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Reading between the lines, Part 2: Get the Most Out of a Scientific Study 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.	Reading between the lines, Part 1 - Media Analysis Guidelines for Parents There are continually media reports coming out about parenting approaches, including Attachment Parenting. Some are affirming. Others are worrying.
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.
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."	About That Scary Swaddling Study "These are good suggestions, but the idea that swaddling and SIDS are substantially linked is misleading.
New issue of Breastfeeding Today from La Leche League International, Issue 35, June 2016: Nurturing New issue of Breastfeeding Today from La Leche League International, Issue 35, June 2016: Nurturing	Flawed Sleep-Training Study Makes Invalid Claims In the News "Though the authors provide a rationale for sleep training by citing adverse consequences of parents deprived of sleep, they do not offer the alternative perspective of how babies’ systems are regulated by the caregiver’s physical presence... read more
Infant sleep safety guidelines for bedsharing Many parents bedshare, all around the world. API recognizes this, as well as the benefits that bedsharing brings to families.	The latest research in nurturing touch, breastsleeping and babywearing What do you get when you bring together Dr. James McKenna, Dr. Kersten Moberg, Dr. Ann Bigelow, Dr. Henrik Norholt, Dr. Charles Price and Dr. Raylene Phillips?

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