Attachment Parenting Research and News
- Eye contact with your baby helps synchronise your brainwaves
- Exposure to pet and pest allergens during infancy linked to reduced asthma risk
- Breastfeeding may lower a new mom's risk for heart disease
- Babies feel pain "like adults"; Most babies not given pain medication for surgery
- Children Feel Most Positively about Mothers Who Respect Their Autonomy
- Hungry or not, children will eat sweets
- Moving together to music with others encourages helping behavior in babies
- Higher levels of omega-3 in diet are associated with better sleep
- CDC Breastfeeding Report Card 2012
- Vaginal deliveries safe for most preterm births
- Breast Milk Adjusts for Beneficial Bacteria Over Time
- NIH Brain Imaging Study Finds Evidence of Basis for Caregiving Impulse
- Childhood Adversity Can Lead To Genetic Changes
- Breastfed babies less hostile in adulthood
- AAP Policy Statement on Infant Stress
- Delaying cord clamping reduces iron deficiency in infants
- Exclusively Breastfeeding Mothers Get More Sleep
- Time-out and other punishments to be banned in Australian childcare
- Like Mama Bears, Nursing Mothers Defend Babies With a Vengeance
- Research: Late Talkers Do Fine
- Pioneering Mayor Starts Breastfeeding Commission
- Fewer Than One-Third of Children Ages 5-15 Will Wake Up to Home Smoke Alarms
- Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Allergies in Children
- The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding
- Early Antibiotic Use Can Lead to Increased Risk of Childhood Asthma
- Breastfeeding: A Vision for the Future
- Bonding hormone seen in new dads, too
- Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks
- Prenatal and Postpartum Depression in Fathers and Its Association With Maternal Depression
- Both verbal and physical punishment bring child aggression and anxiety
- Tulane Researchers Find Spanking Can Make Children More Aggressive Later
- Fifteen Years Later: Home-Educated Canadian Adults
- Report on Physical Punishment in the United States: What Research Tells Us About Its Effects on Children
- Smoking During Pregnancy Risks Psychosis in Children
- Spanked Children Have Lowered IQ Scores
- Lactation and Incidence of Premenopausal Breast Cancer: A Longitudinal Study
- Pinpointing Cause of Colic: UT Houston research identifies organism that could trigger constant crying
- Babies More Intelligent Than Many Imagine
- Mum's the word: The secret to building children's social skills
- Breastfeeding lowers risk of heart attacks and strokes
- Studies link maternity leave with fewer C-sections and increased breastfeeding
- Prenatal Nutrition, Postnatal Allergy Protection
- Breastfed Children Have Fewer Learning Problems, Mental Health Diagnoses
- Fan Use Linked to Lower Risk of SIDS
- Close Ties Between Parents and Babies Benefit Young Children
- Breastfeeding Increases Sleep Duration of New Parents
- Spanking Kids Increases Risk of Sexual Problems as Adults, New Research Shows
- Food dyes and sodium benzoate affect children's behavior
- Breast milk associated with greater mental development in preterm infants (PDF)
- Breastfeeding reduces risk of cavities (PDF)
- Apples and fish reduce allergies of babies in the womb
- A Novel Clinical Intervention for Severe Childhood Depression and Anxiety (PDF)
- Why childhood abuse harms health as adult
- Basic Abilities and Play Preferences: Birth to Age 12
- Yale Study Links Prenatal Ultrasound to Brain Damage
- Breastfeeding Reduces Anxiety into Childhood
- Introducing Babies to Solid Foods Too Early Increases Allergy Risk
- Infant Crying and Sleeping
- Breastfeeding on the Increase in New Zealand
- Women Attracted to Men Who Show Interest in Children
- Stress in Early Pregnancy Linked to Miscarriage
- Music Therapy Helps Sick Babies
- Depriving babies of cuddles does long-term harm
- Physical discipline makes children anxious and aggressive
- Breastfeeding Is Associated with a Lower Risk of SIDS
- Spanking Parents may be Unaware of Force
- API Calls on Government to Delay Campaign
- Emotional Learning in Infants: A Cross-Cultural Examination
- Sleep and Other Behavior Problems Linked to Food Additives
- Canadian Study Links Spanking to Psychiatric Disorders
- Press release: Statement on sleeping locations and sudden death in infants
- Breastfeeding and Later Cognitive and Academic Outcomes
- The Influence of Corporal Punishment on Crime
- Harvard Researchers Say Children Need Touching and Attention