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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.
Study Finds the Tween Years Are the Most Stressful for Moms Maternal depression is most common in mothers of middle schoolers, according to an American study published in the journal Developmental Psychology.	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.	6 games to instill mindfulness and gratitude in our children (and ourselves) Feeling gratitude magnifies what is good, beneficial, and enjoyable. Here are 6 games to play with your child to practice noticing the good things in life.
API Reads Reflection: Getting better at what we care about We all want to get better at the things we care about. Today's reflection from API Reads is taken from a TED Talk video.	11 ways to parent outside the box Parenting is not easily definable. Once we accept that there are no "perfect parents" and we all are in a process of learning and discovery, we will grow alongside our children's development.

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