The Devastating Effects of Shaken Baby Syndrome: Risk Factors and Parenting Skills

Safety: Shaken Baby Syndrome
Overview
Child abuse can take many different forms, but one of the most devastating is Shaken Baby Syndrome. Crying is not fatal, but babies who cry may suffer more injuries and/or fatalities. 
Instructions
After watching the following videos, and utilizing information obtained from this module and other relevant sources, write a 300-350 word paper that discusses the risk factors for Shaken Baby Syndrome. When writing your responses, please make sure to follow APA (7th ed.) formatting guidelines where appropriate.
Questions
Include information related to:
What behaviors and conditions place a baby more at risk for shaken baby syndrome?
What parenting skills are lacking that may result in babies being more at risk? 
Child Safety – Shaken Baby SyndromeLinks to an external site.
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Never Shake a BabyLinks to an external site.
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Reference:
KVPTPBS. (2009, April 29). Shaken baby syndrome / adams law. YouTube. Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPTG5IYwUZ4
Never shake a baby – phoenix children’s hospital. (n.d.). Retrieved February 11, 2023, from https://www.phoenixchildrens.org/files/Never%20Shake%20124.pdf 

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