One question I've always had is how orchidness is triggered in positive environments. Looking at the research on oxytocin and social cues, it may be a means by which this happens.
For too long, families practicing gentle parenting have struggled in feeling like they may be permissive. However, it may be that they have just been "harmonious" all along.
New research looked at how neurological development was affected by spanking. The results are chilling and show us exactly how damaging spanking can be
Most people worry about sleep training affecting their attachment, but we don't see the in the literature. Why is that? And is that even what we should be concerned with?
A new meta-analysis examines if sleep training methods to improve sleep actually work to, well, improve sleep. Guess what? They don't.
We often suggest separation of neonate and mother, even for small periods, but this isn't how we evolved and thus counters our biology. Research explored herein helps us better understand what the effects of that may be.
The common suggestion is akin to earlier sleep training with families insisting on children staying in bed, coming up with hall passes, and so on. But what if the problem isn’t behavioural? What if it’s actually biological? More specifically, physiological?
Welcome to a FREE guide to help you identify 5 of the most common mistakes made in gentle parenting and how you can overcome them.
When we accidentally harm our children, we often invoke the, "I didn't mean to!" in our defence instead of providing them with the acknowledgement of hurt and support they need.
The question of whether and how nighttime parenting affects attachment is still unclear. I review a study that helps elucidate at least part of this issue.
