"Breast-feeding infants, responsiveness to crying, almost constant touch and having multiple adult caregivers are some of the nurturing ancestral parenting practices that are shown to positively impact the developing brain, which not only shapes personality, but also helps physical health and moral development," says Narvaez.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Modern parenting may hinder brain development, research suggests
Modern parenting may hinder brain development, research suggests
What nurses need to know about birth plans | Scrubs – The Leading Lifestyle Nursing Magazine Featuring Inspirational and Informational Nursing Articles
What nurses need to know about birth plans | Scrubs – The Leading Lifestyle Nursing Magazine Featuring Inspirational and Informational Nursing Articles
“Remember that this is the most important day/event in the lives of the parents-to-be, and not to lose sight of this,” says Whitehead. “As people working around labor, birth and new babies every day, it’s very easy for us to become desensitized to the experience.”
When the parents-to-be walk in, treat them like this is THEIR special, big day! Because it is.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Why Antibiotics Today Could Threaten Your Life Tomorrow
Why Antibiotics Today Could Threaten Your Life Tomorrow
Contrary to the opinion of the conventional medical establishment, there is no free lunch when it comes to antibiotics. Doctors for the most part are still handing out prescriptions like candy to their patients despite the continuing and growing problem of antibiotic resistance.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Love, Light, Laughter and Chocolate - One Mom's Journey: Be with me. Just for today.
Please secure your furniture.
Love, Light, Laughter and Chocolate - One Mom's Journey: Be with me. Just for today.: For once, I'm at a loss for words. Maybe not so much at a loss, but there are so many things I want to say that I just don't know where or ...
Love, Light, Laughter and Chocolate - One Mom's Journey: Be with me. Just for today.: For once, I'm at a loss for words. Maybe not so much at a loss, but there are so many things I want to say that I just don't know where or ...
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
The gluten made her do it: How going gluten free saved my daughter's mental health - Anchorage Press: Anchorage Press News
The gluten made her do it: How going gluten free saved my daughter's mental health - Anchorage Press: Anchorage Press News
It wasn’t always like this. After my boy-girl twins were born, I often received compliments on how happy my babies seemed. After about eight months of age, my son stayed the same chill little guy. But in my daughter, I saw a change. At first I thought she must have a slightly more volatile temperament, and that it was only now beginning to show. But after she was a year old, it became apparent that I was dealing with something a little more serious. The slightest thing could set my daughter off—or nothing at all. And when she got upset, it wasn’t like a normal toddler getting upset. She was hysterical. It was like someone had lit her on fire. She screamed, and kept screaming, as though in mortal agony, for as long as two hours at a time.
Is the Medical Community Failing Breastfeeding Moms? | TIME.com
Is the Medical Community Failing Breastfeeding Moms? | TIME.com
No one argues that breast is best, but the truth is that breast-feeding is very difficult for many women, and for some, medical problems make it almost impossible without intervention. With the recent bans on giveaways of formula samples in some hospitals, it’s all the more important that the medical community have the tools and knowledge to help mothers breastfeed—or to figure out why they can’t. Until doctors and nurses are properly trained to help, women like Kelly will experience all of the pressure to breastfeed, with none of the support to figure out how.
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