In many Great Depression families, women were the only breadwinners. An important corrective to a male-centered vision of the Great Depression is to note that while men's employment rates declined during the period, women's employment rates actually rose. In 1930, approximately 10.5 million women worked outside the home.
First, your child should not be given juice until they are at least six months of age. Until that age, your child is getting all the nutrients he or she needs for healthy growth and development from breast milk or formula. Their tummy is not ready to digest anything except formula or breast milk.
It's a good idea to offer juice only after mealtime, so your baby doesn't get used to sipping it all day and so it doesn't fill her up before she eats. Be sure to choose brands labeled 100 percent fruit juice (these may have less added sugar than other kinds) and dilute it with about half water. Keep in mind that a baby can develop diarrhea from drinking too much juice, so limit her intake to no more than 4 ounces a day. Copyright 2009 Meredith Corporation.