Throughout history, humans have produced creative solutions to make parenting easier. Today, that might look like smart socks that measure your baby’s vital signs while sleeping or electronic swings that soothe them while you’re trying to get housework done. But the concept of “baby gear” or “parenting technology” has been around for thousands of years—and we see evidence of it around the world.
Indigenous cradles: The powerful invention that changed lives
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