First of all, I apologize if you came to this post looking for information about how to wean your baby. This post is sort of the opposite of a how-to post. Today I have a piece on Brain, Child …
Battles With Prematurity and Myths of Perfection: A Review of Ready for Air
To me, my son's birth was not just a "good birth." The medical community thinks of births as either "good" or not good based on the physical health of the mother and the baby. Yes, my son was …
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Your Hovering Doesn’t Help: A Quiz and a Simple Step
I’m thrilled to introduce the next installment of our Parenting Around The World series! This week, we’re discussing American education, academic pressure, and competition. And be sure to check out …
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Mothers with one child are “real” too: my response to Elizabeth Banks
Are you a real mom if you only have one child? Here is what Elizabeth Banks told People magazine last week: "Two is very different from one. When you have one kid, you feel like you can jet set …
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My Guest Post on Fearless Formula Feeder: Where Does Breastfeeding Guilt Come From?
As part of my preparation for starting this blog, as a model for research-based writing that is also personal and warm, I read Suzanne Barston's Bottled Up: How the Way We Feed Babies Has Come to …
What does “cry it out” have to do with education and learning?
Well, maybe not that much, directly. My son is now 20 months old and sleeps through the night, mostly. A few days ago I saw this article about a new study on infant sleep, and then I read the full …
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