According to Gawker, it is. The website says Lena Fokina, the Russian baby yoga teacher and viral video star seen swinging babies in the park.
Fokina claims to be a child-rearing expert based in Dahab, Egypt, who specializes in "extreme developmental gymnastics."
Nathan Thornburgh interviewed Fokina for Time magazine, and she admitted that "not everyone accepts" baby yoga.
He then asked her about the baby featured in her baby-swinging video, which went viral before YouTube took it down (it was in violation of their policy on "shocking and disgusting" content).
"Her name is Platona, and she was two weeks old when we took that video. We have a lot of children like her here. They are early readers, singers, talkers, swimmers. You haven't seen anything like it anywhere!!"
Sounds like the "Chinese mom" of Dahab, Egypt.
We watched a bit of the video in question, and frankly, it made us sick to our stomach. But Fokina maintains that being swung around is perfectly healthy and fun for babies.
"This system has been used for over 30 years in Russia and the children are all alive and healthy," Fokina said.
Anyone know a good pediatrician to call about this? We're not convinced.
In my opinion I think it's stupid. You are not suppose to shake a baby.
That is how babies get Shaken Baby Syndrome. So would you ever swing your baby?
What do you think of this?
Fokina claims to be a child-rearing expert based in Dahab, Egypt, who specializes in "extreme developmental gymnastics."
Nathan Thornburgh interviewed Fokina for Time magazine, and she admitted that "not everyone accepts" baby yoga.
He then asked her about the baby featured in her baby-swinging video, which went viral before YouTube took it down (it was in violation of their policy on "shocking and disgusting" content).
"Her name is Platona, and she was two weeks old when we took that video. We have a lot of children like her here. They are early readers, singers, talkers, swimmers. You haven't seen anything like it anywhere!!"
Sounds like the "Chinese mom" of Dahab, Egypt.
We watched a bit of the video in question, and frankly, it made us sick to our stomach. But Fokina maintains that being swung around is perfectly healthy and fun for babies.
"This system has been used for over 30 years in Russia and the children are all alive and healthy," Fokina said.
Anyone know a good pediatrician to call about this? We're not convinced.
In my opinion I think it's stupid. You are not suppose to shake a baby.
That is how babies get Shaken Baby Syndrome. So would you ever swing your baby?
What do you think of this?