"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. Think about a time when you were feeling really good about yourself. You probably found it much easier to get along with others and feel good about them. Try these tips and advice to help raise a confident child."

"If the team learns that someone is likely to commit violence (if, for example, someone's family member has been shot and they're likely to retaliate), trained "violence interrupters" step in to try to talk them down. They also try to change community norms, just like public health workers in other contexts might convince people to wash their hands or use mosquito nets.

Today, we want to recognize a post written by Krystal Newton, a stay-at-home mom to 2 boys, on her blog, Mommy Laughs: "While the benefits of extended breastfeeding are endless, my reasoning for choosing to let Colton decide to wean are somewhat selfish in that I love nursing him just as much as he does."

"It will cost between $3.3 trillion and $4.5 trilliona year to end hunger, eliminate poverty and achieve 15 other ambitious goals the U.N. hopes to reach by 2030. But getting help meeting the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals could come from an overlooked resource ― breastfeeding."

My daughter recently weaned after 3 and 1/2 years of nursing. We did baby-led weaning, so there were no tears shed -- on either side. That I was set for failure to begin with in so many ways makes me want to share my story with others, especially workign moms. Mother of 1, Divya Singh shares her story on API's blog.

"Photographer and mom of three Megan Soto has spent three years taking pictures of nursing moms for the Public Breastfeeding Awareness Project. But she only recently discovered an important part of normalizing breastfeeding/"

It’s that day...the dreaded day that no new mother wants to face -- the last day of maternity leave. Mother of 2, Beth McKay offers 5 tips on API's blog to help nursing mothers transition smoothly back into the workplace.

In this throwback post on API's blog, a clinical social worker-lactation consultant and mother of 2 discusses historical trauma and the role breastfeeding can play in healing generations of hurt.

Mary White, Edwina Hearn Froehlich, Mary Anne Cahill, Betty Wagner Spandikow, Viola Brennan Lennon, Mary Ann Kerwin, Marian Leonard Tompson -- while these 7 names may not ring a bell, what they did has influenced so many lives all around the world. These 7 ladies founded La Leche League International, and it is because of this organization that we celebrate World Breastfeeding Week each year.

Mother of 2, Beth McKay gives a tribute to LLLI on API's blog.

Sustainable development -- that's a mouthful. Breastfeeding isn't usually what comes to mind when we think of sustainable development, but according to the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), it should. Learn more on API's blog.

An American competitive swimmer, 31-year-old Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, having won 28 medals, most of them golds. API Leader and mother of 3, Rita Brhel shares on API's blog how positive discipline helped get him to the podium this Summer Olympics in Rio.

Hitting is a normal toddler behavior that often begins between ages 1 ½ and 2 years old. There could be many different reasons, including the child being angry but unable to express it or you being unable to understand what he’s trying to express, a life change such as a new sibling, or simply the child wanting to explore what her hand can do and what happens when she hits.

API Leader and mother of 2, Kelly Shealer shares 4 ideas on API's blog to help teach toddlers not to hit.

​API is seeking a Communications Coordinator with a passion for communications, ready to promote family and world-changing concepts, bring to API their talents, and even gain additional skills. The API Communications Coordinator will work with a team of marketing and public relations volunteers to support the API staff with development of communications materials and API event promotions. The Coordinator will help develop the API communications plans alongside public relations volunteers.

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Unless you're an academic, you'll probably find research studies to not be the easiest material to digest, but if the science behind parenting matters to you, it's important to check out studies you learn about through the media. Here are tips on API's blog to help you skim through a study without getting bogged down in scientific terms.

There are continually media reports coming out about parenting approaches, including Attachment Parenting. Some are affirming. Others are worrying. It's important that we know how to read between the lines on media reports regarding Attachment Parenting so that we can make informed decisions. That's why API created these consumer media guidelines, published now on API's blog.

"Summarizing the results of >400 studies including violent media of all types, researchers found there was a significant association between exposure to media violence and aggressive behavior (effect size: 0.19; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.19–0.20), aggressive thoughts (effect size: 0.18; 95% CI: 0.17–0.19), angry feelings (effect size: 0.27; 95% CI: 0.24–0.30), and physiologic arousal (effect size: 0.26; 95% CI: 0.20–0.31).11 Another study performed a similar analysis focusing only on video games.