"The research team wanted to measure the effect of the so-called kangaroo mother caremethod on these children, both those born at home those who returned home only few hours after birth. The method is based on holding the newborn tightly into the body with the help of a scarf or harness, during the first month, preferably more than 12 hours a day. “We discovered that the chance of survival increased as much as 30 per cent within the first month and by 25 per cent within the first six months,” says Professor Halvor Sommerfelt, leader of CISMAC, UiB."

7 Small Actions That Can Greatly Impact the Life of a Child by Rachel Macy Stafford ... Say "I love you" out of the blue.... Give a kiss on the forehead... read on for more of these powerful suggestions.

“Offstage, really build up the deposits in your emotional bank of sweet moments with your son. This will help you develop a sense of the big picture, and a sense that he’s going to be fine.” "For parents... the negativity bias is intensified by our determination to avoid mistakes, which often means “overlearning from the few things that go wrong, and not learning from the many things that go right. The good news, says Hanson, is that parents can train their brains to resist this bias." ~ Valuable read by Nicole Graev Lipson for the Washington Post. For more on this topic, read the API Principle on responding with sensitivity, https://www.attachmentparenting.org/principles/respond Hamlet’s thoughtfulness, Macbeth’s ambition, Juliet’s youthful idealism: All of these are admirable qualities. It’s only when they fall out of balance, or are misapplied, that things go awry.

"To explain the persistence of lower rates of breastfeeding among black mothers, we should look to systemic and historic factors rather than individual choice. That's the argument of Skimmed: Breastfeeding, Race, and Injustice (Stanford University Press) by law professor Andrea Freeman, which provides in-depth historical, socioeconomic and legal context that sheds new light on black motherhood." Book author Andrea Freeman discusses the history of breastfeeding among black women, and why media portrayals of black moms matter.

Recently, the Academy for Breastfeeding Medicine made important recommendations to health care professionals about infant sleep, breastfeeding, and cosleeping: (https://www.facebook.com/AttachmentParenting/posts/10157057351235669). Did you know in 2018, Dr. Helen Ball and associates were royally recognized for their work on mother-baby sleep?

"Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have presented the UK’s highest academic honour to Durham University for research that has helped to shape the way babies sleep and how parents care for them at night time."

API has always been a remote workplace predominantly staffed by parents with young children at home. Though every family will have different needs and resources, we can share some of the tips we’ve used over the years. What are some of your best tips? What have you learned? Read ours and share your tips and stories.