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Baby books are scrapbooks used by parents to track their children's development.
History
Baby books first became popular over 100 years ago[when?] to keep track of children's diseases, immunization records, and growth. Baby books started appearing more frequently in homes starting in the 1910s, but did not gain popularity until the succeeding decades.[1]
Uses
Baby books can be used to track a child's development or mark developmental milestones. Many have ledgers that can track disease and immunizations. Some books are pre-fabricated with fill-in-the blank areas and places to put special mementos, such as a lock of hair from the baby's first haircut, a hospital bracelet, birth announcements, or cards from the baby shower. Parents may include ultrasound pictures, pictures of the baby at birth, and pictures as the child grows up.[2] Parents can look at baby books for memories.
Baby books have also been used for research. UCLA has a collection of baby books dating back to 1882 used for the study of the history of childhood, family, art, medicine, architecture, and other disciplines.[3]
References
- ^ Day, Nicholas. "The First Baby Blogs, Over 100 Years Ago". Slate. The Slate Group. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Schmidt, Krissie. "11 ideas to include in a baby memory book". Baby Center. Baby Center LLC. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Lin, Judy. "Baby books a mother lode for research". UCLA Newsroom. UCLA Office of Media Relations. Retrieved 4 April 2016.