — so this page is not here to lecture. It is here because the official advice really did change on a few big things, and knowing them makes you the person the tired parents call first, not the one they gently argue with.
The three big changes
Babies now sleep on their backs — every sleep
The biggest change of all. Since the "Back to Sleep" campaigns of the 1990s, putting babies to sleep on their backs, on a flat, empty surface, has dramatically reduced sudden infant deaths. No pillows, no blankets, no bumpers — the bare cot that looks too empty is the safe one.
Allergens go in early, not late
The advice flipped: instead of avoiding peanut and egg, current guidance introduces them early (around 6 months, once solids start), because early exposure lowers allergy risk. Solids in general wait until about 6 months — and honey waits until after the first birthday.
Some classic gear is gone
Baby walkers, drop-side cots, and loose bedding have moved to the do-not-use list. And a crying baby who is carried a lot is not being "spoiled" — responding quickly is what today's guidance recommends.
Why the fussy weeks make sense
The first year moves through five development windows — stretches where new skills arrive and babies get temporarily fussier, clingier, and worse at sleep. When the parents say "it's a window week", this is what they mean. You can see exactly where your grandchild is with the free first-year forecast, or read the week-by-week pages yourself. Same calm tone, every claim sourced.
The Grandparents' Edition — made for you (or as a gift)
A 14-page printable guide: three short chapters on what changed since you raised babies (sleep, food, gear), the five windows of the first year, "how to be the grandparent they call first", and a cheat sheet for the fridge. Larger type, calm layout, every source cited. $9, instant download.
Get the Grandparents' EditionWorks both directions: parents gift it to grandparents, grandparents gift it to themselves.
Checked against current CDC, AAP and NHS guidance, with sources cited throughout. Not medical advice — the parents and their pediatrician always have the final word. That, at least, never changed.