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La Leche League International Applauds American Academy of Pediatrics's Updated Infant Sleep Policy La Leche League International has issued a statement in response to the American Academy of Pediatrics's Infant Sleep Policy updated in 2016.	Yes, Parents Can Make a Difference The quality of parent-child attachment in the early years makes a huge difference to that child's well-being, according to pediatric psychologist Meghan Wells. The challenge is getting past the point of blaming parents.
It Depends on How the Mother and Child Survive the First Days After Birth Swedish neuroscientist Dr. Nils Bergman presents on how skin-to-skin contact between mother and newborn actually changes the brain development of the infant.	Pregnancy Changes the Brain for as Long as Two Years Structural changes in the brains of pregnancy women are so distinct that mothers can be identified just by a look at their brain scans, according to a study conducted in Spain and published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
Five Tips for Giving as a Family This Holiday Season The holiday season is not just a season for getting, but also for giving. Here are 5 ideas for families to remember the giving reason for the season.	A Five-Step Plan for Peace: A New Way for Young People to Change the World The Peace First Challenge empowers young advocates, ages 13-24, to fight social injustice by developing a peacemaking project.
Understanding Shame, part 3: Disconnection We can't always protect our children from trauma, but we can provide the support they need to process and heal. Without support, our children can't heal and the effect of unprocessed emotional pain on their minds and bodies can be profound.	Understanding Shame, part 2: Fear and trauma We need to take care to protect our infants and children from fear, particularly the fear of feeling unloved. The human brain and body cannot grow well under a veil of fear. Here's the role fear plays into the development of emotional trauma.
Understanding Shame, part 1: What does trauma have to do with shame? Wondering how not to raise your children with toxic shame?	Still Face: A lesson in responsiveness and relationship repair for ALL caregivers How important is it that we give our infants and children intentional presence? These videos on the Still Face Experiment clearly shows that infants need sensitive responsiveness, and relationship repair, from ALL caregivers.

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