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Breastfeeding protects baby - La Leche League International La Leche League International shares a helpful guide to help us understand that breastfeeding protects baby when you or they are sick, and when their family is sick.	Kangaroo Mother Care Reduces Infant Mortality "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.
10 Solutions To Save Your Sanity During the Coronavirus Pandemic School Closures Dr. Laura Markham with AhaParenting.com offers 10 great strategies to cultivate family connection and create habits that will help your family thrive long after this pandemic is over. Thank you, Dr. Markham!	I Tried ‘Peaceful Parenting’ and It Turns Out I’m an Angry Dad The power of empathy when parenting is challenging...
You can’t love too much: How secure attachment helps kids thrive You can't love too much - such a valuable clarification and reminder from Dr. MacNamara.	Cocooning with Kids: Explaining and Redirecting Helpful language to use with our children about Coronavirus COVID-19, as well as resources and activities from API Board member Darcia Narvaez for Psychology Today.
7 Small Actions That Can Greatly Impact the Life of a Child 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.	How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus \| Parenting Tips & Advice Sometimes our children ask a lot of questions about what's going on, and sometimes they listen and wonder, and worry. Here are some tips about talking with your children about Coronavirus / COVID-19 and keeping lines of communication open.
5 Attachment Parenting Realities I Learned the Hard Way "But it’s important to remember that attachment parenting places specific emphasis on responding to your baby’s and children’s needs sensitively and recognizing their behaviors for what they are: manifestations of needs.	Children coping with disaster and helping them heal Attachment Parenting International was founded in Nashville, Tennessee, and is home to board members, council members, and group leaders.

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New Mothers and Media Use: Associations Between Blogging, Social Networking, and Maternal Well-Being McDaniel, B. T., Coyne, S. M., & Holmes, E. K. (2012). New Mothers and Media Use: Associations Between Blogging, Social Networking, and Maternal Well-Being. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 16(7), 1509-1517. Blogging, but not social networking, fulfilled a means of social support to new mothers, providing feelings of connectedness and well-being.	First-Time Mothers: Social Support, Maternal Parental Self-Efficacy and Postnatal Depression Leahy-Warren, P., McCarthy, G., & Corcoran, P. (2012). First-time mothers: social support, maternal parental self-efficacy and postnatal depression. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21(3-4), 388-397. Social support was associated with a new mother’s confidence, which was further related to less postpartum depression.
Social Support, Volunteering and Health Around the World: Cross-National Evidence From 139 Countries Kumar, S., Calvo, R., Avendano, M., Sivaramakrishnan, K., & Berkman, L. F. (2012). Social support, volunteering and health around the world: cross-national evidence from 139 countries. Social Science & Medicine, 74(5), 696-706. Personal health was associated with social support, which included relationships with family and friends as well as volunteer opportunities.	Parenting Style Trumps Work Role in Life Satisfaction of Midlife Women Kasimatis, M. D., & Guastello, D. D. (2012). Parenting Style Trumps Work Role in Life Satisfaction of Midlife Women. Journal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypotheses, 9(1), 52-60. Parenting style determined mothers' midlife life satisfaction while mothers' work roles did not, and authoritative parenting styles were directly linked to midlife happiness.
Social Influences on Neuroplasticity: Stress and Interventions to Promote Well-Being Davidson, R. J., & McEwen, B. S. (2012). Social influences on neuroplasticity: stress and interventions to promote well-being. Nature Neuroscience, 15(5), 689-695. More research is needed to explore brain plasticity in response to social influences. What is known is that stress affects humans and animals similarly in changing the activation and physical structure of different parts of the brain. It also appears that positive emotional qualities can be acquired through training of the mind.	Linking Maternal Warmth and Responsiveness to Children's Self-Regulation von Suchodoletz, A., Trommsdorff, G., & Heikamp, T. (2011). Linking Maternal Warmth and Responsiveness to Children's Self-regulation. Social Development, 20(3), 486-503. While maternal warmth was predictive of better behavior regulation in the child overall, maternal responsiveness to child distress was specifically related to the child’s internalization of rules of conduct.
The Relation of Harsh and Permissive Discipline with Child Disruptive Behaviors: Does Child Gender Make a Difference in an At-Risk Sample? Parent, J., Forehand, R., Merchant, M. J., Edwards, M. C., Conners-Burrow, N. A., Long, N., & Jones, D. J. (2011). The Relation of Harsh and Permissive Discipline with Child Disruptive Behaviors: Does Child Gender Make a Difference in an At-Risk Sample?. Journal of Family Violence, 26(7), 527-533. Permissive parenting intensified boys’ behavioral problems, and harsh discipline was related to child behavioral problems regardless of gender, but parent education lessened child behavioral problems, particularly for girls.	Inhibitory Control and Harsh Discipline as Predictors of Externalizing Problems in Young Children: A Comparative Study of US, Chinese, and Japanese Preschoolers Olson, S. L., Tardif, T. Z., Miller, A., Felt, B., Grabell, A. S., Kessler, D., ... & Hirabayashi, H. (2011). Inhibitory Control and Harsh Discipline as Predictors of Externalizing Problems in Young Children: A Comparative Study of US, Chinese, and Japanese Preschoolers. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39(8), 1163-1175. Harsh discipline contributed to child behavior problems.
Parenting and Late Adolescent Emotional Adjustment: Mediating Effects of Discipline and Gender McKinney, C., Milone, M. C., & Renk, K. (2011). Parenting and late adolescent emotional adjustment: Mediating effects of discipline and gender. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 42(4), 463-481. Harsh discipline strategies were predictive of poor emotional adjustment in emerging adults, while positive discipline predicted healthy adjustment.	Parenting and Trajectories of Children's Maladaptive Behaviors: A 12-year Prospective Community Study Luyckx, K., Tildesley, E. A., Soenens, B., Andrews, J. A., Hampson, S. E., Peterson, M., & Duriez, B. (2011). Parenting and trajectories of children's maladaptive behaviors: A 12-year prospective community study. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 40(3), 468-478. Authoritative parenting—high on positive parenting and monitoring but low on inconsistent discipline—had the best long-term outcomes of all parenting styles.

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