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Mindfulness is one of those big buzzwords lately, especially as it gets confused for superficial advice like practicing all your self-care and mindfulness to be happier! In reality, mindfulness is not a new concept and has been researched for over 50 years. Mindfulness has been used to reduce depression, anxiety, pain, and stress as well …
When we think about postpartum anxiety, we are referring to anxiety that happens in the first year after a baby is born. However, another important term to understand is perinatal anxiety, which refers to anxiety that happens during pregnancy or postpartum. In both scenarios, anxiety can happen to parents who give birth as well as …
The term postpartum depression is often used interchangeably with baby blues, but they are not the same thing. More specifically, most parents (around 60-80%) experience baby blues after the birth of a baby and this mostly has to do with hormones and an adjustment period. Typically, baby blues last no longer than two weeks. Postpartum …
The single biggest truth about toddlers is that they are temperamental creatures. Their tastes, opinions, likes, dislikes, and preferences may change daily, if not hourly. This is stressful for parents in and of itself—for example, a previously enjoyed meal or snack is now your child’s number one enemy and, of course, this usually happens after …
Perinatal refers to the timeframe spanning pregnancy through the first year postpartum. During this time, there is often significant external pressure on expectant and new parents – pressure to love pregnancy, be overjoyed while waiting for baby to arrive, immediately bond with baby, transition seamlessly into parenthood, find time for self-care, attend to other children and …
Why Does Picky Eating Happen? Outside of a medical or developmental complication, picky eating can come from a mix of genetics, temperament, environment, biology, sensory issues, perceived pressure, and parental influence. And it’s very common! One big truth to keep in mind is young kids don’t have much control over their day. Among the few …
While early language acquisition and development happens naturally and inherently, there are many techniques that parents and caregivers can practice to help little ones boost their speech from very early sound to forming words and sentences as they get older. From the moment babies are born, we can begin interpreting their noises and vocalizations as …
Whether you are pregnant, the partner of someone who is pregnant, are a new parent already, or even just starting to think about becoming a parent, everyone has advice for you. While usually well-intentioned, this advice is probably unsolicited and often just plain annoying. People love to tell you things you damn well already know, …
