Why More Moms are Having C-Sections
In an early release article in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, Yale researchers report the results of a new, large study examining the rise in c-section rates in the U.S. After examining...
View ArticleIs City Life Too Stressful for Kids? New Study Suggests it Changes the Brain.
I’ve lived in a city — New York and Los Angeles — for the last 12 years. And for the last three, I’ve been raising my son in one. City life: never-ending food choices, nightlife (okay, back in the...
View ArticleNew Crib Regulations Go into Effect Next Week
Next week, only the new and improved safer version of cribs will be available for purchase. We’ve been hearing about this regulation for awhile, after the Consumer Product Safety Commission ordered the...
View ArticleThe Kind of TV That Keeps Preschoolers Up at Night
We know that toddlers and hours of TV don’t really mix — too much screen time has been linked with obesity, social problems, and more. But today in a new study in Pediatrics, researchers report...
View ArticleDo Most Parents Spank or Hit their Kids?
Most parents spank their kids – I was truly surprised to hear this statement today, via an article in Time.com’s Healthland. Was I naive in thinking that with all our focus on child-centered parenting...
View ArticleHow Mom Passes Stress to Her Baby, and Her Baby’s Baby
We’ve heard before that babies feel the effects of a mom’s high anxiety or depression. But so far, no one has been able to explain how an expecting mom’s emotional state could carry forward to her...
View ArticleStudy Shows Babies Feel Our Voices and Emotions While They Sleep
When my son was a newborn, he slept in the middle of the daytime action. On the couch or glider in the living room, the floor, in our laps, or with the bassinet carted into the thick of things. I...
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