daddy rough play

My hubby is too playful with my 3 weeks old baby,he bounces and swings him, I find it difficult to convince him, what should I do?

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The normal ways that most parents interact with their children don't cause Abusive Head Trauma. Bouncing a baby on your leg, swinging him in his swing, jiggling a child in your arms, or tossing him gently in the air won't cause Abusive Head Trauma. An accidental fall is also extremely unlike to cause the condition. Abusive Head Trauma results from a deliberately violent back-and-forth motion. Typically when an adult is overwhelmed by a crying baby and tries to get him to stop. When a child's head is shaken back and forth, his brain bumps against the skull, causing bruising, swelling, pressure, and bleeding in and around the brain. The impact often causes bleeding in the retina.

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