: ' stress'
4 Steps to Help with Baby’s Transition to a New Caregiver
Transitioning to a new caregiver can be hard for everyone involved. If you have the time to transition slowly, these four steps can help avoid dreaded crying fits when you leave and help your child [...]
The Effects of Parental Stress: SRCD Research
This second piece covering some of the newest research out there in child development will focus on what I have encountered to date on the effects of parental stress on a variety of outcomes. [...]
The “Life Lessons” Fallacy
Why I go crazy when I hear people say they are engaging in specific parenting practices in order to teach their baby/toddler/child about the real world. [...]
Does a new study really support leaving your child to cry?
So, what is this new research? It’s an article by Masha Weinraub and colleagues on sleep patterns, notably night wakenings, in children aged six months to three years . Now, let’s ignore what the [...]
Co-Sleeping is Bad for Mom? Not So Fast…
Recently an article has made the rounds on various news sources stating that co-sleeping has negative effects for mom, but a closer look at the research suggests that this is not all what it seems. [...]
Three Surprising Things Science Doesn’t Actually Know
Despite all the articles and points of view, there are some things we just simply don’t know. Things that may be near and dear to people’s hearts, but that we just simply don’t have the [...]
Ask EP: Mother-Infant Responses
Q: Any articles you can recommend on maternal nervous system response? When my little guy cries I feel like I can't hear anything else and like my skin is on fire until I get to [...]
Ask EP: Gestational Diabetes
Q: Hiya, can I ask what your views are on gestational diabetes (GD), and routine as opposed to symptom based testing of? [...]
“All that matters is that your child is healthy and happy”
Ever tell someone you were dissatisfied with your birth experience? That it left you feeling lost, unhappy, frustrated, or something worse? And then been told that you were selfish because you had a healthy [...]
Crying-It-Out: An Addendum
You see, the person questioned the conclusions from the Middlemiss study which found high cortisol activity in children undergoing a sleep training program in New Zealand. This is my response. [...]
Giveaway and Review: Spark of Amber
Amber necklaces present a choking hazard, a strangulation hazard and h
I'm Sorry, We Failed
Tracy, I think you are courageous for writing this post! Nothing st
One Year Later
Thanks for sharing your story and this important message. "Healing" i
One Year Later
Thank you for sharing the tender underbelly of your grief. I lost my m
One Year Later
I really hear you on so many points, in so many places. Thank you for