Your newborn's head and neck must be supported at all times. Your baby's neck muscles will, by six months, have developed to the point where she can support and turn her head from side to side.

The soft spots or fontanels are a thick, protective membrane on the top of the baby's head are constructed to allow the skull to be flexible during childbirth.

Although this area looks fragile it is okay to touch during the day to day caring of your baby.

Never shake your baby while playing or in anger. According to the National Center, Shaken Baby Syndrome "1,200 to 1,400 children are injured or killed by shaking every year in the United States."

It is normal to become frustrated with your baby's crying, but if you feel you are reaching a level of anger where you could possibly hurt your baby, put your baby down in a safe place and call the Child Help Hotline: 1-800-4-a-child. Enlist help through your partner or extended family members.