To check for ear infections all the pediatrician has to do is put a device into each ear for a couple of seconds, all the child has to do is lean his or her head to either side and be still. But does a baby ever just do that? Rarely. As quick as it can be, it never is. Even if you get one ear you don’t get the next without at the very least a giggly struggle. Sometimes the child might twist and turn and even get worked up enough to cry. There is no way to explain to a baby that a moment of discomfort can lead to wealth of knowledge about yourself. The baby’s  perspective is “Why are these giants trying to make keep me still when I want to move?” but you cant explain science to a person who doesn’t even experience time in the same way as you.  So there is struggle and tears and in the end “the giants” get the information regardless of how much the baby struggles.

Be still. Perspective through momentary discomfort can save you from prolonging the inevitable.