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Own the road you travel After giving birth to my first son, I made choices and decisions based on my instincts and the purest love I’d ever known. I wasn’t following another’s footsteps. I wasn’t asking for advice.	10 tips for a postive car ride with your baby Often times, we either hear that a baby absolutely loves going into the car and naps instantly, or that the baby screams and cannot stand the car seat, thus making travel a complete nightmare for parents.
Partners in Breastfeeding: Mothers Tell Why Support Matters "Breastfeeding is generally regarded as a two-person job: the breastfeeding parent and the baby or child. Sometimes a third party is necessary to help establish or maintain the breastfeeding bond.	3 tips for connection in the summertime API Leader and mother of 3, Kelly Shealer shares 3 tips to strengthen connection with our children over the summer on API's blog.
Adolescent ACEs "Results indicate that the more ACEs adolescents experience, the less likely they are to enjoy high levels of well-being.	Rooming-in: An Essential Evolution in American Maternity Care "However, rooming-in is about improving the health of both moms and their babies. Evidence shows that mothers and newborns benefit from staying together, and understanding this would ease some of the concerns around rooming-in."
Editor's pick: Raising compassionate kids in a violent world In this week’s Editor’s Pick on APtly Said, we are featuring resources from the National Association of School Psychologists that offer guidelines for dealing with the difficult subject of children and violence -- in particular, war and terrorism... read more	Parenting Methods Shown to Impact Outcomes for Kids "A new study from Japan shows that children who receive positive attention and care from their parents have high incomes, high happiness levels, academic success, and a strong sense of morality.
Psychology / Psychiatry Pediatrics / Children's Health Neurology / Neuroscience 'Map' of teenage brain provides strong evidence "The brains of teenagers with serious antisocial behaviour problems differ significantly in structure to those of their peers, providing the clearest evidence to date that their behaviour stems from changes in brain development in early life,... read more	Transformation of being a father Sometimes I start thinking about the man I used to be before having kids, and I always get so amazed at how much I have changed during this short period of time.

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