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8 Ways to Cope with the Stress of Parenting "Being a parent has so many positives. But with those positives comes a big dose of stress, chaos, and pressure. Parents have to sacrifice a lot more than they did pre-kid days; sleep, privacy, wants, and, a lot of times, needs.	Support programs help moms extend breastfeeding time "Breastfeeding is really important," said lead author Alison McFadden, who directs the Mother and Infant Research Unit at the University of Dundee in the UK.
Developing resilience in children "The most recent statistics collected by the Pennsylvania Youth Survey (2015) of State College students found that, “The most common depressed thought was “at times I think I am no good at all,” reported by 26.7 percent of students in this... read more	The Nurtured Parent Revolution: Transforming Trauma through Love, Healing, and Social Justice Activism "Yet in all 50 states, many family court lawyers and judges exercise the free reign to ignore the expected outcome of science and research, and the testimony of domestic violence and child abuse experts.
Parent Engagement Practices Improve Outcomes for Preschool Children Parents play the lead role in supporting their children’s early development and school readiness.	Why do we make children sleep alone? "If we raised our children to share space with each other and their parents at night, they might grow up to fight a bit less, share a bit more, and care for others as much as they care for themselves."
Breastfeeding: What Do We Know, and Where Do We Go From Here? "Both exclusivity and duration are important, because dose response is well established for breast milk benefits.3–5 Maternal IQ was not measured, as the authors appropriately note; ideally we need this information to consider child cognitive... read more	For babies, breastfeeding is still best, even if it doesn't make them smarter (though it might) "In a commentary that accompanies the study, Dr. Lydia Furman of Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital suggested that this won’t be the last word on breastfeeding and brain growth.
What’s really keeping women from breast-feeding? The answers may surprise you. "We use breast-feeding to help change that narrative, and say ‘this is our commitment to the health and nutrition of our children.’ Kimberly Seals Allers' book “The Big Letdown."	Joint Statement from WABA & LLLI in celebration of World Health Day "Mother support groups, including La Leche League International, provide role models and accurate information for both normal breastfeeding as well as problem-solving.

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