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5 Resolutions That Will Make You a Better Parent This Year "Many people don't make New Years Resolutions, because they find themselves making the same resolutions every year. But that doesn't mean you're a failure. It means you're headed in the right direction, and you aren't perfect yet.	How Parental Attachment Affects the Way Everyone Loves, Works, and Votes "And current research suggests that the attachments formed in the first two years of life have a profound effect on how we behave in a diverse range of human relationships, from love, to work, to politics.
Evolved Nest with Darcia Narvaez Check out the Evolved Nest with Darcia Narvaez podcast. Dr. Narvaez's long list of credentials and work includes her role as an API Board Member.	Make America’s Children Healthy (Part 2): Affection "...affectionate touch has long lasting health effects: (1) Prevents excessive stress (2) Prevents hippocampal dysfunction (control of anxiety) (3) Establishes and maintains social bonding."
Babies Rely on Mother's Voice and Heartbeat To Develop Healthy Brains "The premature babies participating in Lahav’s study were born not too long—between 25 and 32 weeks of gestation—after the start of the auditory cortex’s development, so hearing and language capabilities had likely been affected.	12 Ways to Raise a Confident Child From Dr. Sears: "Self-esteem is your child’s passport to a lifetime of mental health and social happiness. It’s the foundation of a child’s well-being and the key to success as an adult. At all ages, how you feel about yourself affects how you act.
A Fun Children's Book Supporting Social-Emotional Learning	How hearing ‘I love you’ helps children feel safe, connected with parents "Harsh said in her practice she sees a number of adult patients who still struggle with the fact that a parent never said “I love you” to them as a child.
Attached at the Heart Now in Greek! Attached at the Heart by Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker is... read more	New sensors monitor sick babies without wires blocking hugs "This need was so compelling," said John Rogers, a Northwestern University bioengineer who led the sensors' development.

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